diff --git a/dist/cli/main.js b/dist/cli/main.js
index 40a3da1..b511831 100644
--- a/dist/cli/main.js
+++ b/dist/cli/main.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Definition of the `main` function.
  */
 
 (function() {
-  var Command, EXTEND, FS, HME, HMR, HMSTATUS, OUTPUT, PAD, PATH, PKG, StringUtils, _, _err, _exitCallback, _opts, _out, _title, chalk, execute, initOptions, initialize, loadOptions, logMsg, main, safeLoadJSON, splitSrcDest;
+  var Command, EXTEND, FS, HME, HMR, HMSTATUS, M2C, OUTPUT, PAD, PATH, PKG, StringUtils, _, _err, _exitCallback, _opts, _out, _title, chalk, execute, executeFail, executeSuccess, initOptions, initialize, loadOptions, logMsg, main, printf, safeLoadJSON, splitSrcDest;
 
   HMR = require('../index');
 
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ Definition of the `main` function.
 
   Command = require('commander').Command;
 
+  M2C = require('../utils/md2chalk');
+
+  printf = require('printf');
+
   _opts = {};
 
   _title = chalk.white.bold('\n*** HackMyResume v' + PKG.version + ' ***');
@@ -202,7 +206,7 @@ Definition of the `main` function.
   /* Invoke a HackMyResume verb. */
 
   execute = function(src, dst, opts, log) {
-    var onFail, prom, v;
+    var prom, v;
     v = new HMR.verbs[this.name()]();
     loadOptions.call(this, opts, this.parent.jsonArgs);
     _opts.errHandler = v;
@@ -214,10 +218,31 @@ Definition of the `main` function.
       return _err.err.apply(_err, arguments);
     });
     prom = v.invoke.call(v, src, dst, _opts, log);
-    onFail = function(err) {
-      _exitCallback(err.fluenterror ? err.fluenterror : err);
-    };
-    prom.then((function() {}), onFail);
+    prom.then(executeSuccess, executeFail);
+  };
+
+
+  /* Success handler for verb invocations. Calls process.exit by default */
+
+  executeSuccess = function(obj) {
+    _exitCallback(0);
+  };
+
+
+  /* Failure handler for verb invocations. Calls process.exit by default */
+
+  executeFail = function(err) {
+    var finalErrorCode, msgs;
+    finalErrorCode = -1;
+    if (err) {
+      finalErrorCode = err.fluenterror ? err.fluenterror : err;
+      console.log(err.stack);
+    }
+    if (_opts.debug) {
+      msgs = require('./msg').errors;
+      logMsg(printf(M2C(msgs.exiting.msg, 'cyan'), finalErrorCode));
+    }
+    _exitCallback(finalErrorCode);
   };
 
 
diff --git a/dist/cli/msg.yml b/dist/cli/msg.yml
index ebcf8a4..ae19ff1 100644
--- a/dist/cli/msg.yml
+++ b/dist/cli/msg.yml
@@ -100,3 +100,5 @@ errors:
     msg: The '**%s**' parameter was needed but not supplied.
   createError:
     msg: Failed to create **'%s'**.
+  exiting:
+    msg: Exiting with status code **%s**.
diff --git a/dist/generators/word-generator.js b/dist/generators/word-generator.js
index ca38707..c4c9b7d 100644
--- a/dist/generators/word-generator.js
+++ b/dist/generators/word-generator.js
@@ -16,13 +16,9 @@ Definition of the WordGenerator class.
     extend(WordGenerator, superClass);
 
     function WordGenerator() {
-      return WordGenerator.__super__.constructor.apply(this, arguments);
+      WordGenerator.__super__.constructor.call(this, 'doc', 'xml');
     }
 
-    WordGenerator.prototype.init = function() {
-      return WordGenerator.__super__.init.call(this, 'doc', 'xml');
-    };
-
     return WordGenerator;
 
   })(TemplateGenerator);
diff --git a/dist/verbs/build.js b/dist/verbs/build.js
index a5e1c88..208b58d 100644
--- a/dist/verbs/build.js
+++ b/dist/verbs/build.js
@@ -201,11 +201,12 @@ Implementation of the 'build' verb for HackMyResume.
     _rezObj = new RTYPES[toFormat]().parseJSON(rez);
     targets = _expand(dst, theme);
     _.each(targets, function(t) {
+      var ref;
       if (this.hasError() && opts.assert) {
         return {};
       }
       t.final = _single.call(this, t, theme, targets);
-      if (t.final.fluenterror) {
+      if ((ref = t.final) != null ? ref.fluenterror : void 0) {
         t.final.quit = opts.assert;
         this.err(t.final.fluenterror, t.final);
       }
@@ -258,7 +259,7 @@ Implementation of the 'build' verb for HackMyResume.
     f = targInfo.file;
     try {
       if (!targInfo.fmt) {
-        return;
+        return {};
       }
       fType = targInfo.fmt.outFormat;
       fName = PATH.basename(f, '.' + fType);
diff --git a/dist/verbs/verb.js b/dist/verbs/verb.js
index f5340fc..c59c0b5 100644
--- a/dist/verbs/verb.js
+++ b/dist/verbs/verb.js
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ Definition of the Verb class.
 
