diff --git a/source/birchwood/client/client.d b/source/birchwood/client/client.d
index a317369..5ee0401 100644
--- a/source/birchwood/client/client.d
+++ b/source/birchwood/client/client.d
@@ -231,12 +231,12 @@ public class Client : Thread
             /* If not */
             else
             {
-                throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.NICKNAME_TOO_LONG);
+                throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.NICKNAME_TOO_LONG, "The nickname was over thge length of "~to!(string)(maxNickLen)~" characters");
             }
         }
         else
         {
-            throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS);
+            throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS, "There are illegal characters in the nickname");
         }
     }
 
@@ -262,12 +262,12 @@ public class Client : Thread
             }
             else
             {
-                throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.INVALID_CHANNEL_NAME);
+                throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.INVALID_CHANNEL_NAME, "Channel name does not start with a #");
             }
         }
         else
         {
-            throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS);
+            throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS, "Invalid characters in channel");
         }
     }
 
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ public class Client : Thread
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS);
+                        throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS, "Invalid characters in the channel");
                     }
                 }
 
@@ -331,13 +331,13 @@ public class Client : Thread
             }
             else
             {
-                throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS);
+                throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS, "Invalid characters in the channel");
             }
         }
         /* If no channels provided at all (error) */
         else
         {
-            throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.EMPTY_PARAMS);
+            throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.EMPTY_PARAMS, "No channels provided");
         }
     }
 
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ public class Client : Thread
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS);
+                        throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS, "Invalid characters in the channel");
                     }
                 }
 
@@ -403,13 +403,13 @@ public class Client : Thread
             }
             else
             {
-                throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS);
+                throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS, "Invalid characters in the channel");
             }
         }
         /* If no channels provided at all (error) */
         else
         {
-            throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.EMPTY_PARAMS);
+            throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.EMPTY_PARAMS, "No channels were provided");
         }
     }
 
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ public class Client : Thread
         /* If invalid characters were present */
         else
         {
-            throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS);
+            throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS, "There are illegal characters in the channel name");
         }
     }
 
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ public class Client : Thread
                         }
                         else
                         {
-                            throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS);
+                            throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS, "There are illegal characters in the recipient");
                         }
                     }
 
@@ -498,18 +498,18 @@ public class Client : Thread
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS);
+                    throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS, "There are illegal characters in the recipient");
                 }
             }
             else
             {
-                throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS);
+                throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS, "The message contains invalid characters");
             }          
         }
         /* If no recipients provided at all (error) */
         else
         {
-            throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.EMPTY_PARAMS);
+            throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.EMPTY_PARAMS, "No recipients were provided");
         }
     }
 
@@ -525,8 +525,6 @@ public class Client : Thread
      */
     public void directMessage(string message, string recipient)
     {
-        //TODO: Add check on recipient
-
         /* Ensure the message and recipient are valid text */
         if(isValidText(message) && isValidText(recipient))
         {
@@ -539,12 +537,12 @@ public class Client : Thread
             }
             else
             {
-                throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.INVALID_NICK_NAME);
+                throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.INVALID_NICK_NAME, "The provided nickname contains invalid characters");
             }
         }
         else
         {
-            throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS);
+            throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS, "There are illegal characters in either the message of the recipient");
         }
     }
 
@@ -597,7 +595,7 @@ public class Client : Thread
                         }
                         else
                         {
-                            throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS);
+                            throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS, "One of the channel names contains invalid characters");
                         }
                     }
 
@@ -607,18 +605,18 @@ public class Client : Thread
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS);
+                    throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS, "One of the channel names contains invalid characters");
                 }
             }
             else
             {
-                throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS);
+                throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS, "Invalid characters in the message");
             }
         }
         /* If no channels provided at all (error) */
         else
         {
-            throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.EMPTY_PARAMS);
+            throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.EMPTY_PARAMS, "No channels were provided");
         }
     }
 
@@ -646,12 +644,12 @@ public class Client : Thread
             }
             else
             {
-                throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.INVALID_CHANNEL_NAME);
+                throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.INVALID_CHANNEL_NAME, "The channel is missign a # infront of its name");
             }
         }
         else
         {
-            throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS);
+            throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS, "Channel name of message contains invalid characters");
         }
     }
 
@@ -927,7 +925,7 @@ public class Client : Thread
         /* If above then throw an exception */
         else
         {
-            throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.COMMAND_TOO_LONG);
+            throw new BirchwoodException(ErrorType.COMMAND_TOO_LONG, "The final encoded length of the message is too long");
         }
     }