diff --git a/core/adminusers.c b/core/adminusers.c
index ea0b72813..ec3cb796b 100644
--- a/core/adminusers.c
+++ b/core/adminusers.c
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #include <crypt.h>
 #include <users.h>
 #include <adminusers.h>
+#include <skygw_utils.h>
+#include <log_manager.h>
 
 /**
  * @file adminusers.c - Administration user account management
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@
  *
  * Date		Who		Description
  * 18/07/13	Mark Riddoch	Initial implementation
+ * 23/07/13	Mark Riddoch	Addition of error mechanism to add user
  *
  * @endverbatim
  */
@@ -42,6 +45,11 @@ static void	initialise();
 static USERS 	*users = NULL;
 static int	admin_init = 0;
 
+static char *ADMIN_ERR_NOMEM		= "Out of memory";
+static char *ADMIN_ERR_FILEOPEN		= "Unable to create password file";
+static char *ADMIN_ERR_DUPLICATE	= "Duplicate username specified";
+static char *ADMIN_ERR_FILEAPPEND	= "Unable to append to password file";
+
 /**
  * Admin Users initialisation
  */
@@ -119,9 +127,9 @@ char	uname[80], passwd[80];
  *
  * @param uname		Name of the new user
  * @param passwd	Password for the new user
- * @return	The number of users added
+ * @return	NULL on success or an error string on failure
  */
-int
+char *
 admin_add_user(char *uname, char *passwd)
 {
 FILE	*fp;
@@ -135,22 +143,32 @@ char	fname[1024], *home, *cpasswd;
 	if (users == NULL)
 	{
 		if ((users = users_alloc()) == NULL)
-			return 0;
+			return ADMIN_ERR_NOMEM;
 		if ((fp = fopen(fname, "w")) == NULL)
-			return 0;
+		{
+			skygw_log_write(NULL, LOGFILE_ERROR,
+				"Unable to create password file %s.\n",
+					fname);
+			return ADMIN_ERR_FILEOPEN;
+		}
 		fclose(fp);
 	}
 	if (users_fetch(users, uname) != NULL)
 	{
-		return 0;
+		return ADMIN_ERR_DUPLICATE;
 	}
 	cpasswd = crypt(passwd, ADMIN_SALT);
 	users_add(users, uname, cpasswd);
 	if ((fp = fopen(fname, "a")) == NULL)
-		return 0;
+	{
+		skygw_log_write(NULL, LOGFILE_ERROR,
+			"Unable to append to password file %s.\n",
+					fname);
+		return ADMIN_ERR_FILEAPPEND;
+	}
 	fprintf(fp, "%s:%s\n", uname, cpasswd);
 	fclose(fp);
-	return 1;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/adminusers.h b/include/adminusers.h
index ef1cf0814..1d38e24cb 100644
--- a/include/adminusers.h
+++ b/include/adminusers.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #define	ADMIN_SALT	"MS"
 
 extern int	admin_verify(char *, char *);
-extern int	admin_add_user(char *, char *);
+extern char	*admin_add_user(char *, char *);
 extern int	admin_test_user(char *);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/modules/monitor/galera_mon.c b/modules/monitor/galera_mon.c
index b4cbedb79..2e8cab8a3 100644
--- a/modules/monitor/galera_mon.c
+++ b/modules/monitor/galera_mon.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ char            *uname = defaultUser, *passwd = defaultPasswd;
 		num_fields = mysql_num_fields(result);
 		while ((row = mysql_fetch_row(result)))
 		{
-			if (strncmp(row[0], "JOINED", 3) == 0)
+			if (strncasecmp(row[0], "JOINED", 3) == 0)
 				isjoined = 1;
 		}
 		mysql_free_result(result);
diff --git a/modules/routing/debugcmd.c b/modules/routing/debugcmd.c
index b947c718e..fb2ee398e 100644
--- a/modules/routing/debugcmd.c
+++ b/modules/routing/debugcmd.c
@@ -465,7 +465,8 @@ unsigned int bitvalue;
 static void
 reload_users(DCB *dcb, SERVICE *service)
 {
-	dcb_printf(dcb, "Loaded %d users.\n", reload_mysql_users(service));
+	dcb_printf(dcb, "Loaded %d database users for server %s.\n",
+			reload_mysql_users(service), service->name);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -490,13 +491,15 @@ reload_config(DCB *dcb)
 static void
 telnetdAddUser(DCB *dcb, char *user, char *passwd)
 {
+char	*err;
+
 	if (admin_test_user(user))
 	{
 		dcb_printf(dcb, "User %s already exists.\n", user);
 		return;
 	}
-	if (admin_add_user(user, passwd))
+	if ((err = admin_add_user(user, passwd)) == NULL)
 		dcb_printf(dcb, "User %s has been succesfully added.\n", user);
 	else
-		dcb_printf(dcb, "Failed to add new user.\n");
+		dcb_printf(dcb, "Failed to add new user. %s\n", err);
 }