diff --git a/command/agent/http.go b/command/agent/http.go
index b66262aa6d..6bdd1916f6 100644
--- a/command/agent/http.go
+++ b/command/agent/http.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func (s *HTTPServer) wrap(handler func(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Reque
 		// Check for an error
 	HAS_ERR:
 		if err != nil {
-			s.logger.Printf("[ERR] Request %v, error: %v", req, err)
+			s.logger.Printf("[ERR] Request %v, error: %v", req.URL, err)
 			resp.WriteHeader(500)
 			resp.Write([]byte(err.Error()))
 			return
diff --git a/consul/pool.go b/consul/pool.go
index 3a4ae502a8..c4e96c48e1 100644
--- a/consul/pool.go
+++ b/consul/pool.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package consul
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"github.com/ugorji/go/codec"
 	"net"
 	"net/rpc"
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ func (p *ConnPool) RPC(addr net.Addr, method string, args interface{}, reply int
 	// Try to get a conn first
 	conn, err := p.Acquire(addr)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get conn: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	// Make the RPC call
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ func (p *ConnPool) RPC(addr net.Addr, method string, args interface{}, reply int
 	} else {
 		conn.Close()
 	}
-	return err
+	return fmt.Errorf("rpc error: %v", err)
 }
 
 // Reap is used to close conns open over maxTime