diff --git a/lib/vmfloaty.rb b/lib/vmfloaty.rb
index f0bb761..796be1d 100644
--- a/lib/vmfloaty.rb
+++ b/lib/vmfloaty.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ require 'vmfloaty/auth'
 require 'vmfloaty/pooler'
 require 'vmfloaty/version'
 require 'vmfloaty/conf'
-require 'vmfloaty/format'
+require 'vmfloaty/utils'
 
 class Vmfloaty
   include Commander::Methods
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class Vmfloaty
       c.syntax = 'floaty get os_type1=x ox_type2=y ...'
       c.summary = 'Gets a vm or vms based on the os flag'
       c.description = ''
-      c.example 'Gets 3 vms', 'floaty get centos=3 debian=1 --user brian --url http://vmpooler.example.com'
+      c.example 'Gets 3 vms', 'floaty get centos=3 debian --user brian --url http://vmpooler.example.com'
       c.option '--verbose', 'Enables verbose output'
       c.option '--user STRING', String, 'User to authenticate with'
       c.option '--url STRING', String, 'URL of vmpooler'
@@ -33,40 +33,34 @@ class Vmfloaty
         token = options.token || config['token']
         user = options.user ||= config['user']
         url = options.url ||= config['url']
-
-        if args.empty?
-          STDERR.puts "You did not provide any vms to grab"
-        end
-
-        os_types = {}
-        args.each do |arg|
-          os_arr = arg.split("=")
-          if os_arr.size == 1
-            # assume they didn't specify an = sign if split returns 1 size
-            os_types[os_arr[0]] = 1
-          else
-            os_types[os_arr[0]] = os_arr[1].to_i
-          end
-        end
-
         no_token = options.notoken
 
-        if no_token
-          response = Pooler.retrieve(verbose, os_types, nil, url)
-          puts response
-          return
+        if args.empty?
+          STDERR.puts "No operating systems provided to obtain. See `floaty get --help` for more information on how to get VMs."
+          exit 1
         end
 
-        unless token
-          pass = password "Enter your password please:", '*'
-          token = Auth.get_token(verbose, url, user, pass)
-        end
+        os_types = Utils.generate_os_hash(args)
 
-        unless os_types.nil?
-          response = Pooler.retrieve(verbose, os_types, token, url)
-          puts Format.get_hosts(response)
+        unless os_types.empty?
+          if no_token
+            response = Pooler.retrieve(verbose, os_types, nil, url)
+            puts response
+            exit 0
+          else
+            unless token
+              puts "No token found. Retrieving a token..."
+              pass = password "Enter your password please:", '*'
+              token = Auth.get_token(verbose, url, user, pass)
+            end
+
+            response = Pooler.retrieve(verbose, os_types, token, url)
+            puts Utils.format_hosts(response)
+            exit 0
+          end
         else
-          puts 'You did not provide an OS to get'
+          STDERR.puts "No operating systems provided to obtain. See `floaty get --help` for more information on how to get VMs."
+          exit 1
         end
       end
     end
@@ -127,7 +121,7 @@ class Vmfloaty
         if modify_req["ok"]
           puts "Successfully modified vm #{hostname}."
         else
-          STDERR.puts "Something went wrong with your request"
+          STDERR.puts "Could not modify given host #{hostname} at #{url}."
           puts modify_req
           exit 1
         end
@@ -163,10 +157,7 @@ class Vmfloaty
           running_vms = vms['running']
 
           if ! running_vms.nil?
-            puts "Running VMs:"
-            running_vms.each do |vm|
-              puts "- #{vm}"
-            end
+            Utils.prettyprint_hosts(running_vms)
             # query y/n
             puts ""
             ans = agree("Delete all VMs associated with token #{token}? [y/N]")
@@ -177,15 +168,15 @@ class Vmfloaty
           end
 
           exit 0
-        end
 
         if hostnames.nil?
           STDERR.puts "You did not provide any hosts to delete"
           exit 1
+        else
+          hosts = hostnames.split(',')
+          Pooler.delete(verbose, url, hosts, token)
+          exit 0
         end
-
-        hosts = hostnames.split(',')
-        Pooler.delete(verbose, url, hosts, token)
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/vmfloaty/format.rb b/lib/vmfloaty/format.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index d89e700..0000000
--- a/lib/vmfloaty/format.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-
-class Format
-  # TODO: Takes the json response body from an HTTP GET
-  # request and "pretty prints" it
-  def self.get_hosts(hostname_hash)
-    host_hash = {}
-
-    hostname_hash.delete("ok")
-    hostname_hash.each do |type, hosts|
-      if type == "domain"
-        host_hash[type] = hosts
-      else
-        host_hash[type] = hosts["hostname"]
-      end
-    end
-
-    host_hash.to_json
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/vmfloaty/pooler.rb b/lib/vmfloaty/pooler.rb
index 04d670c..6106a85 100644
--- a/lib/vmfloaty/pooler.rb
+++ b/lib/vmfloaty/pooler.rb
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ class Pooler
     os_string = os_string.chomp("+")
 
     if os_string.size == 0
-      STDERR.puts "No request was made, os hash specified no vms #{os_type}"
-      exit 1
+      raise "No operating systems provided to obtain. See `floaty get --help` for more information on how to get VMs."
     end
 
     response = conn.post "/vm/#{os_string}"
@@ -44,9 +43,7 @@ class Pooler
     if res_body["ok"]
       res_body
     else
-      STDERR.puts "There was a problem with your request"
-      STDERR.puts res_body
-      exit 1
+      raise "Failed to obtain VMs from the pooler at #{url}/vm/#{os_string}. #{res_body}"
     end
   end
 
@@ -85,7 +82,8 @@ class Pooler
       if res_body['ok']
         puts "Deletion for vm #{host} successfully scheduled"
       else
-        STDERR.puts "There was a problem with your request for vm #{host}"
+        STDERR.puts "There was a problem with your request for vm #{host}."
+        STDERR.puts res_body
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/vmfloaty/utils.rb b/lib/vmfloaty/utils.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24f822f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/vmfloaty/utils.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+
+require 'vmfloaty/pooler'
+
+class Utils
+  # TODO: Takes the json response body from an HTTP GET
+  # request and "pretty prints" it
+  def self.format_hosts(hostname_hash)
+    host_hash = {}
+
+    hostname_hash.delete("ok")
+    hostname_hash.each do |type, hosts|
+      if type == "domain"
+        host_hash[type] = hosts
+      else
+        host_hash[type] = hosts["hostname"]
+      end
+    end
+
+    host_hash.to_json
+  end
+
+  def self.generate_os_hash(os_args)
+    # expects args to look like:
+    # ["centos", "debian=5", "windows=1"]
+
+    # Build vm hash where
+    #
+    #  [operating_system_type1 -> total,
+    #   operating_system_type2 -> total,
+    #   ...]
+    os_types = {}
+    os_args.each do |arg|
+      os_arr = arg.split("=")
+      if os_arr.size == 1
+        # assume they didn't specify an = sign if split returns 1 size
+        os_types[os_arr[0]] = 1
+      else
+        os_types[os_arr[0]] = os_arr[1].to_i
+      end
+    end
+    os_types
+  end
+
+  def self.prettyprint_hosts(hosts)
+    puts "Running VMs:"
+    running_vms.each do |vm|
+      puts "- #{vm}"
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/vmfloaty/format_spec.rb b/spec/vmfloaty/utils_spec.rb
similarity index 78%
rename from spec/vmfloaty/format_spec.rb
rename to spec/vmfloaty/utils_spec.rb
index 9442225..8a31307 100644
--- a/spec/vmfloaty/format_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/vmfloaty/utils_spec.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 require 'json'
-require_relative '../../lib/vmfloaty/format'
+require_relative '../../lib/vmfloaty/utils'
 
-describe Pooler do
+describe Utils do
 
   describe "#get_hosts" do
     before :each do
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe Pooler do
 
     it "formats a hostname hash into os, hostnames, and domain name" do
 
-      expect(Format.get_hosts(JSON.parse(@hostname_hash))).to eq @format_hash
+      expect(Utils.format_hosts(JSON.parse(@hostname_hash))).to eq @format_hash
     end
   end
 end