diff --git a/pyasic/miners/backends/bfgminer.py b/pyasic/miners/backends/bfgminer.py
index eb09a0ac..250031a2 100644
--- a/pyasic/miners/backends/bfgminer.py
+++ b/pyasic/miners/backends/bfgminer.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class BFGMiner(BaseMiner):
         except APIError:
             return self.config
 
-        self.config = MinerConfig.from_rpc(pools)
+        self.config = MinerConfig.from_api(pools)
         return self.config
 
     ##################################################
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ class BFGMiner(BaseMiner):
 
         if rpc_version is not None:
             try:
-                self.rpc_ver = rpc_version["VERSION"][0]["API"]
+                self.api_ver = rpc_version["VERSION"][0]["API"]
             except LookupError:
                 pass
 
-        return self.rpc_ver
+        return self.api_ver
 
     async def _get_fw_ver(self, rpc_version: dict = None) -> Optional[str]:
         if rpc_version is None:
diff --git a/pyasic/miners/backends/bmminer.py b/pyasic/miners/backends/bmminer.py
index fddc8c2e..ce2a6a49 100644
--- a/pyasic/miners/backends/bmminer.py
+++ b/pyasic/miners/backends/bmminer.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class BMMiner(BaseMiner):
         except APIError:
             return self.config
 
-        self.config = MinerConfig.from_rpc(pools)
+        self.config = MinerConfig.from_api(pools)
         return self.config
 
     ##################################################
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ class BMMiner(BaseMiner):
 
         if rpc_version is not None:
             try:
-                self.rpc_ver = rpc_version["VERSION"][0]["API"]
+                self.api_ver = rpc_version["VERSION"][0]["API"]
             except LookupError:
                 pass
 
-        return self.rpc_ver
+        return self.api_ver
 
     async def _get_fw_ver(self, rpc_version: dict = None) -> Optional[str]:
         if rpc_version is None:
diff --git a/pyasic/miners/backends/braiins_os.py b/pyasic/miners/backends/braiins_os.py
index d08c76d0..5557610d 100644
--- a/pyasic/miners/backends/braiins_os.py
+++ b/pyasic/miners/backends/braiins_os.py
@@ -305,10 +305,10 @@ class BOSMiner(BaseMiner):
                 rpc_ver = rpc_version["VERSION"][0]["API"]
             except LookupError:
                 rpc_ver = None
-            self.rpc_ver = rpc_ver
-            self.rpc.rpc_ver = self.rpc_ver
+            self.api_ver = rpc_ver
+            self.rpc.rpc_ver = self.api_ver
 
-        return self.rpc_ver
+        return self.api_ver
 
     async def _get_fw_ver(self, web_bos_info: dict = None) -> Optional[str]:
         if web_bos_info is None:
@@ -731,10 +731,10 @@ class BOSer(BaseMiner):
                 rpc_ver = rpc_version["VERSION"][0]["API"]
             except LookupError:
                 rpc_ver = None
-            self.rpc_ver = rpc_ver
-            self.rpc.rpc_ver = self.rpc_ver
+            self.api_ver = rpc_ver
+            self.rpc.rpc_ver = self.api_ver
 
-        return self.rpc_ver
+        return self.api_ver
 
     async def _get_fw_ver(self, grpc_miner_details: dict = None) -> Optional[str]:
         if grpc_miner_details is None:
diff --git a/pyasic/miners/backends/btminer.py b/pyasic/miners/backends/btminer.py
index 5c39ac74..2c964490 100644
--- a/pyasic/miners/backends/btminer.py
+++ b/pyasic/miners/backends/btminer.py
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ class BTMiner(BaseMiner):
             pass
 
         if pools is not None:
-            cfg = MinerConfig.from_rpc(pools)
+            cfg = MinerConfig.from_api(pools)
         else:
             cfg = MinerConfig()
 
@@ -325,14 +325,14 @@ class BTMiner(BaseMiner):
                         rpc_ver = rpc_get_version["Msg"]
                         if not isinstance(rpc_ver, str):
                             rpc_ver = rpc_ver["rpc_ver"]
-                        self.rpc_ver = rpc_ver.replace("whatsminer v", "")
+                        self.api_ver = rpc_ver.replace("whatsminer v", "")
                     except (KeyError, TypeError):
                         pass
                     else:
-                        self.rpc.rpc_ver = self.rpc_ver
-                        return self.rpc_ver
+                        self.rpc.rpc_ver = self.api_ver
+                        return self.api_ver
 
-        return self.rpc_ver
+        return self.api_ver
 
     async def _get_fw_ver(
         self, rpc_get_version: dict = None, rpc_summary: dict = None
diff --git a/pyasic/miners/backends/cgminer.py b/pyasic/miners/backends/cgminer.py
index eba467e0..95d1a9a2 100644
--- a/pyasic/miners/backends/cgminer.py
+++ b/pyasic/miners/backends/cgminer.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class CGMiner(BaseMiner):
         except APIError:
             return self.config
 
-        self.config = MinerConfig.from_rpc(pools)
+        self.config = MinerConfig.from_api(pools)
         return self.config
 
     ##################################################
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ class CGMiner(BaseMiner):
 
         if rpc_version is not None:
             try:
-                self.rpc_ver = rpc_version["VERSION"][0]["API"]
+                self.api_ver = rpc_version["VERSION"][0]["API"]
             except LookupError:
                 pass
 
-        return self.rpc_ver
+        return self.api_ver
 
     async def _get_fw_ver(self, rpc_version: dict = None) -> Optional[str]:
         if rpc_version is None:
diff --git a/pyasic/misc/__init__.py b/pyasic/misc/__init__.py
index 0ebc679d..79e20d22 100644
--- a/pyasic/misc/__init__.py
+++ b/pyasic/misc/__init__.py
@@ -107,3 +107,4 @@ def validate_command_output(data: dict) -> tuple[bool, str | None]:
                 if data[key][0]["STATUS"][0]["STATUS"] not in ["S", "I"]:
                     # this is an error
                     return False, f"{key}: " + data[key][0]["STATUS"][0]["Msg"]
+        return True, None
diff --git a/pyasic/rpc/base.py b/pyasic/rpc/base.py
index af9b5e52..ccfeeb68 100644
--- a/pyasic/rpc/base.py
+++ b/pyasic/rpc/base.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class BaseMinerRPCAPI:
         if not validation[0]:
             if not ignore_errors:
                 # validate the command succeeded
-                raise APIError(validation[1])
+                raise APIError(f"{command}: {validation[1]}")
             if allow_warning:
                 logging.warning(
                     f"{self.ip}: API Command Error: {command}: {validation[1]}"