diff --git a/attic/archiver.py b/attic/archiver.py
index 47650c2d4..021d59dba 100644
--- a/attic/archiver.py
+++ b/attic/archiver.py
@@ -728,6 +728,9 @@ def main():
     except Error as e:
         archiver.print_error(e.get_message())
         exit_code = e.exit_code
+    except RemoteRepository.RPCError as e:
+        print(e)
+        exit_code = 1
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         archiver.print_error('Error: Keyboard interrupt')
         exit_code = 1
diff --git a/attic/remote.py b/attic/remote.py
index f2a0aed06..c3baa52d4 100644
--- a/attic/remote.py
+++ b/attic/remote.py
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
 import sys
 import tempfile
+import traceback
+
+from attic import __version__
 
 from .hashindex import NSIndex
 from .helpers import Error, IntegrityError
@@ -52,8 +55,9 @@ def serve(self):
                         except AttributeError:
                             f = getattr(self.repository, method)
                         res = f(*args)
-                    except Exception as e:
-                        sys.stdout.buffer.write(msgpack.packb((1, msgid, e.__class__.__name__, e.args)))
+                    except BaseException as e:
+                        exc = "Remote Traceback by Attic %s%s%s" % (__version__, os.linesep, traceback.format_exc())
+                        sys.stdout.buffer.write(msgpack.packb((1, msgid, e.__class__.__name__, exc)))
                     else:
                         sys.stdout.buffer.write(msgpack.packb((1, msgid, None, res)))
                     sys.stdout.flush()
@@ -157,7 +161,7 @@ def fetch_from_cache(args):
                             raise PathNotAllowed(*res)
                         if error == b'ObjectNotFound':
                             raise Repository.ObjectNotFound(res[0], self.location.orig)
-                        raise self.RPCError(error)
+                        raise self.RPCError(res.decode('utf-8'))
                     else:
                         yield res
                         if not waiting_for and not calls:
@@ -312,4 +316,4 @@ def get_many(self, keys):
 def cache_if_remote(repository):
     if isinstance(repository, RemoteRepository):
         return RepositoryCache(repository)
-    return repository
\ No newline at end of file
+    return repository