diff --git a/license b/license
index 49817f6..f8f27e3 100644
--- a/license
+++ b/license
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) 2019 Brad Garropy
+Copyright (c) 2020 Brad Garropy
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f8fef66..c241c5e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "labman",
-    "version": "0.4.0",
+    "version": "0.4.1",
     "lockfileVersion": 1,
     "requires": true,
     "dependencies": {
@@ -193,9 +193,9 @@
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         },
         "@octokit/rest": {
-            "version": "16.35.2",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/rest/-/rest-16.35.2.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-iijaNZpn9hBpUdh8YdXqNiWazmq4R1vCUsmxpBB0kCQ0asHZpCx+HNs22eiHuwYKRhO31ZSAGBJLi0c+3XHaKQ==",
+            "version": "16.36.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/rest/-/rest-16.36.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-zoZj7Ya4vWBK4fjTwK2Cnmu7XBB1p9ygSvTk2TthN6DVJXM4hQZQoAiknWFLJWSTix4dnA3vuHtjPZbExYoCZA==",
             "requires": {
                 "@octokit/request": "^5.2.0",
                 "@octokit/request-error": "^1.0.2",
@@ -225,9 +225,9 @@
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         },
         "@types/node": {
-            "version": "12.12.18",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-12.12.18.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-DBkZuIMFuAfjJHiunyRc+aNvmXYNwV1IPMgGKGlwCp6zh6MKrVtmvjSWK/axWcD25KJffkXgkfvFra8ndenXAw=="
+            "version": "13.1.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-13.1.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-zwrxviZS08kRX40nqBrmERElF2vpw4IUTd5khkhBTfFH8AOaeoLVx48EC4+ZzS2/Iga7NevncqnsUSYjM4OWYA=="
         },
         "acorn": {
             "version": "7.1.0",
@@ -728,9 +728,9 @@
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         },
         "eslint-config-bradgarropy": {
-            "version": "1.2.0",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/eslint-config-bradgarropy/-/eslint-config-bradgarropy-1.2.0.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-xKTNbfa0RsEYL0JfkDJnZtZxbxswM1wlT/IU8sPeW6WGHLSuQEqcuFLIDoEmWXcavQnOnnnk/8USapBAOZTlgQ==",
+            "version": "1.3.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/eslint-config-bradgarropy/-/eslint-config-bradgarropy-1.3.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-JWcV+SrTfIKUCZl5SlWnNiZtpGziTVAdlIwL34CCU7Sv6RwGWZpC/RwXPYnUv72vimxk2y0BjYICrVWB4yWZpg==",
             "dev": true
         },
         "eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin": {
@@ -2015,9 +2015,9 @@
             },
             "dependencies": {
                 "ansi-styles": {
-                    "version": "4.2.0",
-                    "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ansi-styles/-/ansi-styles-4.2.0.tgz",
-                    "integrity": "sha512-7kFQgnEaMdRtwf6uSfUnVr9gSGC7faurn+J/Mv90/W+iTtN0405/nLdopfMWwchyxhbGYl6TC4Sccn9TUkGAgg==",
+                    "version": "4.2.1",
+                    "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ansi-styles/-/ansi-styles-4.2.1.tgz",
+                    "integrity": "sha512-9VGjrMsG1vePxcSweQsN20KY/c4zN0h9fLjqAbwbPfahM3t+NL+M9HC8xeXG2I8pX5NoamTGNuomEUFI7fcUjA==",
                     "requires": {
                         "@types/color-name": "^1.1.1",
                         "color-convert": "^2.0.1"
@@ -2077,9 +2077,9 @@
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         },
         "yargs": {
-            "version": "15.0.2",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yargs/-/yargs-15.0.2.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-GH/X/hYt+x5hOat4LMnCqMd8r5Cv78heOMIJn1hr7QPPBqfeC6p89Y78+WB9yGDvfpCvgasfmWLzNzEioOUD9Q==",
+            "version": "15.1.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yargs/-/yargs-15.1.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-T39FNN1b6hCW4SOIk1XyTOWxtXdcen0t+XYrysQmChzSipvhBO8Bj0nK1ozAasdk24dNWuMZvr4k24nz+8HHLg==",
             "requires": {
                 "cliui": "^6.0.0",
                 "decamelize": "^1.2.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5110e30..62cf064 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "labman",
-    "version": "0.4.0",
+    "version": "0.4.1",
     "description": "👨🏼‍🔬 github label manager cli",
     "keywords": [
         "github",
@@ -32,15 +32,15 @@
         "start": "node src/cli/index.js"
     },
     "dependencies": {
-        "@octokit/rest": "^16.35.2",
+        "@octokit/rest": "^16.36.0",
         "chalk": "^3.0.0",
         "conf": "^6.2.0",
-        "yargs": "^15.0.2"
+        "yargs": "^15.1.0"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "babel-eslint": "^10.0.3",
         "eslint": "^6.8.0",
-        "eslint-config-bradgarropy": "^1.2.0",
+        "eslint-config-bradgarropy": "^1.3.0",
         "eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y": "^6.2.3",
         "eslint-plugin-react": "^7.17.0",
         "eslint-plugin-react-hooks": "^2.3.0",
diff --git a/src/cli/default.js b/src/cli/default.js
index 0b2781f..4b90d64 100644
--- a/src/cli/default.js
+++ b/src/cli/default.js
@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
 const conf = require("conf")
-const chalk = require("chalk")
-const copy = require("../copy")
-const {createOctokit} = require("../octokit")
+const {
+    errorTokenNotFound,
+    errorInvalidToken,
+    errorRepoNotFound,
+} = require("../errors")
+const {
+    createOctokit,
+    validToken,
+    validRepo,
+    getLabels,
+    deleteLabels,
+    createLabels,
+} = require("../github")
 
 const config = new conf()
 
