diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c1b04e17b..f78fe2cb1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,10 +63,11 @@ I've been bad about cutting actual releases, so check this repo for recent commi
 ### Local Development
 
 1. Run `npm install`.
-2. Run `npm run start:development:server` and `npm run start:development:client` in separate terminal instances.
+2. Run `npm run build`.
+3. Run `npm run start:development:server` and `npm run start:development:client` in separate terminal instances.
     * `npm run start:development:server` uses [nodemon](https://github.com/remy/nodemon) to watch for changes to the server-side JavaScript.
     * `npm run start:development:client` watches for changes in the client-side source.
-3. Access the UI in your browser. Defaults to `localhost:4200`.
+4. Access the UI in your browser. Defaults to `localhost:4200`.
 
 ### Environment Variables
 
diff --git a/server/util/ajaxUtil.js b/server/util/ajaxUtil.js
index 55f0fdf70..9e0d90d5d 100644
--- a/server/util/ajaxUtil.js
+++ b/server/util/ajaxUtil.js
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ const ajaxUtil = {
         };
       }
 
+      if (typeof error === 'object' && error.faultString !== undefined) {
+        error = {
+          message: error.faultString,
+        }
+      }
+
       res.status(500).json(error);
     } else {
       res.json(data);
diff --git a/server/util/rTorrentDeserializer.js b/server/util/rTorrentDeserializer.js
index 3726caea0..6093dff5b 100644
--- a/server/util/rTorrentDeserializer.js
+++ b/server/util/rTorrentDeserializer.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ let tmpData;
 let dataIsVal;
 let endOfResponse;
 let rejectCallback;
+let fault;
 
 const openTag = elementName => {
   if (elementName === 'array' || elementName === 'struct') {
@@ -74,6 +75,10 @@ const closeTag = elementName => {
     case 'member':
       break;
 
+    case 'fault':
+      fault = true;
+      break;
+
     default:
       rejectCallback(`Unexpected XML-RPC Tag: ${elementName}`);
   }
@@ -85,6 +90,7 @@ const deserialize = (data, resolve, reject) => {
   tmpData = [];
   dataIsVal = false;
   endOfResponse = false;
+  fault = false;
   rejectCallback = reject;
   const parser = new saxen.Parser();
   parser.on('openTag', openTag);
@@ -93,6 +99,9 @@ const deserialize = (data, resolve, reject) => {
   parser.on('error', onError);
   parser.parse(data);
   if (endOfResponse) {
+    if (fault) {
+      return reject(dataStack[0]);
+    }
     return resolve(dataStack[0]);
   }
   return reject('truncated response was received');