diff --git a/includes/relais.inc b/includes/relais.inc
index a88447a..800c3ed 100644
--- a/includes/relais.inc
+++ b/includes/relais.inc
@@ -123,7 +123,13 @@ function upei_roblib_ill_authenticate($barcode, $surname) {
     $response = \Drupal::httpClient()->post($url, $options);
   }
   catch (Exception $e) {
+    $human_readable = '';
+    if($e->getCode() == '401') {
+      $human_readable = t('There may have been an issue with your Campus ID, '
+        . 'Please verify it is correct.  ');
+    }
     $response_data['Problem']['Message'] = $e->getMessage();
+    $response_data['Problem']['HR_Message'] = upei_roblib_ill_build_err_msg($human_readable);
     return $response_data;
   }
   
diff --git a/src/Form/RoblibIllLoanForm.php b/src/Form/RoblibIllLoanForm.php
index 7d9e627..5809de1 100644
--- a/src/Form/RoblibIllLoanForm.php
+++ b/src/Form/RoblibIllLoanForm.php
@@ -48,8 +48,10 @@ class RoblibIllLoanForm extends FormBase {
 
       $aid = upei_roblib_ill_authenticate($campus_id, $values['Surname']);
       if (is_array($aid) && isset($aid['Problem']['Message'])) {
+        if (!empty($aid['Problem']['HR_Message'])) {
+          $form_state->setErrorByName('campus_id', $aid['Problem']['HR_Message']);
+        }
         $form_state->setErrorByName('Surname', $aid['Problem']['Message']);
-        $form_state->setErrorByName('campus_id', '');
         // Log invalid requests, we need to build the full array here to log it, even though we won't send it yet as auth has failed.
         //$form_state->set('upei_roblib_ill_auth_form_storage') = $form_state->getValues();
         module_load_include('inc', 'upei_roblib_ill', 'includes/db');
@@ -61,8 +63,13 @@ class RoblibIllLoanForm extends FormBase {
       }
     }
     $trigger = $form_state->getTriggeringElement();
-    if (empty($form_state->get('step')) && $trigger['#value'] != 'Lookup DOI' && empty($form_state->getValue('Title'))) {
-      $form_state->setErrorByName('Title', t('Journal/Book Title is required.'));
+    if($trigger['#value'] != 'Lookup DOI' && empty($form_state->get('step'))) {
+      if(empty($form_state->getValue('Title'))){
+        $form_state->setErrorByName('Title', t('Journal/Book Title is required.'));
+      }
+      if(empty($form_state->getValue('Genre'))) {
+        $form_state->setErrorByName('Title', t('Item Type is required.'));
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -148,7 +155,8 @@ class RoblibIllLoanForm extends FormBase {
         'chapter' => t('Book Chapter'),
         'article' => t('Journal Article'),
       ],
-      '#required' => TRUE,
+      '#default_value' => 'article',
+      '#required' => FALSE,
     ];
     if (!empty($type)) {
       $form['Genre']['#default_value'] = $type;