diff --git a/wicd/backends/be-ioctl.py b/wicd/backends/be-ioctl.py
index 3d16486..a51db1b 100644
--- a/wicd/backends/be-ioctl.py
+++ b/wicd/backends/be-ioctl.py
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ class WirelessInterface(Interface, BaseWirelessInterface):
         try:
             results = self.scan_iface.Scan()
         except iwscan.error, e:
-            print "ERROR: %s"
+            print "ERROR: %s" % e
             return []
         return filter(None, [self._parse_ap(cell) for cell in results])
 
diff --git a/wicd/networking.py b/wicd/networking.py
index 13ec635..1269e5c 100644
--- a/wicd/networking.py
+++ b/wicd/networking.py
@@ -866,7 +866,8 @@ class WirelessConnectThread(ConnectThread):
         if self.network.get('enctype'):
             self.SetStatus('validating_authentication')
             if not wiface.ValidateAuthentication(time.time()):
-                if not self.connect_result:
+                print "connect result is %s" % self.connect_result
+                if not self.connect_result or self.connect_result == 'Failed':
                     self.abort_connection('bad_pass')
 
         # Set up gateway, IP address, and DNS servers.