diff --git a/bin/confetty b/bin/confetty
index e6c8c88e..fbbaf7df 100755
--- a/bin/confetty
+++ b/bin/confetty
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@ def setvalues(attribs):
             if 'errorcode' in res:
                 exitcode = res['errorcode']
             sys.stderr.write('Error: ' + res['error'] + '\n')
-            return
 
 
 
diff --git a/confluent/sockapi.py b/confluent/sockapi.py
index 8556d566..0a2e5f9b 100644
--- a/confluent/sockapi.py
+++ b/confluent/sockapi.py
@@ -123,8 +123,7 @@ def process_request(connection, request, cfm, authdata):
             tlvdata.send_tlvdata(connection, {"_requestdone": 1})
         except exc.InvalidArgumentException:
             tlvdata.send_tlvdata(connection, {"errorcode": 400,
-                                 "error": "Bad Request",
-                                 "_requestdone": 1})
+                                 "error": "Bad Request"})
             tlvdata.send_tlvdata(connection, {"_requestdone": 1})
         send_response(hdlr, connection)
     return