 
   /**
-  An instantiation of a HackMyResume command.
+  An abstract invokable verb.
+  Provides base class functionality for verbs. Provide common services such as
+  error handling, event management, and promise support.
   @class Verb
    */
 
@@ -92,6 +94,9 @@ Definition of the Verb class.
       return true;
     };
 
+
+    /** Has an error occurred during this verb invocation? */
+
     Verb.prototype.hasError = function() {
       return this.errorCode || this.errorObj;
     };
diff --git a/src/cli/main.coffee b/src/cli/main.coffee
index ff81492..59e7d43 100644
--- a/src/cli/main.coffee
+++ b/src/cli/main.coffee
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ _ = require 'underscore'
 OUTPUT = require './out'
 PAD = require 'string-padding'
 Command = require('commander').Command
+M2C = require '../utils/md2chalk'
+printf = require 'printf'
 _opts = { }
 _title = chalk.white.bold('\n*** HackMyResume v' +PKG.version+ ' ***')
 _out = new OUTPUT( _opts )
@@ -251,14 +253,29 @@ execute = ( src, dst, opts, log ) ->
   v.on 'hmr:status', -> _out.do.apply _out, arguments
   v.on 'hmr:error', ->  _err.err.apply _err, arguments
 
-  # Invoke the verb! Returns a promise
+  # Invoke the verb using promise syntax
   prom = v.invoke.call v, src, dst, _opts, log
+  prom.then executeSuccess, executeFail
 
-  # Resolved or rejected?
-  onFail = (err) ->
-    _exitCallback( if err.fluenterror then err.fluenterror else err )
-    return
-  prom.then (->), onFail
+  return
+
+
+
+### Success handler for verb invocations. Calls process.exit by default ###
+executeSuccess = (obj) -> _exitCallback 0; return
+
+
+
+### Failure handler for verb invocations. Calls process.exit by default ###
+executeFail = (err) ->
+  finalErrorCode = -1
+  if err
+    finalErrorCode = if err.fluenterror then err.fluenterror else err
+    console.log err.stack
+  if _opts.debug
+    msgs = require('./msg').errors;
+    logMsg printf M2C( msgs.exiting.msg, 'cyan' ), finalErrorCode
+  _exitCallback finalErrorCode
   return
 
 
diff --git a/src/cli/msg.yml b/src/cli/msg.yml
index ebcf8a4..ae19ff1 100644
--- a/src/cli/msg.yml
+++ b/src/cli/msg.yml
@@ -100,3 +100,5 @@ errors:
     msg: The '**%s**' parameter was needed but not supplied.
   createError:
     msg: Failed to create **'%s'**.
+  exiting:
+    msg: Exiting with status code **%s**.
diff --git a/src/generators/word-generator.coffee b/src/generators/word-generator.coffee
index e8b765d..17e2a25 100644
--- a/src/generators/word-generator.coffee
+++ b/src/generators/word-generator.coffee
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ TemplateGenerator = require './template-generator'
 
 module.exports = class WordGenerator extends TemplateGenerator
 
-  init: () -> super 'doc', 'xml'
+  constructor: () -> super 'doc', 'xml'
diff --git a/src/verbs/build.coffee b/src/verbs/build.coffee
index e4cdb78..f47ccfe 100644
--- a/src/verbs/build.coffee
+++ b/src/verbs/build.coffee
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ _build = ( src, dst, opts ) ->
   _.each targets, (t) ->
     return { } if @hasError() and opts.assert
     t.final = _single.call @, t, theme, targets
-    if t.final.fluenterror
+    if t.final?.fluenterror
       t.final.quit = opts.assert
       @err t.final.fluenterror, t.final
     return
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ _single = ( targInfo, theme, finished ) ->
   try
 
     if !targInfo.fmt
-      return
+      return { }
     fType = targInfo.fmt.outFormat
     fName = PATH.basename f, '.' + fType
     theFormat = null