diff --git a/test/error-reporting-test.coffee b/test/error-reporting-test.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8388ccfa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/error-reporting-test.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+################################### REQUIRES ###################################
+
+testutils     = require './testutils'
+child_process = require 'child_process'
+assert        = require 'assert'
+
+#################################### CONFIG ####################################
+
+config       = testutils.init_config()
+rippled_path = config.default_server_config.rippled_path
+
+DEBUG        = 0
+
+setupFunc    = suiteSetup    # setup
+teardownFunc = suiteTeardown # teardown
+
+#################################### HELPERS ###################################
+
+pretty_json = (value) ->
+  JSON.stringify value, undefined, 2
+
+##################################### MAIN #####################################
+
+define_cmd_line_test_factory = (server) ->
+  # A helper for running rippled `from the command line`
+  do_run_command = (args) =>
+    base_options =
+      env:   process.env
+      # We just want the stdout which will have the rpc responses in json,
+      # the stderr stream
+      stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'ignore']
+      # Make sure we use the standalone server config...
+      cwd:   server().serverPath()
+
+    child = child_process.spawn(rippled_path, args, base_options)
+    return child
+
+  # A higher level helper that transforms any object args into json before
+  # sending
+  run_cmd = ->
+    args = []
+    for arg in arguments
+      if typeof arg == 'object'
+        arg = JSON.stringify arg
+      args.push arg
+    do_run_command args
+
+  n = 0
+  # Define a `test` that will run a rippled command line eg.
+  # $ ./build/rippled sign passphrase '{"TransactionType" : "Payment"}'
+  sign_test = (secret, tx_json, error, debug) ->
+    [error_message, code] = error
+
+    test "Signing test (#{++n}): #{error_message} ", (done) ->
+      child = run_cmd 'sign', secret, tx_json
+
+      child.once 'exit', ->
+        result = JSON.parse(child.stdout.read())
+        console.log pretty_json(result) if DEBUG or debug?
+        result = result.result
+
+        assert_equal = (actual, expected, result) ->
+          msg = "Expected `#{expected}` in\n #{pretty_json result}"
+          assert.equal actual, expected, msg
+
+        assert_equal result.error_message, error_message, result
+        assert_equal result.error, code, result
+        done()
+
+  return sign_test
+
+suite 'errorReporting', ->
+  # This gives `var server = null` semantics for coffee script, so can set it
+  # later inside a nested scoped
+  server = null
+
+  # The FactoryFactoryFactorater ;)
+  sign_test = define_cmd_line_test_factory -> server
+
+  # We need to setup a server running in standalone mode, so we can subsequently
+  # run `rippled $cmd $param_n $param_n+1 ...
+  setupFunc (done) ->
+    testutils.build_setup().call @, =>
+      server = @.store.alpha.server
+      done()
+
+  # Tear it down once all the tests have run
+  # suiteTeardown (done) ->
+  teardownFunc (done) ->
+    console.log "suiteTeardown"
+    testutils.build_teardown().call @, ->
+      done()
+
+  sign_test 'passphrase',
+            {},
+            ['Missing field \'tx_json.TransactionType\'.', 'invalidParams']
+
+  sign_test 'passphrase',
+            {TransactionType: "Payment"},
+            ['Missing field \'tx_json.Account\'.', 'srcActMissing']
+
+  sign_test 'passphrase',
+            {
+              TransactionType: "Payment",
+              # Using an account that doesn't exist in standalone server
+              # ledger
+              Account: "rMTzGg7nPPEMJthjgEBfiPZGoAM7MEVa1r"
+            },
+            ['Source account not found.', 'srcActNotFound']
+
+  sign_test 'passphrase',
+            {
+              TransactionType: "Payment",
+              # Use the root account which WOULD exist
+              Account: "rHb9CJAWyB4rj91VRWn96DkukG4bwdtyTh"
+              Amount: "1"
+            },
+            ["Missing field 'tx_json.Destination'.", 'invalidParams']
+
+  sign_test 'passphrase',
+            {
+              TransactionType: "Payment",
+              Account: "rHb9CJAWyB4rj91VRWn96DkukG4bwdtyTh"
+              Destination: "rMTzGg7nPPEMJthjgEBfiPZGoAM7MEVa1r"
+              Amount: "1"
+            },
+            ['Secret does not match account.', 'badSecret']
+
+  sign_test 'masterpassphrase',
+            {
+              TransactionType: "Payment",
+              Account: "rHb9CJAWyB4rj91VRWn96DkukG4bwdtyTh"
+              Destination: "rMTzGg7nPPEMJthjgEBfiPZGoAM7MEVa1r"
+              # We don't have an Amount, so we'd expect some error handling
+              # here (or earlier really ...)
+            },
+            ['Missing field \'tx_json.Amount\'.', 'invalidParams']
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diff --git a/test/testutils.js b/test/testutils.js
index db3eee8fa..f79015b9a 100644
--- a/test/testutils.js
+++ b/test/testutils.js
@@ -525,10 +525,13 @@ exports.verify_offer_not_found  = verify_offer_not_found;
 exports.verify_owner_count      = verify_owner_count;
 exports.verify_owner_counts     = verify_owner_counts;
 
-process.on('uncaughtException', function() {
+// ND: perhaps `exit` is more suitable, else when using suite(Setup|Teardown)
+// with build_setup we could hang.
+process.on('exit', function() {
+// process.on('uncaughtException', function() {
   Object.keys(server).forEach(function(host) {
     server[host].stop();
   });
 });
 
-// vim:sw=2:sts=2:ts=8:et
+// vim:sw=2:sts=2:ts=8:et
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