diff --git a/lib/netsuite/actions/initialize.rb b/lib/netsuite/actions/initialize.rb
index 24ca62dca..da10d46fc 100644
--- a/lib/netsuite/actions/initialize.rb
+++ b/lib/netsuite/actions/initialize.rb
@@ -56,6 +56,20 @@ def action_name
         :initialize
       end
 
+      def response_errors
+        if response_hash[:status] && response_hash[:status][:status_detail]
+          @response_errors ||= errors
+        end
+      end
+
+      def errors
+        error_obj = response_hash[:status][:status_detail]
+        error_obj = [error_obj] if error_obj.instance_of?(Hash)
+        error_obj.map do |error|
+          NetSuite::Error.new(error)
+        end
+      end
+
       module Support
 
         def self.included(base)
@@ -74,13 +88,11 @@ def initialize(object, credentials={})
             if response.success?
               new(response.body)
             else
-              raise InitializationError, "#{self}.initialize with #{object} failed."
+              raise InitializationError, response.errors.find { |e| e.type == 'ERROR' }.message
             end
           end
-
         end
       end
-
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/netsuite/records/journal_entry.rb b/lib/netsuite/records/journal_entry.rb
index 59391bf52..369460164 100644
--- a/lib/netsuite/records/journal_entry.rb
+++ b/lib/netsuite/records/journal_entry.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class JournalEntry
       include Support::Actions
       include Namespaces::TranGeneral
 
-      actions :get, :get_list, :add, :delete, :search, :upsert, :upsertlist
+      actions :get, :get_list, :add, :delete, :search, :upsert, :upsert_list
 
       fields :approved, :created_date, :exchange_rate, :last_modified_date, :memo, :reversal_date, :reversal_defer, :reversal_entry,
         :tran_date, :tran_id
diff --git a/spec/netsuite/records/vendor_bill_spec.rb b/spec/netsuite/records/vendor_bill_spec.rb
index 7c76a3690..5b225c5db 100644
--- a/spec/netsuite/records/vendor_bill_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/netsuite/records/vendor_bill_spec.rb
@@ -138,14 +138,16 @@
     end
 
     context 'when the response is unsuccessful' do
-      let(:response) { NetSuite::Response.new(:success => false, :body => {}) }
+      let(:error1) { NetSuite::Error.new(:@type => 'ERROR', :message => 'You can not initialize vendorbill: invalid reference.') }
+      let(:error2) { NetSuite::Error.new(:@type => 'ERROR', :message => 'some message') }
+      let(:response) { NetSuite::Response.new(:success => false, :body => {}, :errors => [error1, error2]) }
 
-      it 'raises a InitializationError exception' do
+      it 'raises a InitializationError exception capturing the message of the first error in the response object' do
         expect(NetSuite::Actions::Initialize).to receive(:call).with([NetSuite::Records::VendorBill, vendor], {}).and_return(response)
         expect {
           NetSuite::Records::VendorBill.initialize(vendor)
         }.to raise_error(NetSuite::InitializationError,
-                         /NetSuite::Records::VendorBill.initialize with .+ failed./)
+                         /You can not initialize vendorbill: invalid reference/)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/netsuite/records/vendor_payment_spec.rb b/spec/netsuite/records/vendor_payment_spec.rb
index 2f8d28cb6..f680ad796 100644
--- a/spec/netsuite/records/vendor_payment_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/netsuite/records/vendor_payment_spec.rb
@@ -95,14 +95,16 @@
     end
 
     context 'when the response is unsuccessful' do
-      let(:response) { NetSuite::Response.new(:success => false, :body => {}) }
+      let(:error1) { NetSuite::Error.new(:@type => 'ERROR', :message => 'You can not initialize vendorpayment: invalid reference.') }
+      let(:error2) { NetSuite::Error.new(:@type => 'ERROR', :message => 'some message') }
+      let(:response) { NetSuite::Response.new(:success => false, :body => {}, :errors => [error1, error2]) }
 
-      it 'raises a InitializationError exception' do
+      it 'raises a InitializationError exception capturing the message of the first error in the response object' do
         expect(NetSuite::Actions::Initialize).to receive(:call).with([NetSuite::Records::VendorPayment, vendor], {}).and_return(response)
         expect {
           NetSuite::Records::VendorPayment.initialize(vendor)
         }.to raise_error(NetSuite::InitializationError,
-                         /NetSuite::Records::VendorPayment.initialize with .+ failed./)
+                         /You can not initialize vendorpayment: invalid reference/)
       end
     end
   end