diff --git a/commands/sifter.go b/commands/sifter.go
index 6d7bca6..c20810c 100644
--- a/commands/sifter.go
+++ b/commands/sifter.go
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ func decodeStdin(data string) (string, int64) {
 	var events ConsulEvent
 	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(data), &events)
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println("%#v", err)
+		Log(fmt.Sprintf("error: %s", data), "info")
+		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 	name := string(events.Name)
 	lTime := int64(events.LTime)
diff --git a/version b/version
index e44037b..457dba0 100755
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-SIFTER_VERSION="0.5-dev"
+SIFTER_VERSION="0.5"
 echo $SIFTER_VERSION