diff --git a/src/client/main.c b/src/client/main.c
index da301be8020b6c9b161e44b7e222b5c07e515e63..1f4485d6153430140ee2a268fbe6b5dd2e1d6499 100644
--- a/src/client/main.c
+++ b/src/client/main.c
@@ -345,7 +345,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				break;
 			}
 			printf("%i - %s %3i %s\n", gaItems[i].ID, status, gaItems[i].Price, gaItems[i].Desc);
-			
 		}
 
 		printf("\nMay your pink fish bing into the distance.\n");
@@ -386,19 +385,20 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			// gsTextArgs[1]: Username
 			// gsTextArgs[2]: Ammount
 			// gsTextArgs[3]: Reason
+			 char	*tmp = NULL;
+			long int balance = strtol(gsTextArgs[2]+(gsTextArgs[2][0] == '='), &tmp, 10);
+			if(!tmp || *tmp != '\0') {
+				fprintf(stderr, "dispense acct: Value must be a decimal number of cents\n");
+				return RV_ARGUMENTS;
+			}
 			
 			if( gsTextArgs[2][0] == '=' ) {
 				// Set balance
-				if( gsTextArgs[2][1] != '0' && atoi(gsTextArgs[2]+1) == 0 ) {
-					fprintf(stderr, "Error: Invalid balance to be set\n");
-					exit(1);
-				}
-				
-				ret = Dispense_SetBalance(sock, gsTextArgs[1], atoi(gsTextArgs[2]+1), gsTextArgs[3]);
+				ret = Dispense_SetBalance(sock, gsTextArgs[1], balance, gsTextArgs[3]);
 			}
 			else {
 				// Alter balance
-				ret = Dispense_AlterBalance(sock, gsTextArgs[1], atoi(gsTextArgs[2]), gsTextArgs[3]);
+				ret = Dispense_AlterBalance(sock, gsTextArgs[1], balance, gsTextArgs[3]);
 			}
 		}
 		// On error, quit
@@ -435,8 +435,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		// Authenticate
 		ret = Authenticate(sock);
 		if(ret)	return ret;
-		
-		ret = Dispense_Give(sock, gsTextArgs[1], atoi(gsTextArgs[2]), gsTextArgs[3]);
+
+		char	*tmp = NULL;
+		int amt = strtol(gsTextArgs[2], &tmp, 10);
+		if( !tmp || *tmp != '\0' ) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "dispense give: Balance is invalid, must be decimal number of cents");
+			return RV_ARGUMENTS;
+		}
+		ret = Dispense_Give(sock, gsTextArgs[1], amt, gsTextArgs[3]);
 
 		close(sock);
 	
diff --git a/src/client/protocol.c b/src/client/protocol.c
index dae51cbcf3908e9f3340d96dcfa7800957be0407..fb698504b8298b2745f221adbac863e4bde47e09 100644
--- a/src/client/protocol.c
+++ b/src/client/protocol.c
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ int Dispense_AlterBalance(int Socket, const char *Username, int Ammount, const c
 		rv = RV_BAD_ITEM;
 		break;
 	case 403:	// Not in coke
-		fprintf(stderr, "You are not in coke (sucker)\n");
+		fprintf(stderr, "Permissions error: %s\n", buf+4);
 		rv = RV_PERMISSIONS;
 		break;
 	case 404:	// Unknown user
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ int Dispense_SetBalance(int Socket, const char *Username, int Balance, const cha
 	switch(responseCode)
 	{
 	case 200:	return 0;	// OK
-	case 403:	// Not in coke
+	case 403:	// Not an administrator
 		fprintf(stderr, "You are not an admin\n");
 		return RV_PERMISSIONS;
 	case 404:	// Unknown user
diff --git a/src/server/server.c b/src/server/server.c
index a48b69a993d259f87e9747755ec2bfc88a204559..6077b9b0df79ac3cc48f843da7569f279b1f63c2 100644
--- a/src/server/server.c
+++ b/src/server/server.c
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ void Server_Cmd_ADD(tClient *Client, char *Args)
 	if( !(Bank_GetFlags(Client->UID) & USER_FLAG_ADMIN) )
 	{
 		if( Bank_GetFlags(uid) & USER_FLAG_INTERNAL ) {
-			sendf(Client->Socket, "404 Invalid user\n");
+			sendf(Client->Socket, "403 Admin only\n");
 			return ;
 		}
 		// TODO: Maybe disallow changes to disabled?