diff --git a/libpathod/pathoc.py b/libpathod/pathoc.py
index 18c86c5d1..40f698fde 100644
--- a/libpathod/pathoc.py
+++ b/libpathod/pathoc.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class Pathoc(tcp.TCPClient):
             print >> fp, "%s (unprintables escaped):"%header
             print >> fp, netlib.utils.cleanBin(data)
 
-    def print_requests(self, reqs, showreq, showresp, explain, hexdump, fp=sys.stdout):
+    def print_request(self, spec, showreq, showresp, explain, hexdump, fp=sys.stdout):
         """
             Performs a series of requests, and prints results to the specified
             file descriptor.
@@ -49,47 +49,42 @@ class Pathoc(tcp.TCPClient):
             explain: Print request explanation
             hexdump: When printing requests or responses, use hex dump output
         """
-        for i in reqs:
-            try:
-                r = rparse.parse_request(self.settings, i)
-                if showreq:
-                    self.wfile.start_log()
-                req = r.serve(self.wfile, None, self.host)
-                if explain:
-                    print >> fp, ">> ", req["method"], repr(req["path"])
-                    for a in req["actions"]:
-                        print >> fp, "\t",
-                        for x in a:
-                            print >> fp, x,
-                        print >> fp
-                if showreq:
-                    self._show(fp, ">> Request", self.wfile.get_log(), hexdump)
-                self.wfile.flush()
-                if showresp:
-                    self.rfile.start_log()
-                resp = http.read_response(self.rfile, r.method, None)
-            except rparse.ParseException, v:
-                print >> fp, "Error parsing request spec: %s"%v.msg
-                print >> fp, v.marked()
-                return
-            except rparse.FileAccessDenied, v:
-                print >> fp, "File access error: %s"%v
-                return
-            except http.HttpError, v:
-                print >> fp, "<< HTTP Error:", v.msg
-                if showresp:
-                    self._show(fp, "<< Response", self.rfile.get_log(), hexdump)
-                return
-            except tcp.NetLibTimeout:
-                print >> fp, "<<", "Timeout"
-                if showresp:
-                    self._show(fp, "<< Response", self.rfile.get_log(), hexdump)
-                return
-            except tcp.NetLibDisconnect: # pragma: nocover
-                print >> fp, "<<", "Disconnect"
-                return
-            else:
-                if showresp:
-                    self._show(fp, "<< Response", self.rfile.get_log(), hexdump)
-                else:
-                    self._show_summary(fp, *resp)
+        try:
+            r = rparse.parse_request(self.settings, spec)
+        except rparse.ParseException, v:
+            print >> fp, "Error parsing request spec: %s"%v.msg
+            print >> fp, v.marked()
+            return
+        except rparse.FileAccessDenied, v:
+            print >> fp, "File access error: %s"%v
+            return
+
+        resp = None
+        if showreq:
+            self.wfile.start_log()
+        try:
+            req = r.serve(self.wfile, None, self.host)
+            if explain:
+                print >> fp, ">> ", req["method"], repr(req["path"])
+                for a in req["actions"]:
+                    print >> fp, "\t",
+                    for x in a:
+                        print >> fp, x,
+                    print >> fp
+            if showreq:
+                self._show(fp, ">> Request", self.wfile.get_log(), hexdump)
+            self.wfile.flush()
+            if showresp:
+                self.rfile.start_log()
+            resp = http.read_response(self.rfile, r.method, None)
+        except http.HttpError, v:
+            print >> fp, "<< HTTP Error:", v.msg
+        except tcp.NetLibTimeout:
+            print >> fp, "<<", "Timeout"
+        except tcp.NetLibDisconnect: # pragma: nocover
+            print >> fp, "<<", "Disconnect"
+        if showresp:
+            self._show(fp, "<< Response", self.rfile.get_log(), hexdump)
+        else:
+            if resp:
+                self._show_summary(fp, *resp)
diff --git a/pathoc b/pathoc
index 19f70d4e7..894709948 100755
--- a/pathoc
+++ b/pathoc
@@ -74,14 +74,15 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
                     continue
             if args.timeout:
                 p.settimeout(args.timeout)
-            p.print_requests(
-                args.request, 
-                showreq=args.showreq,
-                showresp=args.showresp,
-                explain=args.explain,
-                hexdump=args.hexdump,
-            )
-            sys.stdout.flush()
+            for spec in args.request:
+                p.print_request(
+                    spec,
+                    showreq=args.showreq,
+                    showresp=args.showresp,
+                    explain=args.explain,
+                    hexdump=args.hexdump,
+                )
+                sys.stdout.flush()
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         pass
 
diff --git a/test/test_pathoc.py b/test/test_pathoc.py
index ce1476a62..0a37c4b78 100644
--- a/test/test_pathoc.py
+++ b/test/test_pathoc.py
@@ -30,14 +30,15 @@ class TestDaemon:
         if timeout:
             c.settimeout(timeout)
         s = cStringIO.StringIO()
-        c.print_requests(
-            requests, 
-            showreq = showreq,
-            showresp = showresp,
-            explain = explain,
-            hexdump = hexdump,
-            fp = s
-        )
+        for i in requests:
+            c.print_request(
+                i,
+                showreq = showreq,
+                showresp = showresp,
+                explain = explain,
+                hexdump = hexdump,
+                fp = s
+            )
         return s.getvalue()
 
     def test_timeout(self):