diff --git a/tes/apiendpoints.py b/tes/apiendpoints.py
index ccc49e1c6939e95be3b08ed923510227635b9fce..775051c46eeafc78d78c3aceab64a5b0a8a223ae 100644
--- a/tes/apiendpoints.py
+++ b/tes/apiendpoints.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import flask_restful
 from . import api, app
 from .sshwrapper import Ssh, SshAgentException, SftpPermissionException, SftpException, SshCtrlException, SshExecException
 from .tunnelstat import SSHSession
+import subprocess
 
 class AppParamsException(Exception):
     pass
@@ -228,8 +229,10 @@ def wrap_execute(sess, host, user, cmd, bastion=None,stdin=None, sshport="22", b
             return apiabort(401,message="".format(host))
     # This exception is raised if the remove command had a non-zero return code
     except SshExecException as e:
-        return apiabort(400,message="{}".format(e))
+        return apiabort(400, message="{}".format(e))
     # Any other exceptions. This should never be reached.
+    except subprocess.TimedoutExpired as e:
+        return apiabort(599, message="{}".format(e))
     except Exception as e:
         import traceback
         logger.error('JobStat.get: Exception {}'.format(e))
@@ -477,7 +480,7 @@ class AppLaunch(Resource):
             logger.error(e)
             logger.error(traceback.format_exc())
             #flask_restful.abort(500,message="AppUrl failed in some unexpected way")
-            return apiabort(500,message="AppUrl failed in some unexpected way")
+            return apiabort(500,message="AppLaunc failed in some unexpected way")
         logger.debug('application launched, returning')
         return None, 200
 
diff --git a/tes/sshwrapper/__init__.py b/tes/sshwrapper/__init__.py
index 9e5e82346ace85830a026a67aeb309fd687058bd..c43b0c6df8a9109f12c570e425588aadf8584f84 100644
--- a/tes/sshwrapper/__init__.py
+++ b/tes/sshwrapper/__init__.py
@@ -337,7 +337,8 @@ class Ssh:
         except subprocess.TimeoutExpired as e:
                 logger.debug('cmd timed out')
                 logger.debug("exception execute")
-                raise SshExecException(message="A program timed out on the backend server")
+                raise e
+                #raise SshExecException(message="A program timed out on the backend server")
         if exec_p.returncode == 255:
             logger.error(stderr)
             sess.kill()