diff --git a/interval.go b/interval.go
index dbe72f2..cc2c88f 100644
--- a/interval.go
+++ b/interval.go
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ func init() {
 
 			duration, ok := params["duration"]
 			if !ok {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("interval requires a duration parameter")
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("gen.interval requires a duration parameter")
 			}
 
 			durationNum, ok := duration.(float64)
 
 			if !ok {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("interval duration must be number")
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("gen.interval duration must be number")
 			}
 
 			return &Interval{Duration: uint32(durationNum), config: config}, nil
@@ -51,14 +51,15 @@ func (i *Interval) Run() error {
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Millisecond * time.Duration(i.Duration))
 	i.ticker = ticker
 	defer ticker.Stop()
+
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-i.router.Context.Done():
 			slog.Debug("router context done in module", "id", i.config.Id)
 			return nil
-		case t := <-ticker.C:
+		case <-ticker.C:
 			if i.router != nil {
-				i.router.HandleInput(i.config.Id, t)
+				i.router.HandleInput(i.config.Id, time.Now())
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/midi-client.go b/midi-client.go
index d91c4e0..886ac3a 100644
--- a/midi-client.go
+++ b/midi-client.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func init() {
 			input, ok := params["input"]
 
 			if !ok {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("net.mqtt.client requires a input parameter")
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("misc.midi.client requires a input parameter")
 			}
 
 			inputString, ok := input.(string)
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func init() {
 			output, ok := params["output"]
 
 			if !ok {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("net.mqtt.client requires a output parameter")
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("misc.midi.client requires a output parameter")
 			}
 
 			outputString, ok := output.(string)
diff --git a/mqtt-client.go b/mqtt-client.go
index 122244d..206cb53 100644
--- a/mqtt-client.go
+++ b/mqtt-client.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func init() {
 			brokerString, ok := broker.(string)
 
 			if !ok {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("net.mqtt.client host must be string")
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("net.mqtt.client broker must be string")
 			}
 
 			topic, ok := params["topic"]
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func init() {
 			topicString, ok := topic.(string)
 
 			if !ok {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("net.mqtt.client host must be string")
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("net.mqtt.client topic must be string")
 			}
 
 			clientId, ok := params["clientId"]
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func init() {
 			clientIdString, ok := clientId.(string)
 
 			if !ok {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("net.mqtt.client host must be string")
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("net.mqtt.client clientId must be string")
 			}
 
 			return &MQTTClient{config: config, Broker: brokerString, Topic: topicString, ClientID: clientIdString}, nil
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func (mc *MQTTClient) Output(payload any) error {
 	payloadMessage, ok := payload.(processing.MQTTMessage)
 
 	if !ok {
-		return fmt.Errorf("net.mqtt.client is only able to output MQTTMessage")
+		return fmt.Errorf("net.mqtt.client is only able to output a MQTTMessage")
 	}
 
 	if mc.client == nil {
diff --git a/tcp-client.go b/tcp-client.go
index a1aad2d..95c827f 100644
--- a/tcp-client.go
+++ b/tcp-client.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func init() {
 			hostString, ok := host.(string)
 
 			if !ok {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("net.tcp.client host must be uint16")
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("net.tcp.client host must be string")
 			}
 
 			port, ok := params["port"]
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func init() {
 			portNum, ok := port.(float64)
 
 			if !ok {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("net.tcp.client port must be uint16")
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("net.tcp.client port must be a number")
 			}
 
 			addr, err := net.ResolveTCPAddr("tcp", fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", hostString, uint16(portNum)))
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func init() {
 			framingMethodString, ok := framingMethod.(string)
 
 			if !ok {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("tcp framing method must be a string")
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("net.tcp.client framing method must be a string")
 			}
 
 			var framer framing.Framer
diff --git a/tcp-server.go b/tcp-server.go
index dd52ffc..78591d4 100644
--- a/tcp-server.go
+++ b/tcp-server.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func init() {
 			portNum, ok := port.(float64)
 
 			if !ok {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("net.tcp.server port must be uint16")
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("net.tcp.server port must be a number")
 			}
 
 			framingMethod, ok := params["framing"]
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func init() {
 			framingMethodString, ok := framingMethod.(string)
 
 			if !ok {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("tcp framing method must be a string")
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("net.tcp.server framing method must be a string")
 			}
 
 			ipString := "0.0.0.0"
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func init() {
 				specificIpString, ok := ip.(string)
 
 				if !ok {
-					return nil, fmt.Errorf("tcp ip method must be a string")
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("net.tcp.server ip must be a string")
 				}
 				ipString = specificIpString
 			}
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ ClientRead:
 						if ts.router != nil {
 							ts.router.HandleInput(ts.config.Id, message)
 						} else {
-							slog.Error("tcp-server has no router", "id", ts.config.Id)
+							slog.Error("net.tcp.server has no router", "id", ts.config.Id)
 						}
 					}
 				}
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ ClientRead:
 }
 
 func (ts *TCPServer) Run() error {
+	// TODO(jwetzell): switch to net.ListenTCP and move addr resolution to init
 	listener, err := net.Listen("tcp", fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", ts.Ip, ts.Port))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/timer.go b/timer.go
index 9539211..281310c 100644
--- a/timer.go
+++ b/timer.go
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ func init() {
 
 			duration, ok := params["duration"]
 			if !ok {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("timer requires a duration parameter")
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("gen.timer requires a duration parameter")
 			}
 
 			durationNum, ok := duration.(float64)
 
 			if !ok {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("timer duration must be number")
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("gen.timer duration must be a number")
 			}
 
 			return &Timer{Duration: uint32(durationNum), config: config}, nil
diff --git a/udp-client.go b/udp-client.go
index 789e7bf..2b971da 100644
--- a/udp-client.go
+++ b/udp-client.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func init() {
 			hostString, ok := host.(string)
 
 			if !ok {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("net.udp.client host must be uint16")
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("net.udp.client host must be a string")
 			}
 
 			port, ok := params["port"]
diff --git a/udp-server.go b/udp-server.go
index ebd7db7..51f0e97 100644
--- a/udp-server.go
+++ b/udp-server.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func init() {
 			portNum, ok := port.(float64)
 
 			if !ok {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("net.udp.server port must be uint16")
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("net.udp.server port must be a number")
 			}
 
 			ipString := "0.0.0.0"
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func init() {
 				specificIpString, ok := ip.(string)
 
 				if !ok {
-					return nil, fmt.Errorf("tcp ip method must be a string")
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("net.udp.server ip must be a string")
 				}
 				ipString = specificIpString
 			}
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ func (us *UDPServer) RegisterRouter(router *Router) {
 
 func (us *UDPServer) Run() error {
 
+	// TODO(jwetzell): move this to init
 	addr, err := net.ResolveUDPAddr("udp", fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", us.Ip, us.Port))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("error resolving UDP address: %v", err)