diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace.rb
index 541e5ae49..15a8211bb 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace.rb
@@ -64,9 +64,12 @@ module Fog
       class ServiceUnavailable < ServiceError; end
       class MethodNotAllowed < ServiceError; end
       class BadRequest < ServiceError
-        #TODO - Need to find a better way to print out these validation errors when they are thrown
         attr_reader :validation_errors
 
+        def to_s
+          "#{super} - #{validation_errors}"
+        end
+
         def self.slurp(error, service=nil)
           new_error = super(error)
           unless new_error.response_data.nil? or new_error.response_data['badRequest'].nil?
diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/monitoring.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/monitoring.rb
index 33d22d030..0f1a762dc 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace/monitoring.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/monitoring.rb
@@ -13,10 +13,26 @@ module Fog
       class IdentifierTaken < Fog::Errors::Error; end
       class ServiceError < Fog::Rackspace::Errors::ServiceError; end
       class InternalServerError < Fog::Rackspace::Errors::InternalServerError; end
-      class BadRequest < Fog::Rackspace::Errors::BadRequest; end
       class Conflict < Fog::Rackspace::Errors::Conflict; end
       class ServiceUnavailable < Fog::Rackspace::Errors::ServiceUnavailable; end
 
+
+      class BadRequest < Fog::Rackspace::Errors::BadRequest
+        attr_reader :validation_errors
+
+        def self.slurp(error, service=nil)
+          new_error = super(error)
+          if  new_error.response_data && new_error.response_data['details']
+            new_error.instance_variable_set(:@validation_errors, new_error.response_data['details'])
+          end
+
+          status_code = error.response ? error.response.status : nil
+          new_error.instance_variable_set(:@status_code, status_code)
+          new_error.set_transaction_id(error, service)
+          new_error
+        end
+      end
+
       requires :rackspace_api_key, :rackspace_username
       recognizes :rackspace_auth_url
       recognizes :persistent