diff --git a/nyaa/api_handler.py b/nyaa/api_handler.py
index 5b9d4d9..f592fde 100644
--- a/nyaa/api_handler.py
+++ b/nyaa/api_handler.py
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ def validate_user(upload_request):
                 return False, None, None
 
             return True, user, None
+        else:
+            return False, None, None
 
     except Exception as e:
         return False, None, e
@@ -99,7 +101,7 @@ def api_upload(upload_request, user):
 
         # print(repr(torrent_file))
     except Exception as e:
-        pass
+        return flask.make_response(flask.jsonify({'Failure': ['No torrent file was attached.']}), 400)
 
     form = forms.UploadForm(CombinedMultiDict((torrent_file, form_info)))
     form.category.choices = _create_upload_category_choices()
diff --git a/utils/api_uploader.py b/utils/api_uploader.py
index 5b26bf5..ebb426d 100644
--- a/utils/api_uploader.py
+++ b/utils/api_uploader.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Uploads a single torrent file
 # Works on nyaa.si and sukebei.nyaa.si
 
+# Consider using api_uploader_v2.py instead
+# It has a nice command line interface
+
 import json
 import requests
 
@@ -86,7 +89,7 @@ is_complete  : False
 
 # ######################################## CHANGE HERE ########################################
 
-url = 'https://nyaa.si/api/upload'  # or https://sukebei.nyaa.si/api/upload or http://127.0.0.1:5500/api/upload
+url = 'https://nyaa.si/api/upload'  # or 'https://sukebei.nyaa.si/api/upload' or 'http://127.0.0.1:5500/api/upload'
 
 # Required
 username = ''
@@ -128,4 +131,4 @@ files = {
 response = requests.post(url, files=files)
 json_response = response.json()
 print(json_response)
-# A successful request should print {'Success': int(torrent_id)}
\ No newline at end of file
+# A successful request should print {'Success': int(torrent_id)}