diff --git a/lib/client.js b/lib/client.js
index 257c948..efc3c58 100644
--- a/lib/client.js
+++ b/lib/client.js
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ function registerNewAccount(options, cb) {
   }
 
   state.accountKeyPem=options.accountPrivateKeyPem;
-  state.accountKeyPair=cryptoUtil.importPemPrivateKey(state.accountKeyPEM);
+  state.accountKeyPair=cryptoUtil.importPemPrivateKey(state.accountKeyPem);
   state.acme=new Acme(state.accountKeyPair);
 
   register();
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ function registerNewAccount(options, cb) {
     var links;
 
     if (err || Math.floor(res.statusCode/100)!==2) {
-      return handleErr(err, 'Registration request failed');
+      return handleErr(err, 'Registration request failed: ' + res.body.toString('utf8'));
     }
 
     links=parseLink(res.headers['link']);
@@ -229,10 +229,10 @@ function getCert(options, cb) {
   state.domains = options.domains.slice(0); // copy array
   try {
     state.accountKeyPem=options.accountPrivateKeyPem;
-    state.accountKeyPair=cryptoUtil.importPemPrivateKey(state.accountKeyPEM);
+    state.accountKeyPair=cryptoUtil.importPemPrivateKey(state.accountKeyPem);
     state.acme=new Acme(state.accountKeyPair);
-    state.certPrivateKeyPEM=options.domainPrivateKeyPem;
-    state.certPrivateKey=cryptoUtil.importPemPrivateKey(state.certPrivateKeyPEM);
+    state.certPrivateKeyPem=options.domainPrivateKeyPem;
+    state.certPrivateKey=cryptoUtil.importPemPrivateKey(state.certPrivateKeyPem);
   } catch(err) {
     return handleErr(err, 'Failed to parse privateKey');
   }
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ function getCert(options, cb) {
 
     cb(null, {
       cert: cert
-    , key: state.certPrivateKeyPEM
+    , key: state.certPrivateKeyPem
     , ca: state.caCert
     });
   }