diff --git a/nodes/social/57-prowl.html b/nodes/social/57-prowl.html
index d7a870854..6a897f79e 100644
--- a/nodes/social/57-prowl.html
+++ b/nodes/social/57-prowl.html
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@
 <script type="text/x-red" data-help-name="prowl">
 	<p>Uses Prowl to push the <b>msg.payload</b> to an Apple device that has the prowl app installed.</p>
 	<p>Optionally uses <b>msg.topic</b> to set the title. You can also set <b>msg.priority</b> to confgure the urgency from -2 (low), through 0 (normal) to 2 (urgent).</p>
-	<p>You MUST configure your prowl API key into the pushkey.js file in the directory above node-red.</p>
-	<p><pre>module.exports = { prowl:'My-API-KEY' }</pre></p>
+	<p>You MUST configure your prowl API key into either the settings.js file like this</p>
+	<p><pre>prowl: { prowlkey:'My-API-KEY' },</pre></p>
+	<p>Or into a pushkey.js file in the directory <b>above</b> node-red.</p>
+	<p><pre>module.exports = { prowlkey:'My-API-KEY' }</pre></p>
 	<p>Uses Prowl so see <i><a href="https://www.prowlapp.com" target="_new">this link</a></i> for more details.</p>
 </script>
 
diff --git a/nodes/social/57-prowl.js b/nodes/social/57-prowl.js
index 4874eaa49..675fead36 100644
--- a/nodes/social/57-prowl.js
+++ b/nodes/social/57-prowl.js
@@ -16,17 +16,23 @@
 
 var RED = require("../../red/red");
 var Prowl = require('node-prowl');
+var util = require('util');
 
-// pushkey.js just needs to be like (with the quotes)
-// module.exports = {prowl:'My-API-KEY'}
+// Either add a line like this to settings.js
+//    prowl: {prowlkey:'My-API-KEY'},
+// or create pushkey.js in dir ABOVE node-red, it just needs to be like
+//    module.exports = {prowlkey:'My-API-KEY'}
 
 try {
 	var pushkey = require("../../settings").prowl || require("../../../pushkey.js");
-} catch(err) {
-	throw new Error("Failed to load Prowl credentials");
+}
+catch(err) {
+	util.log("[57-prowl.js] Error: Failed to load Prowl credentials");
 }
 
-var prowl = new Prowl(pushkey.prowl);
+if (pushkey) {
+	var prowl = new Prowl(pushkey.prowlkey);
+}
 
 function ProwlNode(n) {
 	RED.nodes.createNode(this,n);
@@ -41,14 +47,19 @@ function ProwlNode(n) {
 		if (typeof(msg.payload) == 'object') {
 			msg.payload = JSON.stringify(msg.payload);
 		}
-		try {
-			prowl.push(msg.payload, titl, { priority: pri }, function( err, remaining ){
-				if ( err ) node.error(err);
-				node.log( remaining + ' calls to Prowl api during current hour.' );
-			});
+		if (pushkey) {
+			try {
+				prowl.push(msg.payload, titl, { priority: pri }, function(err, remaining) {
+					if (err) node.error(err);
+					node.log( remaining + ' calls to Prowl api during current hour.' );
+				});
+			}
+			catch (err) {
+				node.error(err);
+			}
 		}
-		catch (err) {
-			node.error(err);
+		else {
+			node.warn("Prowl credentials not set/found. See node info.");
 		}
 	});
 }
diff --git a/nodes/social/57-pushbullet.html b/nodes/social/57-pushbullet.html
index 1d082d92e..320202970 100644
--- a/nodes/social/57-pushbullet.html
+++ b/nodes/social/57-pushbullet.html
@@ -16,13 +16,9 @@
 
