diff --git a/solution/dev/client-scripts-ves-v7/globalVesEventEmitter.py b/solution/dev/client-scripts-ves-v7/globalVesEventEmitter.py
index 9f44a5c..26c3879 100644
--- a/solution/dev/client-scripts-ves-v7/globalVesEventEmitter.py
+++ b/solution/dev/client-scripts-ves-v7/globalVesEventEmitter.py
@@ -44,11 +44,12 @@
     except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
       # catastrophic error. bail.
       raise SystemExit(e)
-        
-    if response.status_code >= 200 and response.status_code <= 500:
+
+    if response.status_code >= 200 and response.status_code <= 300:
       print(response)
     else:
-      sys.exit('Reading VES "stndDefined" message template failed.')
+      print(response.status_code)
+      sys.exit('Sending VES "stndDefined" message template failed with code %d.' % response.status_code)
 
 def sendHttpGet(url):
     try:
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@
     except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
       # catastrophic error. bail.
       raise SystemExit(e)
-        
+
     if response.status_code >= 200 and response.status_code < 300:
       return response.json()
     else: