diff --git a/command-parse.html b/command-parse.html
index 31b7bd7..1bb136f 100644
--- a/command-parse.html
+++ b/command-parse.html
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@
                 var label = "";
                 if (rule) {
                     label = rule.v;
+                    if (label == "") {
+                        return "(empty)";
+                    }
                     return label;
                 }
             },
@@ -182,7 +185,7 @@
                         selectField.change();
 
                         var currentOutputs = JSON.parse(outputCount.val() || "{}");
-                        currentOutputs[opt.hasOwnProperty('i') ? opt.i : opt._i] = i + 1;
+                        currentOutputs[opt.hasOwnProperty('i') ? opt.i : opt._i] = i;
                         outputCount.val(JSON.stringify(currentOutputs));
                     },
                     removeItem: function (opt) {
@@ -196,7 +199,7 @@
                         rules.each(function (i) {
                             $(this).find(".node-input-rule-index").html(i + 1);
                             var data = $(this).data('data');
-                            currentOutputs[data.hasOwnProperty('i') ? data.i : data._i] = i + 1;
+                            currentOutputs[data.hasOwnProperty('i') ? data.i : data._i] = i;
                         });
                         outputCount.val(JSON.stringify(currentOutputs));
                     },
@@ -263,7 +266,7 @@
     </div>
     <div class="form-row">
         <label for="node-input-help_text"><i class="fa fa-ellipsis-h"></i> Help text:</label>
-        <input type="text" id="node-input-property" style="width: 70%"/>
+        <input type="text" id="node-input-help_text" style="width: 70%"/>
     </div>
 </script>
 
@@ -279,7 +282,7 @@
             help_text: {value: ""}
         },
         inputs: 1,
-        outputs: 1,
+        outputs: 2,
         label: function() {
             return this.name || "parser entry point";
         }
diff --git a/command-parse.js b/command-parse.js
index 695242c..504245b 100644
--- a/command-parse.js
+++ b/command-parse.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module.exports = function (RED) {
     function ParserEntryPoint(n) {
         RED.nodes.createNode(this, n);
         this.property = n.property;
-        this.help_message = n.help_message;
+        this.help_text = n.help_text;
         this.on("input", msg => {
             RED.util.evaluateNodeProperty(this.property, "msg", this, msg,
                 (err, value) => {
@@ -16,9 +16,13 @@ module.exports = function (RED) {
                         msg.token_parser = {
                             new_tokens: tokens,
                             consumed_tokens: [],
-                            help_message: this.help_message
+                            help_message: this.help_text,
+                            on_error: (maybe_error) => {
+                                let err = maybe_error ? maybe_error : this.help_text;
+                                this.send([undefined, err]);
+                            }
                         };
-                        this.send(msg);
+                        this.send([msg, undefined]);
                     };
                 });
         });
@@ -56,7 +60,9 @@ module.exports = function (RED) {
                     out.push(undefined);
                 }
             }
-            //out.push(n_matches == 0 ? msg : undefined);
+            if (n_matches == 0) {
+                msg.token_parser.on_error();
+            }
             this.send(out);
         });
     }