diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 30dd111..d1d820d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,23 +7,23 @@ cache:
   - node_modules
 
 go:
-- 1.2.2
-- 1.3.3
-- 1.4
-- 1.5.4
-- 1.6.2
+- 1.2.x
+- 1.3.x
+- 1.4.2
+- 1.5.x
+- 1.6.x
 - master
 
 matrix:
   allow_failures:
   - go: master
   include:
-  - go: 1.6.2
+  - go: 1.6.x
     os: osx
 
 before_script:
 - go get github.com/urfave/gfmrun/...
-- go get golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimports
+- go get golang.org/x/tools/... || true
 - if [ ! -f node_modules/.bin/markdown-toc ] ; then
     npm install markdown-toc ;
   fi
diff --git a/app_test.go b/app_test.go
index b0b02e6..23c8aa6 100644
--- a/app_test.go
+++ b/app_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,19 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 )
 
+var (
+	lastExitCode = 0
+	fakeOsExiter = func(rc int) {
+		lastExitCode = rc
+	}
+	fakeErrWriter = &bytes.Buffer{}
+)
+
+func init() {
+	OsExiter = fakeOsExiter
+	ErrWriter = fakeErrWriter
+}
+
 type opCounts struct {
 	Total, BashComplete, OnUsageError, Before, CommandNotFound, Action, After, SubCommand int
 }
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 9e9d271..698b188 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ environment:
   PYTHON: C:\Python27-x64
   PYTHON_VERSION: 2.7.x
   PYTHON_ARCH: 64
-  GFMXR_DEBUG: 1
 
 install:
 - set PATH=%GOPATH%\bin;C:\go\bin;%PATH%
diff --git a/errors.go b/errors.go
index ea551be..15ac790 100644
--- a/errors.go
+++ b/errors.go
@@ -88,5 +88,11 @@ func HandleExitCoder(err error) {
 		for _, merr := range multiErr.Errors {
 			HandleExitCoder(merr)
 		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err.Error() != "" {
+		fmt.Fprintln(ErrWriter, err)
+		OsExiter(1)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/errors_test.go b/errors_test.go
index 8f5f284..e357dc4 100644
--- a/errors_test.go
+++ b/errors_test.go
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package cli
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"errors"
-	"os"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func TestHandleExitCoder_nil(t *testing.T) {
 		called = true
 	}
 
-	defer func() { OsExiter = os.Exit }()
+	defer func() { OsExiter = fakeOsExiter }()
 
 	HandleExitCoder(nil)
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func TestHandleExitCoder_ExitCoder(t *testing.T) {
 		called = true
 	}
 
-	defer func() { OsExiter = os.Exit }()
+	defer func() { OsExiter = fakeOsExiter }()
 
 	HandleExitCoder(NewExitError("galactic perimeter breach", 9))
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func TestHandleExitCoder_MultiErrorWithExitCoder(t *testing.T) {
 		called = true
 	}
 
-	defer func() { OsExiter = os.Exit }()
+	defer func() { OsExiter = fakeOsExiter }()
 
 	exitErr := NewExitError("galactic perimeter breach", 9)
 	err := NewMultiError(errors.New("wowsa"), errors.New("egad"), exitErr)
@@ -58,3 +58,49 @@ func TestHandleExitCoder_MultiErrorWithExitCoder(t *testing.T) {
 	expect(t, exitCode, 9)
 	expect(t, called, true)
 }
+
+func TestHandleExitCoder_ErrorWithMessage(t *testing.T) {
+	exitCode := 0
+	called := false
+
+	OsExiter = func(rc int) {
+		exitCode = rc
+		called = true
+	}
+	ErrWriter = &bytes.Buffer{}
+
+	defer func() {
+		OsExiter = fakeOsExiter
+		ErrWriter = fakeErrWriter
+	}()
+
+	err := errors.New("gourd havens")
+	HandleExitCoder(err)
+
+	expect(t, exitCode, 1)
+	expect(t, called, true)
+	expect(t, ErrWriter.(*bytes.Buffer).String(), "gourd havens\n")
+}
+
+func TestHandleExitCoder_ErrorWithoutMessage(t *testing.T) {
+	exitCode := 0
+	called := false
+
+	OsExiter = func(rc int) {
+		exitCode = rc
+		called = true
+	}
+	ErrWriter = &bytes.Buffer{}
+
+	defer func() {
+		OsExiter = fakeOsExiter
+		ErrWriter = fakeErrWriter
+	}()
+
+	err := errors.New("")
+	HandleExitCoder(err)
+
+	expect(t, exitCode, 0)
+	expect(t, called, false)
+	expect(t, ErrWriter.(*bytes.Buffer).String(), "")
+}
diff --git a/runtests b/runtests
index d9fa542..e13faf7 100755
--- a/runtests
+++ b/runtests
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def _toc():
 
 def _gen():
     go_version = check_output('go version'.split()).split()[2]
-    if go_version < 'go1.4':
+    if go_version < 'go1.5':
         print('runtests: skip on {}'.format(go_version), file=sys.stderr)
         return