diff --git a/src/resources.py b/src/resources.py
index 907bd09..4fb0e74 100644
--- a/src/resources.py
+++ b/src/resources.py
@@ -35,33 +35,31 @@ class SampleResource(Resource):
         :return:
         """
         if 'file' not in request.files:
-            return {"status": "error", "message": "no file found"}, 469
+            return {"err_msg": "no file found"}, 469
         else:
             soundfile = request.files['file']
 
         if 'description' not in request.form:
-            return {"status": "error", "message": "no description found"}, 470
+            return {"err_msg": "no description found"}, 470
         else:
             description = request.form.get("description")
 
         if soundfile.content_type != 'audio/wave':
             LOGGER.info(
                 f"Input file was not WAV.")
-            return {'status': 'error', 'message': 'Input file not a wave file.'}, 415
+            return {'err_msg': 'Input file not a wave file.'}, 415
 
         try:
             desc = json.loads(description)
         except Exception as e:
             LOGGER.exception(e)
-            return {'status': 'error',
-                    'message': 'Input JSON could not be parsed'}, 400
+            return {'err_msg': 'Input JSON could not be parsed'}, 400
 
         validate_errors = SampleSchema().validate(desc)
         if validate_errors:
             LOGGER.error(
                 "Input JSON did not conform to schema. It was: {}", desc)
-            return {'status': 'error',
-                    'message': 'Input JSON schema invalid'}, 417
+            return {'err_msg': 'Input JSON schema invalid'}, 417
 
         xeger = Xeger(limit=30)
         generated_tag = xeger.xeger(r'^[a-zA-Z]+[0-9a-zA-Z_]*$')
@@ -87,11 +85,11 @@ class SampleResource(Resource):
         except Exception as e:
             LOGGER.exception(e)
             db.session.rollback()
-            return {"status": "exception", "message": str(
+            return {"err_msg": str(
                 e), "hint": "DB or downstream service error"}, 569
 
         db.session.commit()
-        return {"status": "ok", "message": generated_tag}, 200
+        return {"tag": generated_tag}, 200
 
     def get(self):
         """
@@ -99,7 +97,7 @@ class SampleResource(Resource):
         :return:
         """
         samples = SampleMetadata.query.all()
-        return jsonify({"status": "ok", "message": list(samples)}), 200
+        return list(samples), 200
 
 
 class SampleParameterResource(Resource):
@@ -114,4 +112,4 @@ class SampleParameterResource(Resource):
         :return:
         """
         sample = SampleMetadata.query.filter_by(tag=tag).first_or_404()
-        return jsonify({"status": "ok", "message": sample}), 200
+        return sample, 200