diff --git a/worldeditadditions/lib/metaballs/playerdata.lua b/worldeditadditions/lib/metaballs/playerdata.lua
index 18fe1a8..e9535ce 100644
--- a/worldeditadditions/lib/metaballs/playerdata.lua
+++ b/worldeditadditions/lib/metaballs/playerdata.lua
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ end
 local function list_pretty(player_name)
 	local success, metaball_list = list(player_name)
 	if not success then return success, metaball_list end
+	if not metaball_list or type(metaball_list) ~= "table" then
+		return false, "Invalid metaball list returned"
+	end
 	
 	local rows = { { "Index", "Position", "Radius" } }
 	for i,metaball in ipairs(metaball_list) do
@@ -75,6 +78,9 @@ end
 local function remove(player_name, index)
 	local success, metaball_list = list(player_name)
 	if not success then return success, metaball_list end
+	if not metaball_list or type(metaball_list) ~= "table" then
+		return false, "Invalid metaball list returned"
+	end
 	
 	if index > #metaball_list then
 		return false, "Error: Requested the removal of metaball "..tostring(index)..", but there are "..tostring(#metaball_list).." metaballs defined."
@@ -82,7 +88,7 @@ local function remove(player_name, index)
 	
 	table.remove(metaball_list, index)
 	
-	return #metaball_list
+	return true, #metaball_list
 end
 
 --- Removes all the currently defined metaballs for the given player.
@@ -104,8 +110,11 @@ local function volume(player_name)
 	local success, metaball_list = list(player_name)
 	if not success then return success, metaball_list end
 	
+	if not metaball_list or not metaball_list[1] or type(metaball_list) ~= "table" then return false, "Error: Invalid metaball list returned" end
+	
 	if #metaball_list == 0 then return 0 end
 	
+	
 	local pos1 = metaball_list[1].pos
 	local pos2 = pos1
 	
@@ -114,7 +123,7 @@ local function volume(player_name)
 		pos2 = Vector3.max(pos2, metaball.pos + metaball.radius)
 	end
 	
-	return (pos2 - pos1):area()
+	return true, (pos2 - pos1):area()
 end
 
 return {
diff --git a/worldeditadditions_commands/commands/metaball.lua b/worldeditadditions_commands/commands/metaball.lua
index e275457..9bc142b 100644
--- a/worldeditadditions_commands/commands/metaball.lua
+++ b/worldeditadditions_commands/commands/metaball.lua
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ worldeditadditions_core.register_command("metaball", {
 		local parts = wea_c.split_shell(params_text)
 		
 		if #parts < 1 then
-			return false, "Error: Not enough arguments (see /help /dome for usage information)."
+			return false, "Error: Not enough arguments (see /help /metaball for usage information)."
 		end
 		
 		local subcommand = parts[1]
@@ -83,7 +83,14 @@ worldeditadditions_core.register_command("metaball", {
 	end,
 	nodes_needed = function(name, subcommand)
 		if subcommand == "render" then
-			return wea.metaballs.volume(name)
+			local success, value = wea.metaballs.volume(name)
+			
+			if not success then
+				worldedit.player_notify(name, value)
+				return -1
+			end
+			
+			return value
 		else
 			return 0
 		end
@@ -103,21 +110,19 @@ worldeditadditions_core.register_command("metaball", {
 			local success2, volume = wea.metaballs.volume(name)
 			if not success2 then return success2, volume end
 			
-			message = #metaballs_list.." will take up to "..tostring(volume).." nodes of space"
+			message = #metaballs_list.." metaballs will take up to "..tostring(volume).." nodes of space"
 		elseif subcommand == "clear" then
-			local success, metaballs_cleared = wea.metaballs.clear(name)
-			if not success then return success, metaballs_cleared end
-			
-			message = tostring(metaballs_cleared).." cleared"
+			local metaballs_cleared = wea.metaballs.clear(name)
+			message = tostring(metaballs_cleared).." metaball cleared"
 		elseif subcommand == "remove" then
 			local index = subargs[1]
 			
 			local success, metaballs_count = wea.metaballs.remove(name, index)
 			if not success then return success, metaballs_count end
 			
-			message = "metaball at index "..tostring(index).." removed - "..metaballs_count.." metaballs remain"
+			message = "metaball at index "..tostring(index).." removed - "..tostring(metaballs_count).." metaballs remain"
 		elseif subcommand == "add" then
-			local pos = Vector3.clone(worldedit.pos1[name])
+			local pos = Vector3.clone(worldedit.pos1[name]):round()
 			local radius = subargs[1]
 			
 			local success, metaballs_count = wea.metaballs.add(name, pos, radius)