diff --git a/src/authd.cr b/src/authd.cr
index 2114598..1e2b4eb 100644
--- a/src/authd.cr
+++ b/src/authd.cr
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@ require "./user.cr"
 class AuthD::Exception < Exception
 end
 
+class AuthD::MalformedRequest < Exception
+	getter ipc_type : Int32
+	getter payload : String
+
+	def initialize(@ipc_type, @payload)
+		@message = "malformed payload"
+	end
+end
+
 class AuthD::Response
 	include JSON::Serializable
 
@@ -133,9 +142,11 @@ class AuthD::Response
 		payload = String.new message.payload
 		type = Type.new message.utype.to_i
 
-		requests.find(&.type.==(type)).try &.from_json(payload)
-	rescue e : JSON::ParseException
-		raise Exception.new "malformed request"
+		begin
+			requests.find(&.type.==(type)).try &.from_json(payload)
+		rescue e : JSON::ParseException
+			raise MalformedRequest.new message.utype.to_i, payload
+		end
 	end
 end
 
@@ -307,9 +318,11 @@ class AuthD::Request
 		payload = String.new message.payload
 		type = Type.new message.utype.to_i
 
-		requests.find(&.type.==(type)).try &.from_json(payload)
-	rescue e : JSON::ParseException
-		raise Exception.new "malformed request"
+		begin
+			requests.find(&.type.==(type)).try &.from_json(payload)
+		rescue e : JSON::ParseException
+			raise MalformedRequest.new message.utype.to_i, payload
+		end
 	end
 end
 
diff --git a/src/main.cr b/src/main.cr
index 7ea1027..d95697e 100644
--- a/src/main.cr
+++ b/src/main.cr
@@ -352,13 +352,18 @@ class AuthD::Service
 
 					response = handle_request request, event.connection
 
-					info ">> #{response.class.name.sub /^Response::/, ""}"
-
 					event.connection.send response
+				rescue e : MalformedRequest
+					error "#{e.message}"
+					error " .. type was:    #{e.ipc_type}"
+					error " .. payload was: #{e.payload}"
+					response =  Response::Error.new e.message
 				rescue e
 					error "#{e.message}"
-					event.connection.send Response::Error.new e.message
+					response = Response::Error.new e.message
 				end
+
+				info ">> #{response.class.name.sub /^Response::/, ""}"
 			end
 		end
 	end