 <script type="text/x-red" data-template-name="pushbullet">
     <div class="form-row">
-        <label for="node-input-title"><i class="icon-tag"></i> Title</label>
+        <label for="node-input-title"><i class="icon-flag"></i> Title</label>
         <input type="text" id="node-input-title" placeholder="Node-RED">
     </div>
-    <div class="form-row">
-        <label for="node-input-priority"><i class="icon-tag"></i> Priority</label>
-        <input type="text" id="node-input-priority" placeholder="0">
-    </div>
     <div class="form-row">
         <label for="node-input-name"><i class="icon-tag"></i> Name</label>
         <input type="text" id="node-input-name" placeholder="Name">
@@ -31,9 +27,11 @@
 
 <script type="text/x-red" data-help-name="pushbullet">
 	<p>Uses PushBullet to push the <b>msg.payload</b> to an Android device that has PushBullet app installed.</p>
-	<p>Optionally uses <b>msg.topic</b> to set the title.</p>
-	<p>You MUST configure both your API key and the target device ID into the pushkey.js file in the directory above node-red.<p>
-	<p><pre>>module.exports = { pushbullet:'My-API-KEY', deviceid:'12345' }</pre</p>
+	<p>Optionally uses <b>msg.topic</b> to set the title, if not already set in the properties.</p>
+	<p>You MUST configure both your API key and the target device ID. Either into settings.js like this</p>
+	<p><pre>pushbullet: { pushbullet:'My-API-KEY', deviceid:'12345' },</pre></p>
+	<p>Or as a pushkey.js file in the directory <b>above</b> node-red.<p>
+	<p><pre>module.exports = { pushbullet:'My-API-KEY', deviceid:'12345' }</pre></p>
 </script>
 
 <script type="text/javascript">
@@ -41,7 +39,6 @@
         category: 'output',
         defaults: {
             title: {value:""},
-            priority: {value:0,required:true,validate:RED.validators.number()},
             name: {value:""}
         },
         color:"#a7c9a0",
diff --git a/nodes/social/57-pushbullet.js b/nodes/social/57-pushbullet.js
index 7ae151b22..b839e893e 100644
--- a/nodes/social/57-pushbullet.js
+++ b/nodes/social/57-pushbullet.js
@@ -16,37 +16,47 @@
 
 var RED = require("../../red/red");
 var PushBullet = require('pushbullet');
+var util = require('util');
 
-// pushkey.js just needs to be like (with the quotes)
-// module.exports = {pushbullet:'My-API-KEY', deviceid:'12345'}
+// Either add a line like this to settings.js
+//    pushbullet: {pushbullet:'My-API-KEY', deviceid:'12345'},
+// or create pushkey.js in dir ABOVE node-red, it just needs to be like
+//    module.exports = {pushbullet:'My-API-KEY', deviceid:'12345'}
 
 try {
 	var pushkey = require("../../settings").pushbullet || require("../../../pushkey.js");
-} catch(err) {
-	throw new Error("Failed to load PushBullet credentials");
+}
+catch(err) {
+	util.log("[57-pushbullet.js] Error: Failed to load PushBullet credentials");
 }
 
-var pusher = new PushBullet(pushkey.pushbullet);
-var deviceId = pushkey.deviceid;
+if (pushkey) {
+	var pusher = new PushBullet(pushkey.pushbullet);
+	var deviceId = pushkey.deviceid;
+}
 
 function PushbulletNode(n) {
 	RED.nodes.createNode(this,n);
 	this.title = n.title;
-	this.device
 	var node = this;
 	this.on("input",function(msg) {
 		var titl = this.title||msg.topic||"Node-RED";
 		if (typeof(msg.payload) == 'object') {
 			msg.payload = JSON.stringify(msg.payload);
 		}
-		try {
-			pusher.note(deviceId, titl, msg.payload, function(err, response) {
-				if ( err ) node.error(err);
-				node.log( JSON.stringify(response) );
-			});
+		if (pushkey) {
+			try {
+				pusher.note(deviceId, titl, msg.payload, function(err, response) {
+					if (err) node.error(err);
+					console.log(response);
+				});
+			}
+			catch (err) {
+				node.error(err);
+			}
 		}
-		catch (err) {
-			node.error(err);
+		else {
+			node.warn("Pushbullet credentials not set/found. See node info.");
 		}
 	});
 }