diff --git a/revid/config.go b/revid/config.go
index cec5c2ac..4c7cb993 100644
--- a/revid/config.go
+++ b/revid/config.go
@@ -145,11 +145,11 @@ func (c *Config) Validate(r *Revid) error {
 		if c.Bitrate != "" && c.Quantization != "" {
 			bitrate, err := strconv.Atoi(c.Bitrate)
 			if err != nil {
-				return errors.New("something is wrong with bitrate in config")
+				return errors.New("bitrate not an integer")
 			}
 			quantization, err := strconv.Atoi(c.Quantization)
 			if err != nil {
-				return errors.New("something is wrong with quantization in config")
+				return errors.New("quantization not an integer")
 			}
 			if (bitrate > 0 && quantization > 0) || (bitrate == 0 && quantization == 0) {
 				return errors.New("bad bitrate and quantization combination for H264 input")
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func (c *Config) Validate(r *Revid) error {
 		if c.Quantization != "" {
 			quantization, err := strconv.Atoi(c.Quantization)
 			if err != nil {
-				return errors.New("something is wrong with quantization in config")
+				return errors.New("quantization not an integer")
 			}
 			if quantization > 0 || c.Bitrate == "" {
 				return errors.New("bad bitrate or quantization for mjpeg input")
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func (c *Config) Validate(r *Revid) error {
 		c.Width = defaultWidth
 	} else {
 		if integer, err := strconv.Atoi(c.Width); integer < 0 || err != nil {
-			return errors.New("bad width defined in config")
+			return errors.New("width not unsigned integer")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ func (c *Config) Validate(r *Revid) error {
 		c.Height = defaultHeight
 	} else {
 		if integer, err := strconv.Atoi(c.Height); integer < 0 || err != nil {
-			return errors.New("bad height defined in config")
+			return errors.New("height not unsigned integer")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ func (c *Config) Validate(r *Revid) error {
 		c.FrameRate = defaultFrameRate
 	} else {
 		if integer, err := strconv.Atoi(c.FrameRate); integer < 0 || err != nil {
-			return errors.New("bad frame rate defined in config")
+			return errors.New("frame rate not unsigned integer")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func (c *Config) Validate(r *Revid) error {
 		c.Bitrate = defaultBitrate
 	} else {
 		if integer, err := strconv.Atoi(c.Bitrate); integer < 0 || err != nil {
-			return errors.New("bad bitrate defined in config")
+			return errors.New("bitrate not unsigned integer")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ func (c *Config) Validate(r *Revid) error {
 		c.Timeout = defaultTimeout
 	} else {
 		if integer, err := strconv.Atoi(c.Timeout); integer < 0 || err != nil {
-			return errors.New("bad timeout defined in config")
+			return errors.New("timeout not unsigned integer")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ func (c *Config) Validate(r *Revid) error {
 		c.IntraRefreshPeriod = defaultIntraRefreshPeriod
 	} else {
 		if integer, err := strconv.Atoi(c.IntraRefreshPeriod); integer < 0 || err != nil {
-			return errors.New("bad intra refresh defined in config")
+			return errors.New("intra refresh not unsigned integer")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ func (c *Config) Validate(r *Revid) error {
 		c.Quantization = defaultQuantization
 	} else {
 		if integer, err := strconv.Atoi(c.Quantization); integer < 0 || integer > 51 || err != nil {
-			return errors.New("bad quantization defined in config")
+			return errors.New("quantisation not unsigned integer or is over threshold")
 		}
 	}
 	return nil