diff --git a/bin/pattyd.c b/bin/pattyd.c
index 9ae291d..fd7160a 100644
--- a/bin/pattyd.c
+++ b/bin/pattyd.c
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ static int usage(int argc, char **argv, const char *message, ...) {
 
 struct context {
     char *config_file;
+
     patty_daemon *daemon;
+    patty_error e;
 };
 
 static int handle_sock(struct context *ctx,
@@ -45,15 +47,15 @@ static int handle_sock(struct context *ctx,
                        int argc,
                        char **argv) {
     if (argc != 2) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "%s: line %d: Invalid arguments for 'sock'\n",
-            ctx->config_file, lineno);
+        patty_error_fmt(&ctx->e, "line %d: Invalid arguments for 'sock'",
+            lineno);
 
         goto error_invalid_args;
     }
 
     if (patty_daemon_set_sock_path(ctx->daemon, argv[1]) < 0) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "%s: line %d: Unable to set socket path to %s: %s\n",
-            ctx->config_file, lineno, argv[1], strerror(errno));
+        patty_error_fmt(&ctx->e, "line %d: Unable to set socket path to %s: %s",
+            lineno, argv[1], strerror(errno));
 
         goto error_set_sock_path;
     }
@@ -70,15 +72,15 @@ static int handle_pid(struct context *ctx,
                       int argc,
                       char **argv) {
     if (argc != 2) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "%s: line %d: Invalid arguments for 'sock'\n",
-            ctx->config_file, lineno);
+        patty_error_fmt(&ctx->e, "line %d: Invalid arguments for 'sock'",
+            lineno);
 
         goto error_invalid_args;
     }
 
     if (patty_daemon_set_pidfile(ctx->daemon, argv[1]) < 0) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "%s: line %d: Unable to set pidfile to %s: %s\n",
-            ctx->config_file, lineno, argv[1], strerror(errno));
+        patty_error_fmt(&ctx->e, "line %d: Unable to set pidfile to %s: %s",
+            lineno, argv[1], strerror(errno));
 
         goto error_set_pidfile;
     }
@@ -98,20 +100,21 @@ static int handle_if(struct context *ctx,
     patty_error e;
 
     if (argc < 2) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "%s: line %d: No interface name provided\n",
-            ctx->config_file, lineno);
+        patty_error_fmt(&ctx->e, "line %d: No interface name provided",
+            lineno);
 
         goto error_invalid;
     } else if (argc < 3) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "%s: line %d: No interface options provided\n",
-            ctx->config_file, lineno);
+        patty_error_fmt(&ctx->e, "line %d: No interface options provided",
+            lineno);
 
         goto error_invalid;
     }
 
     if ((iface = patty_bin_if_create(argc, argv, &e)) == NULL) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "%s: line %d: %s\n",
-            ctx->config_file, lineno, patty_error_string(&e));
+        patty_error_fmt(&ctx->e, "line %d: %s",
+            lineno,
+            patty_error_set(&e)? patty_error_string(&e): strerror(errno));
 
         goto error_invalid;
     } else {
@@ -125,8 +128,7 @@ static int handle_if(struct context *ctx,
     }
 
     if (patty_daemon_if_add(ctx->daemon, iface) < 0) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "%s: line %d: Unable to create interface %s: %s\n",
-            ctx->config_file,
+        patty_error_fmt(&ctx->e, "line %d: Unable to create interface %s: %s",
             lineno,
             patty_ax25_if_name(iface),
             strerror(errno));
@@ -148,30 +150,30 @@ static int handle_route(struct context *ctx,
                         int argc,
                         char **argv) {
     if (argc < 2) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "%s: line %d: Invalid route declaration\n",
-            ctx->config_file, lineno);
+        patty_error_fmt(&ctx->e, "line %d: Invalid route declaration",
+            lineno);
 
         goto error_invalid_route;
     }
 
     if (strcmp(argv[1], "default") == 0) {
         if (argc != 4 || strcmp(argv[2], "if") != 0) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "%s: line %d: Invalid default route declaration\n",
-                ctx->config_file, lineno);
+            patty_error_fmt(&ctx->e, "line %d: Invalid default route declaration",
+                lineno);
 
             goto error_invalid_route;
         }
 
         if (patty_daemon_route_add_default(ctx->daemon, argv[3]) < 0) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "%s: line %d: Unable to add default route for interface %s: %s",
-                ctx->config_file, lineno, argv[3], strerror(errno));
+            patty_error_fmt(&ctx->e, "line %d: Unable to add default route for interface %s: %s",
+                lineno, argv[3], strerror(errno));
 
             goto error_daemon_route_add;
         }
     } else if (strcmp(argv[1], "station") == 0) {
         if (argc < 7 || strcmp(argv[3], "if") != 0 || strcmp(argv[5], "path") != 0) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "%s: line %d: Invalid station route declaration\n",
-                ctx->config_file, lineno);
+            patty_error_fmt(&ctx->e, "line %d: Invalid station route declaration",
+                lineno);
 
             goto error_invalid_route;
         }
@@ -181,14 +183,14 @@ static int handle_route(struct context *ctx,
                                    argv[2],
                                    (const char **)&argv[6],
                                    argc - 6) < 0) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "%s: line %d: Unable to add route for interface %s: %s\n",
-                ctx->config_file, lineno, argv[4], strerror(errno));
+            patty_error_fmt(&ctx->e, "line %d: Unable to add route for interface %s: %s",
+                lineno, argv[4], strerror(errno));
 
             goto error_daemon_route_add;
         }
     } else {
-        fprintf(stderr, "%s: line %d: Invalid route type '%s'",
-            ctx->config_file, lineno, argv[1]);
+        patty_error_fmt(&ctx->e, "line %d: Invalid route type '%s'",
+            lineno, argv[1]);
 
         goto error_invalid_route;
     }
@@ -256,8 +258,8 @@ static int handle_config_line(patty_conf_file *file,
         }
     }
 
-    fprintf(stderr, "%s: line %d: Unknown configuration value '%s'",
-        ctx->config_file, lineno, argv[0]);
+    patty_error_fmt(&ctx->e, "line %d: Unknown configuration value '%s'",
+        lineno, argv[0]);
 
 done:
     free(argv);
@@ -364,6 +366,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         .config_file = DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE
     };
 
+    memset(&ctx.e, '\0', sizeof(ctx.e));
     memset(flags, '\0', sizeof(flags));
 
     if ((ctx.daemon = patty_daemon_new()) == NULL) {
@@ -413,10 +416,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
             goto error_config;
         }
     } else if (patty_conf_read(ctx.config_file, handle_config_line, &ctx) < 0) {
-        if (errno) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s: %s: %s\n",
-                argv[0], "patty_conf_read()", ctx.config_file, strerror(errno));
-        }
+        fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s: %s: %s\n",
+            argv[0],
+            "patty_conf_read()",
+            ctx.config_file,
+            patty_error_set(&ctx.e)? patty_error_string(&ctx.e):
+                                     strerror(errno));
 
         goto error_config;
     }