diff --git a/assets/src/server/ballisticacore_server.py b/assets/src/server/ballisticacore_server.py
index 6b5a8aae..f0f539d0 100755
--- a/assets/src/server/ballisticacore_server.py
+++ b/assets/src/server/ballisticacore_server.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ sys.path += [
 ]
 
 from efro.terminal import Clr
+from efro.error import CleanError
 from efro.dataclassutils import dataclass_assign, dataclass_validate
 from bacommon.servermanager import (ServerConfig, StartServerModeCommand)
 
@@ -56,7 +57,10 @@ class ServerManagerApp:
     """
 
     def __init__(self) -> None:
-        self._config = self._load_config()
+        try:
+            self._config = self._load_config()
+        except Exception as exc:
+            raise CleanError(f'Error loading config: {exc}')
         self._done = False
         self._process_commands: List[Union[str, ServerCommand]] = []
         self._process_commands_lock = Lock()
@@ -357,4 +361,9 @@ class ServerManagerApp:
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    ServerManagerApp().run_interactive()
+    try:
+        ServerManagerApp().run_interactive()
+    except CleanError as clean_exc:
+        # For clean errors, do a simple print and fail; no tracebacks/etc.
+        clean_exc.print()
+        sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/tools/bacommon/servermanager.py b/tools/bacommon/servermanager.py
index 05e7f40d..4fff1ee9 100644
--- a/tools/bacommon/servermanager.py
+++ b/tools/bacommon/servermanager.py
@@ -79,13 +79,6 @@ class ServerConfig:
     # over a secure ssh connection.
     enable_telnet: bool = False
 
-    # Port used for telnet.
-    telnet_port: int = 43250
-
-    # This can be None for no password but PLEASE do not expose that to the
-    # world or your machine will likely get owned.
-    telnet_password: Optional[str] = 'changeme'
-
     # Series length in teams mode (7 == 'best-of-7' series; a team must
     # get 4 wins)
     teams_series_length: int = 7
diff --git a/tools/efro/dataclassutils.py b/tools/efro/dataclassutils.py
index 9d2f0f9d..501de4bf 100644
--- a/tools/efro/dataclassutils.py
+++ b/tools/efro/dataclassutils.py
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ def dataclass_assign(instance: Any, values: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
     fieldsdict = {f.name: f for f in fields}
     for key, value in values.items():
         if key not in fieldsdict:
-            raise AttributeError(f"'{type(instance).__name__}' dataclass has"
-                                 f" no '{key}' field.")
+            raise AttributeError(
+                f"'{type(instance).__name__}' has no '{key}' field")
         field = fieldsdict[key]
 
         # We expect to be operating under 'from __future__ import annotations'