diff --git a/cli.py b/cli.py
index def1a5b..364e524 100644
--- a/cli.py
+++ b/cli.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ def req(args, location, data=None):
     r = requests.post(
         args.endpoint + location, auth=tuple(args.auth.split(":", 2)), **kwargs
     )
+    r.raise_for_status()
     # TODO: handle r.status_code != 200
     return r
 
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ def main_forum_list(args):
         print(color(item["mGroupName"], style=style, fg="green"))
         print("   " + color(item["mGroupId"], style="underline"))
 
+
 def main_forum_read(args):
     r = req(args, "/rsGxsForums/getForumMsgMetaData", {"forumId": args.forum_id})
     items = r.json()["msgMetas"]
@@ -52,12 +54,11 @@ def main_forum_read(args):
             "/rsGxsForums/getForumContent",
             {"forumId": args.forum_id, "msgsIds": msgs},
         )
-        pprint(items_r.json())
         items = items_r.json()["msgs"]
         for item in items:
             print(color(item["mMeta"]["mMsgName"], style="bold", fg="green"))
             print()
-            print(color(item["mMsg"])) # TODO: html2txt
+            print(item["mMsg"])  # TODO: html2txt
             print()
     else:
         for item in posts[: args.num_posts]:
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ def main_channel_read(args):
         for post in posts:
             print(color(post["mMeta"]["mMsgName"], style="bold", fg="green"))
             print()
-            print(color(post["mMsg"]))
+            print(post["mMsg"])
             print()
     else:
         for post in posts[: args.num_posts]:
@@ -120,9 +121,10 @@ def main_channel_post_v1(args):
         args,
         "/rsGxsChannels/createPost",
         {
-            "channelId": args.channel_id,
-            "title": args.post_title,
-            "mBody": args.post_body,
+            "post": {
+                "mMeta": {"mGroupId": args.channel_id, "mMsgName": args.post_title},
+                "mMsg": args.post_body,
+            }
         },
     )
     if r.status_code != 200:
@@ -130,10 +132,8 @@ def main_channel_post_v1(args):
         print("Error %d" % r.status_code)
         sys.exit(1)
     ret = r.json()
-    print(r.json())
     if ret.get("retval", True) is False:
         print(color("ERROR: could not create post", fg="red", style="bold"))
-        print(ret["errorMessage"])
         pprint(ret)
         sys.exit(1)
     pprint(ret)
@@ -141,24 +141,28 @@ def main_channel_post_v1(args):
 
 def main_channel_post(args):
     chid = args.channel_id
-    r = req(
-        args,
-        "/rsGxsChannels/createPostV2",
-        {
-            "channelId": args.channel_id,
-            "title": args.post_title,
-            "mBody": args.post_body,
-        },
-    )
-    if r.status_code == 404:
-        return main_channel_post_v1(args)
-    ret = r.json()
-    if ret.get("retval", True) is False:
-        print(color("ERROR: could not create post", fg="red", style="bold"))
-        print(ret["errorMessage"])
+    try:
+        r = req(
+            args,
+            "/rsGxsChannels/createPostV2",
+            {
+                "channelId": args.channel_id,
+                "title": args.post_title,
+                "mBody": args.post_body,
+            },
+        )
+    except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as exc:
+        if exc.response.status_code != 404:
+            raise
+    else:
+        ret = r.json()
+        if ret.get("retval", True) is False:
+            print(color("ERROR: could not create post", fg="red", style="bold"))
+            print(ret["errorMessage"])
+            pprint(ret)
+            sys.exit(1)
         pprint(ret)
-        sys.exit(1)
-    pprint(ret)
+    return main_channel_post_v1(args)
 
 
 def get_parser():
@@ -210,7 +214,6 @@ def get_parser():
     forum_read.add_argument("--num-posts", type=int, default=10)
     forum_read.set_defaults(mainfunc=main_forum_read)
 
-
     # TODO: channel rss -> read and convert to rss
 
     return p