diff --git a/nano/node/json_handler.cpp b/nano/node/json_handler.cpp
index f94a71a5c..07629ea1a 100644
--- a/nano/node/json_handler.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/json_handler.cpp
@@ -924,6 +924,7 @@ void nano::json_handler::accounts_balances ()
 void nano::json_handler::accounts_representatives ()
 {
 	boost::property_tree::ptree representatives;
+	boost::property_tree::ptree errors;
 	auto transaction = node.store.tx_begin_read ();
 	for (auto & account_from_request : request.get_child ("accounts"))
 	{
@@ -937,10 +938,15 @@ void nano::json_handler::accounts_representatives ()
 				continue;
 			}
 		}
-		representatives.put (account_from_request.second.data (), boost::format ("error: %1%") % ec.message ());
+		debug_assert (ec);
+		errors.put (account_from_request.second.data (), ec.message ());
 		ec = {};
 	}
 	response_l.add_child ("representatives", representatives);
+	if (!errors.empty ())
+	{
+		response_l.add_child ("errors", errors);
+	}
 	response_errors ();
 }
 
diff --git a/nano/rpc_test/rpc.cpp b/nano/rpc_test/rpc.cpp
index cb922cc16..65aedd4eb 100644
--- a/nano/rpc_test/rpc.cpp
+++ b/nano/rpc_test/rpc.cpp
@@ -3017,12 +3017,14 @@ TEST (rpc, accounts_representatives)
 	// Ensures the response is correct.
 	auto response_representative (response.get_child ("representatives").get<std::string> (nano::dev::genesis->account ().to_account ()));
 	ASSERT_EQ (response_representative, nano::dev::genesis->account ().to_account ());
+
+	ASSERT_EQ (response.count ("errors"), 0);
 }
 
 /**
  * Test the RPC accounts_frontiers with 3 accounts, one good one, one with an invalid account ID and one with an account that does not exist.
  */
-TEST (rpc, accounts_representatives_per_account_result_with_errors)
+TEST (rpc, accounts_representatives_with_errors)
 {
 	nano::test::system system;
 	auto node = add_ipc_enabled_node (system);
@@ -3038,38 +3040,31 @@ TEST (rpc, accounts_representatives_per_account_result_with_errors)
 
 	// Adds an invalid account, malformed number with a wrong checksum.
 	// Got with this formula: key1.substr(0, 40) + key2.substr(40, key2.size()).
-	auto const invalid_key = "nano_36uccgpjzhjsdbj44wm1y5hyz8gefx3wjpp1jircxt84nopxkxti5bzq1rnz";
-	entry2.put ("", invalid_key);
+	auto const bad_account_number = "nano_36uccgpjzhjsdbj44wm1y5hyz8gefx3wjpp1jircxt84nopxkxti5bzq1rnz";
+	entry2.put ("", bad_account_number);
 	accounts_l.push_back (std::make_pair ("", entry2));
 
-	// Adds a valid key but that isn't on the ledger. It wont'be found.
-	auto const valid_key = "nano_1hrts7hcoozxccnffoq9hqhngnn9jz783usapejm57ejtqcyz9dpso1bibuy";
-	entry3.put ("", valid_key);
+	// Adds a valid key but that isn't on the ledger. It won't be found.
+	auto const account_not_found = "nano_1hrts7hcoozxccnffoq9hqhngnn9jz783usapejm57ejtqcyz9dpso1bibuy";
+	entry3.put ("", account_not_found);
 	accounts_l.push_back (std::make_pair ("", entry3));
 
 	// Packs all the account entries.
 	request.add_child ("accounts", accounts_l);
 	auto response (wait_response (system, rpc_ctx, request));
 
-	auto get_error_message = [] (nano::error_common error_common) -> std::string {
-		std::error_code ec = error_common;
-		return boost::str (boost::format ("error: %1%") % ec.message ());
-	};
+	ASSERT_EQ (response.count ("representatives"), 1);
+	ASSERT_EQ (response.get_child ("representatives").size (), 1);
+	ASSERT_EQ (response.get_child ("representatives").count (nano::dev::genesis_key.pub.to_account ()), 1);
+	auto rep_text = response.get_child ("representatives").get<std::string> (nano::dev::genesis_key.pub.to_account ());
+	ASSERT_EQ (rep_text, nano::dev::genesis->account ().to_account ());
 
-	std::map<std::string, std::string> reply_map{
-		{ nano::dev::genesis_key.pub.to_account (), nano::dev::genesis->account ().to_account () },
-		{ invalid_key, get_error_message (nano::error_common::bad_account_number) },
-		{ valid_key, get_error_message (nano::error_common::account_not_found) }
-	};
-
-	for (auto & representative : response.get_child ("representatives"))
-	{
-		std::string account_text = representative.first;
-		std::string frontier_text = representative.second.get<std::string> ("");
-		ASSERT_EQ (frontier_text, reply_map[account_text]);
-		reply_map.erase (account_text);
-	}
-	ASSERT_EQ (reply_map.size (), 0);
+	ASSERT_EQ (response.count ("errors"), 1);
+	ASSERT_EQ (response.get_child ("errors").size (), 2);
+	ASSERT_EQ (response.get_child ("errors").count (bad_account_number), 1);
+	ASSERT_EQ (response.get_child ("errors").count (account_not_found), 1);
+	ASSERT_EQ (response.get_child ("errors").get<std::string> (bad_account_number), make_error_code (nano::error_common::bad_account_number).message ());
+	ASSERT_EQ (response.get_child ("errors").get<std::string> (account_not_found), make_error_code (nano::error_common::account_not_found).message ());
 }
 
 TEST (rpc, accounts_frontiers)
@@ -3127,7 +3122,7 @@ TEST (rpc, accounts_frontiers_with_errors)
 	auto const account_not_found = "nano_1os6txqxyuesnxrtshnfb5or1hesc1647wpk9rsr84pmki6eairwha79hk3j";
 	entry3.put ("", account_not_found);
 	accounts_l.push_back (std::make_pair ("", entry3));
-	
+
 	request.add_child ("accounts", accounts_l);
 	auto response (wait_response (system, rpc_ctx, request));