diff --git a/cmd/enbas/main.go b/cmd/enbas/main.go
index 7de554d..7739113 100644
--- a/cmd/enbas/main.go
+++ b/cmd/enbas/main.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ var (
 
 func main() {
 	if err := run(); err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("ERROR: %v.\n", err)
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "ERROR: %v\n", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 }
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func run() error {
 	flag.BoolFunc("no-color", "disable ANSI colour output when displaying text on screen", func(value string) error {
 		boolVal, err := strconv.ParseBool(value)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse %q as a boolean; %w", value, err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse %q as a boolean: %w", value, err)
 		}
 
 		topLevelFlags.NoColor = new(bool)
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ func run() error {
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("received an error executing the command; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("(%s) %w", command, err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/internal/executor/create.go b/internal/executor/create.go
index 06f7b29..9da207b 100644
--- a/internal/executor/create.go
+++ b/internal/executor/create.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func NewCreateExecutor(tlf TopLevelFlags, name, summary string) *CreateExecutor
 	createExe.BoolFunc(flagSensitive, "specify if the status should be marked as sensitive", func(value string) error {
 		boolVal, err := strconv.ParseBool(value)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse %q as a boolean value; %w", value, err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse %q as a boolean value: %w", value, err)
 		}
 
 		createExe.sensitive = new(bool)
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func (c *CreateExecutor) Execute() error {
 
 	gtsClient, err := client.NewClientFromConfig(c.topLevelFlags.ConfigDir)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create the GoToSocial client; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create the GoToSocial client: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	funcMap := map[string]func(*client.Client) error{
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ func (c *CreateExecutor) createList(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 		return FlagNotSetError{flagText: flagListTitle}
 	}
 
-	parsedListRepliesPolicy := model.ParseListRepliesPolicy(c.listRepliesPolicy)
-	if parsedListRepliesPolicy == model.ListRepliesPolicyUnknown {
-		return InvalidListRepliesPolicyError{Policy: c.listRepliesPolicy}
+	parsedListRepliesPolicy, err := model.ParseListRepliesPolicy(c.listRepliesPolicy)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	form := client.CreateListForm{
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func (c *CreateExecutor) createStatus(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 	case c.fromFile != "":
 		content, err = utilities.ReadFile(c.fromFile)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("unable to get the status contents from %q; %w", c.fromFile, err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to get the status contents from %q: %w", c.fromFile, err)
 		}
 	default:
 		return EmptyContentError{
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func (c *CreateExecutor) createStatus(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 
 	preferences, err := gtsClient.GetUserPreferences()
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println("WARNING: Unable to get your posting preferences; %w", err)
+		fmt.Println("WARNING: Unable to get your posting preferences: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	if c.language != "" {
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func (c *CreateExecutor) createStatus(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 
 	status, err := gtsClient.CreateStatus(form)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create the status; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create the status: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	fmt.Println("Successfully created the following status:")
diff --git a/internal/executor/edit.go b/internal/executor/edit.go
index d7c6120..82959fa 100644
--- a/internal/executor/edit.go
+++ b/internal/executor/edit.go
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ func (e *EditExecutor) editList(gtsClient *client.Client) error {
 	}
 
 	if e.listRepliesPolicy != "" {
-		parsedListRepliesPolicy := model.ParseListRepliesPolicy(e.listRepliesPolicy)
-		if parsedListRepliesPolicy == model.ListRepliesPolicyUnknown {
-			return InvalidListRepliesPolicyError{Policy: e.listRepliesPolicy}
+		parsedListRepliesPolicy, err := model.ParseListRepliesPolicy(e.listRepliesPolicy)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
 
 		list.RepliesPolicy = parsedListRepliesPolicy
diff --git a/internal/executor/errors.go b/internal/executor/errors.go
index 1af7689..6383ef3 100644
--- a/internal/executor/errors.go
+++ b/internal/executor/errors.go
@@ -82,11 +82,3 @@ type InvalidStatusContentTypeError struct {
 func (e InvalidStatusContentTypeError) Error() string {
 	return "'" + e.ContentType + "' is an invalid status content type (valid values are plain and markdown)"
 }
-
-type InvalidListRepliesPolicyError struct {
-	Policy string
-}
-
-func (e InvalidListRepliesPolicyError) Error() string {
-	return "'" + e.Policy + "' is an invalid list replies policy"
-}
diff --git a/internal/executor/executor.go b/internal/executor/executor.go
index d42fb94..88cd1e1 100644
--- a/internal/executor/executor.go
+++ b/internal/executor/executor.go
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ type Executor interface {
 
 func Execute(executor Executor, args []string) error {
 	if err := executor.Parse(args); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse the command line flags; %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("parsing error: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	if err := executor.Execute(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to execute the command %q; %w", executor.Name(), err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("execution error: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/internal/model/list.go b/internal/model/list.go
index 1331b99..8820c03 100644
--- a/internal/model/list.go
+++ b/internal/model/list.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (l ListRepliesPolicy) String() string {
 	return output
 }
 
-func ParseListRepliesPolicy(value string) ListRepliesPolicy {
+func ParseListRepliesPolicy(value string) (ListRepliesPolicy, error) {
 	mapped := map[string]ListRepliesPolicy{
 		listRepliesPolicyFollowedValue: ListRepliesPolicyFollowed,
 		listRepliesPolicyListValue:     ListRepliesPolicyList,
@@ -50,19 +50,24 @@ func ParseListRepliesPolicy(value string) ListRepliesPolicy {
 
 	output, ok := mapped[value]
 	if !ok {
-		return ListRepliesPolicyUnknown
+		return ListRepliesPolicyUnknown, InvalidListRepliesPolicyError{value}
 	}
 
-	return output
+	return output, nil
 }
 
 func (l ListRepliesPolicy) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	value := l.String()
 	if value == unknownValue {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%q is not a valid list replies policy")
+		return nil, InvalidListRepliesPolicyError{value}
 	}
 
-	return json.Marshal(value)
+	data, err := json.Marshal(value)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to encode %s to JSON: %w", value, err)
+	}
+
+	return data, nil
 }
 
 func (l *ListRepliesPolicy) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
@@ -75,11 +80,27 @@ func (l *ListRepliesPolicy) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to unmarshal the data; %w", err)
 	}
 
-	*l = ParseListRepliesPolicy(value)
+	*l, err = ParseListRepliesPolicy(value)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
+type InvalidListRepliesPolicyError struct {
+	Value string
+}
+
+func (e InvalidListRepliesPolicyError) Error() string {
+	return "'" +
+		e.Value +
+		"' is not a valid list replies policy (valid values are " +
+		listRepliesPolicyFollowedValue + ", " +
+		listRepliesPolicyListValue + ", " +
+		listRepliesPolicyNoneValue + ")"
+}
+
 type List struct {
 	ID            string            `json:"id"`
 	RepliesPolicy ListRepliesPolicy `json:"replies_policy"`