bin/powder in powder-0.1.5 vs bin/powder in powder-0.1.6

@@ -111,25 +111,29 @@
     desc "version", "Shows the version"
     def version
        say "powder #{Powder::VERSION}"
     end
     
-        desc "config", "Shows current pow configuration"
+    desc "config", "Shows current pow configuration"
     def config
-      json = eval %x{curl --silent -H host:pow localhost/config.json}.gsub(':','=>')
+      results = %x{curl --silent -H host:pow localhost/config.json}.gsub(':','=>')
+      return say("Error: Cannot get Pow config. Pow may be down. Try 'powder up' first.") if results.empty? || !(results =~ /^\{/)
+      json = eval results
       json.each do |k,v|
         case v
         when String, Numeric
           say "#{k.ljust(12,' ')} #{v}"
         when Array
           say "#{k.ljust(12,' ')} #{v.join ', '}\n"
         end
       end
     end
-    
+
     desc "status", "Shows current pow status"
     def status
-      json = eval %x{curl --silent -H host:pow localhost/status.json}.gsub(':','=>')
+      results = %x{curl --silent -H host:pow localhost/status.json}.gsub(':','=>')
+      return say("Error: Cannot get Pow status. Pow may be down. Try 'powder up' first.") if results.empty? || !(results =~ /^\{/)
+      json = eval results
       json.each {|k,v| say "#{k.ljust(12, ' ')} #{v}"}
     end
 
     private