diff --git a/clamrest.go b/clamrest.go
index 43aa1b3..7dd17e7 100644
--- a/clamrest.go
+++ b/clamrest.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package main
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
@@ -21,24 +20,33 @@ func init() {
 	log.SetOutput(ioutil.Discard)
 }
 
+type Error struct {
+	Error string `json:"Error"`
+}
+
+func writeError(w http.ResponseWriter, statusCode int, err string) {
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=utf-8")
+	w.WriteHeader(statusCode)
+
+	errJson, _ := json.Marshal(&Error{err})
+	if errJson != nil {
+		fmt.Fprint(w, string(errJson))
+	}
+}
+
 func home(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	c := clamd.NewClamd(opts["CLAMD_PORT"])
 
 	response, err := c.Stats()
 
 	if err != nil {
-		errJson, eErr := json.Marshal(err)
-		if eErr != nil {
-			fmt.Println(eErr)
-			return
-		}
-		fmt.Fprint(w, string(errJson))
+		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "Could not get stats: "+err.Error())
 		return
 	}
 
 	resJson, eRes := json.Marshal(response)
 	if eRes != nil {
-		fmt.Println(eRes)
+		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "Could not marshal JSON: "+eRes.Error())
 		return
 	}
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=utf-8")
@@ -58,12 +66,7 @@ func scanPathHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	response, err := c.AllMatchScanFile(path)
 
 	if err != nil {
-		errJson, eErr := json.Marshal(err)
-		if eErr != nil {
-			fmt.Println(eErr)
-			return
-		}
-		fmt.Fprint(w, string(errJson))
+		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "Could not scan file: "+err.Error())
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -92,45 +95,56 @@ func scanHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		reader, err := r.MultipartReader()
 
 		if err != nil {
-			http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "Could not initialize reader: "+err.Error())
 			return
 		}
 
-		//copy each part to destination.
-		for {
-			part, err := reader.NextPart()
-			if err == io.EOF {
-				break
-			}
-
-			//if part.FileName() is empty, skip this iteration.
-			if part.FileName() == "" {
-				continue
-			}
-
-			fmt.Printf(time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339) + " Started scanning: " + part.FileName() + "\n")
-			var abort chan bool
-			response, err := c.ScanStream(part, abort)
-			for s := range response {
-				w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=utf-8")
-				respJson := fmt.Sprintf("{ Status: \"%s\", Description: \"%s\" }", s.Status, s.Description)
-				switch s.Status {
-				case clamd.RES_OK:
-					w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
-				case clamd.RES_FOUND:
-					w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotAcceptable)
-				case clamd.RES_ERROR:
-					w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
-				case clamd.RES_PARSE_ERROR:
-					w.WriteHeader(http.StatusPreconditionFailed)
-				default:
-					w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotImplemented)
-				}
-				fmt.Fprint(w, respJson)
-				fmt.Printf(time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339)+" Scan result for: %v, %v\n", part.FileName(), s)
-			}
-			fmt.Printf(time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339) + " Finished scanning: " + part.FileName() + "\n")
+		part, err := reader.NextPart()
+		if err != nil {
+			writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "Could not read file: "+err.Error())
+			return
 		}
+
+		//if part.FileName() is empty, skip this iteration.
+		if part.FileName() == "" {
+			writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "Filename is empty")
+			return
+		}
+
+		fmt.Printf(time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339) + " Started scanning: " + part.FileName() + "\n")
+		var abort chan bool
+		response, err := c.ScanStream(part, abort)
+		if err != nil {
+			writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "Could not scan file: "+err.Error())
+			return
+		}
+
+		for s := range response {
+			w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=utf-8")
+
+			respJson, err := json.Marshal(&s)
+			if err != nil {
+				writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "Could not marshal JSON: "+err.Error())
+				return
+			}
+
+			switch s.Status {
+			case clamd.RES_OK:
+				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+			case clamd.RES_FOUND:
+				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotAcceptable)
+			case clamd.RES_ERROR:
+				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
+			case clamd.RES_PARSE_ERROR:
+				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusPreconditionFailed)
+			default:
+				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotImplemented)
+			}
+
+			fmt.Fprint(w, string(respJson))
+			fmt.Printf(time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339)+" Scan result for: %v, %v\n", part.FileName(), s)
+		}
+		fmt.Printf(time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339) + " Finished scanning: " + part.FileName() + "\n")
 	default:
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
 	}