diff --git a/dist/cli/out.js b/dist/cli/out.js
index ff0ae6f..0fd68a6 100644
--- a/dist/cli/out.js
+++ b/dist/cli/out.js
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ Output routines for HackMyResume.
             });
           } else if (!evt.error) {
             return L(M2C(this.msgs.afterPeek.msg, 'yellow'), evt.requested, evt.file);
+          } else if (evt.error) {
+            return L(chalk.red(evt.error.inner.inner));
           }
       }
     };
diff --git a/dist/verbs/peek.js b/dist/verbs/peek.js
index aae8215..e1ab341 100644
--- a/dist/verbs/peek.js
+++ b/dist/verbs/peek.js
@@ -51,10 +51,11 @@ Implementation of the 'peek' verb for HackMyResume.
         return {};
       }
       tgt = _peekOne.call(this, t, objPath);
-      if (tgt.fluenterror) {
+      if (tgt.error) {
         tgt.quit = opts.assert;
-        return this.err(tgt.fluenterror, tgt);
+        this.err(tgt.fluenterror, tgt);
       }
+      return tgt;
     }, this);
     if (this.hasError() && !opts.assert) {
       this.reject(this.errorCode);
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ Implementation of the 'peek' verb for HackMyResume.
   /** Peek at a single resume, resume section, or resume field. */
 
   _peekOne = function(t, objPath) {
-    var errCode, obj, tgt;
+    var errCode, obj, pkgError, tgt;
     this.stat(HMEVENT.beforePeek, {
       file: t,
       target: objPath
@@ -78,23 +79,27 @@ Implementation of the 'peek' verb for HackMyResume.
     if (!obj.ex) {
       tgt = objPath ? __.get(obj.json, objPath) : obj.json;
     }
-    this.stat(HMEVENT.afterPeek, {
-      file: t,
-      requested: objPath,
-      target: tgt,
-      error: obj.ex
-    });
+    pkgError = null;
     if (obj.ex) {
       errCode = obj.ex.operation === 'parse' ? HMSTATUS.parseError : HMSTATUS.readError;
       if (errCode === HMSTATUS.readError) {
         obj.ex.quiet = true;
       }
-      return {
+      pkgError = {
         fluenterror: errCode,
         inner: obj.ex
       };
     }
-    return tgt;
+    this.stat(HMEVENT.afterPeek, {
+      file: t,
+      requested: objPath,
+      target: obj.ex ? void 0 : tgt,
+      error: pkgError
+    });
+    return {
+      val: tgt,
+      errpr: pkgError
+    };
   };
 
 }).call(this);
diff --git a/src/cli/out.coffee b/src/cli/out.coffee
index 9eeb0e7..361f1c0 100644
--- a/src/cli/out.coffee
+++ b/src/cli/out.coffee
@@ -157,12 +157,20 @@ module.exports = class OutputHandler
 
       when HME.afterPeek
         sty = if evt.error then 'red' else ( if evt.target != undefined then 'green' else 'yellow' )
+
+        # "Peeking at 'someKey' in 'someFile'."
         if evt.requested
           L(M2C(this.msgs.beforePeek.msg[0], sty), evt.requested, evt.file)
         else
           L(M2C(this.msgs.beforePeek.msg[1], sty), evt.file)
 
+        # If the key was present, print it
         if evt.target != undefined
           console.dir( evt.target, { depth: null, colors: true } )
+
+        # If the key was not present, but no error occurred, print it
         else if !evt.error
           L(M2C( this.msgs.afterPeek.msg, 'yellow'), evt.requested, evt.file);
+
+        else if evt.error
+          L( chalk.red( evt.error.inner.inner ));
diff --git a/src/verbs/peek.coffee b/src/verbs/peek.coffee
index 6e2aca6..a0bb51e 100644
--- a/src/verbs/peek.coffee
+++ b/src/verbs/peek.coffee
@@ -33,9 +33,10 @@ _peek = ( src, dst, opts ) ->
   results = _.map src, ( t ) ->
     return { } if opts.assert and @hasError()
     tgt = _peekOne.call @, t, objPath
-    if tgt.fluenterror
+    if tgt.error
       tgt.quit = opts.assert
       @err tgt.fluenterror, tgt
+    tgt
   , @
 
   if @hasError() and !opts.assert
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ _peek = ( src, dst, opts ) ->
 ###* Peek at a single resume, resume section, or resume field. ###
 _peekOne = ( t, objPath ) ->
 
-  @.stat HMEVENT.beforePeek, { file: t, target: objPath }
+  @stat HMEVENT.beforePeek, { file: t, target: objPath }
 
   # Load the input file JSON 1st
   obj = safeLoadJSON t
@@ -59,18 +60,20 @@ _peekOne = ( t, objPath ) ->
   if !obj.ex
     tgt = if objPath then __.get obj.json, objPath else obj.json;
 
-  # Fire the 'afterPeek' event with collected info
-  @.stat HMEVENT.afterPeek,
-    file: t
-    requested: objPath
-    target: tgt
-    error: obj.ex
-
   ## safeLoadJSON can only return a READ error or a PARSE error
+  pkgError = null
   if obj.ex
     errCode = if obj.ex.operation == 'parse' then HMSTATUS.parseError else HMSTATUS.readError
     if errCode == HMSTATUS.readError
       obj.ex.quiet = true
-    return fluenterror: errCode, inner: obj.ex
+    pkgError = fluenterror: errCode, inner: obj.ex
 
-  tgt
+
+  # Fire the 'afterPeek' event with collected info
+  @stat HMEVENT.afterPeek,
+    file: t
+    requested: objPath
+    target: if obj.ex then undefined else tgt
+    error: pkgError
+
+  val: tgt, errpr: pkgError