diff --git a/consensusj-jsonrpc-cli/src/main/java/org/consensusj/jsonrpc/cli/BaseJsonRpcTool.java b/consensusj-jsonrpc-cli/src/main/java/org/consensusj/jsonrpc/cli/BaseJsonRpcTool.java
index 1009883cb..c9f2c28ba 100644
--- a/consensusj-jsonrpc-cli/src/main/java/org/consensusj/jsonrpc/cli/BaseJsonRpcTool.java
+++ b/consensusj-jsonrpc-cli/src/main/java/org/consensusj/jsonrpc/cli/BaseJsonRpcTool.java
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 import org.consensusj.jsonrpc.AbstractRpcClient;
 import org.consensusj.jsonrpc.CompositeTrustManager;
 import org.consensusj.jsonrpc.JsonRpcClientJavaNet;
-import org.consensusj.jsonrpc.JsonRpcException;
 import org.consensusj.jsonrpc.JsonRpcMessage;
 import org.consensusj.jsonrpc.JsonRpcRequest;
 import org.consensusj.jsonrpc.JsonRpcResponse;
@@ -31,6 +30,7 @@
 import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
 import java.security.cert.CertificateException;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 
 /**
@@ -92,12 +92,13 @@ public void run(CommonsCLICall call) {
         JsonRpcRequest request = parser.parse(args);
         JsonRpcResponse<JsonNode> response;
         try {
-            response = client.sendRequestForResponse(request);
-        } catch (JsonRpcException e) {
-            log.error("send exception: ", e);
-            throw new ToolException(1, e.getMessage());
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            log.error("send exception: ", e);
+            response = client.sendRequestForResponseAsync(request).get();
+        } catch (ExecutionException ee) {
+            log.error("send execution exception: ", ee);
+            Throwable t = ee.getCause() != null ? ee.getCause(): ee;
+            throw new ToolException(1, t.getMessage());
+        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+            log.error("send interrupted exception: ", e);
             throw new ToolException(1, e.getMessage());
         }
         String resultForPrinting = formatResponse(response, client.getMapper());
diff --git a/consensusj-jsonrpc/src/main/java/org/consensusj/jsonrpc/JacksonRpcClient.java b/consensusj-jsonrpc/src/main/java/org/consensusj/jsonrpc/JacksonRpcClient.java
index 4cc62cd8c..eede9464b 100644
--- a/consensusj-jsonrpc/src/main/java/org/consensusj/jsonrpc/JacksonRpcClient.java
+++ b/consensusj-jsonrpc/src/main/java/org/consensusj/jsonrpc/JacksonRpcClient.java
@@ -68,7 +68,16 @@ default <R> JsonRpcResponse<R> sendRequestForResponse(JsonRpcRequest request, Ja
      * @throws JsonRpcStatusException JSON RPC status error
      */
     default JsonRpcResponse<JsonNode> sendRequestForResponse(JsonRpcRequest request) throws IOException, JsonRpcStatusException {
-        return syncGet(sendRequestForResponseAsync(request, responseTypeFor(JsonNode.class)));
+        return syncGet(sendRequestForResponseAsync(request));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Convenience method for requesting an asynchronous response with a {@link JsonNode} for the result.
+     * @param request The request to send
+     * @return A future JSON RPC Response with `result` of type {@code JsonNode}
+     */
+    default CompletableFuture<JsonRpcResponse<JsonNode>> sendRequestForResponseAsync(JsonRpcRequest request) {
+        return sendRequestForResponseAsync(request, responseTypeFor(JsonNode.class));
     }
 
     private <R> CompletableFuture<R> sendRequestForResultAsync(JsonRpcRequest request, JavaType resultType) {