diff --git a/social/xmpp/92-xmpp.js b/social/xmpp/92-xmpp.js
index cdeae703..7281e6fc 100644
--- a/social/xmpp/92-xmpp.js
+++ b/social/xmpp/92-xmpp.js
@@ -163,7 +163,15 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         });
 
         xmpp.on('error', function(err) {
-            node.error(err.stanza.name,err);
+            if (RED.settings.verbose) { node.log(err); }
+            if (err.hasOwnProperty("stanza")) {
+                if (err.stanza.name === 'stream:error') { node.error("stream:error - bad login id/pwd ?",err); }
+                else { node.error(err.stanza.name,err); }
+            }
+            else {
+                if (err.errno === "ETIMEDOUT") { node.error("Timeout connecting to server",err); }
+                else { node.error(err.errno,err); }
+            }
             node.status({fill:"red",shape:"ring",text:"error"});
         });
 
@@ -225,5 +233,4 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         });
     }
     RED.nodes.registerType("xmpp out",XmppOutNode);
-
 }
diff --git a/social/xmpp/package.json b/social/xmpp/package.json
index ee7cd840..c363949f 100644
--- a/social/xmpp/package.json
+++ b/social/xmpp/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name"          : "node-red-node-xmpp",
-    "version"       : "0.1.1",
+    "version"       : "0.1.2",
     "description"   : "A Node-RED node to talk to an XMPP server",
     "dependencies"  : {
         "simple-xmpp"   : "1.3.*"