@@ -21,29 +31,53 @@ const handler = async argv => {
     const {source, destination, labels, clobber} = argv
     const token = config.get("token")
 
+    // validate token
     if (!token) {
-        console.log(
-            `\nYou are not logged in, please run the ${chalk.cyanBright(
-                "login",
-            )} command.\n`,
-        )
+        errorTokenNotFound()
+        return
+    }
+
+    const isValidToken = await validToken(token)
+
+    // validate token
+    if (!isValidToken) {
+        errorInvalidToken()
+        return
+    }
+
+    const isValidSource = await validRepo(source)
 
-        console.log(chalk.cyanBright("labman login <username> <token>\n"))
+    // validate source
+    if (!isValidSource) {
+        errorRepoNotFound(source)
+        return
+    }
+
+    const isValidDestination = await validRepo(destination)
+
+    // validate destination
+    if (!isValidDestination) {
+        errorRepoNotFound(destination)
         return
     }
 
     createOctokit(token)
 
-    try {
-        await copy(source, destination, labels, clobber)
-    } catch (error) {
-        console.log(
-            `\n${chalk.redBright(
-                "Invalid token!",
-            )} Please run the ${chalk.cyanBright("login")} command again.\n`,
-        )
-        console.log(chalk.cyanBright("labman login <username> <token>\n"))
+    // delete existing labels
+    if (clobber) {
+        const oldLabels = await getLabels(destination)
+        await deleteLabels(oldLabels, destination)
     }
+
+    // get new labels
+    const sourceLabels = await getLabels(source)
+
+    const newLabels = labels.length
+        ? sourceLabels.filter(label => labels.includes(label.name))
+        : sourceLabels
+
+    // create new labels
+    await createLabels(newLabels, destination)
 }
 
 module.exports = {
diff --git a/src/cli/index.js b/src/cli/index.js
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/src/cli/login.js b/src/cli/login.js
index 14be94b..6138cf4 100644
--- a/src/cli/login.js
+++ b/src/cli/login.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const conf = require("conf")
 const chalk = require("chalk")
 const {validToken} = require("../github")
+const {errorLoginFailed} = require("../errors")
 
 const config = new conf()
 
@@ -21,19 +22,22 @@ const handler = async argv => {
     const storedToken = config.get("token")
 
     if (!force && storedToken) {
-        console.log("\nYou are already logged in!\n")
+        console.log()
+        console.log("You are already logged in!")
         return
     }
 
     const valid = await validToken(token)
 
     if (!valid) {
-        console.log(`\n${chalk.redBright("Login failed!")} Please try again.\n`)
+        errorLoginFailed()
         return
     }
 
     config.set({username, token})
-    console.log(chalk.greenBright("\nLogin successful!\n"))
+
+    console.log()
+    console.log(chalk.greenBright("Login successful!"))
 
     return
 }
diff --git a/src/cli/logout.js b/src/cli/logout.js
index 09f0154..a9b6ae3 100644
--- a/src/cli/logout.js
+++ b/src/cli/logout.js
@@ -1,11 +1,20 @@
 const conf = require("conf")
+const chalk = require("chalk")
 
 const config = new conf()
 
 const command = "logout"
 const description = "Remove GitHub credentials"
 const builder = {}
-const handler = () => config.clear()
+
+const handler = () => {
+    config.clear()
+
+    console.log()
+    console.log(chalk.greenBright("Logout successful!"))
+
+    return
+}
 
 module.exports = {
     command,
diff --git a/src/copy.js b/src/copy.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 4825ee7..0000000
--- a/src/copy.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-const {getLabels, deleteLabels, createLabels} = require("./github")
-
-const copy = async (source, destination, labels = [], clobber = false) => {
-    const [sourceOwner, sourceRepo] = source.split("/")
-    const [destinationOwner, destinationRepo] = destination.split("/")
-
-    // delete existing labels
-    if (clobber) {
-        const oldLabels = await getLabels(destinationOwner, destinationRepo)
-        await deleteLabels(oldLabels, destinationOwner, destinationRepo)
-    }
-
-    // create new labels
-    const sourceLabels = await getLabels(sourceOwner, sourceRepo)
-
-    const newLabels = labels.length
-        ? sourceLabels.filter(label => labels.includes(label.name))
-        : sourceLabels
-
-    await createLabels(newLabels, destinationOwner, destinationRepo)
-}
-
-module.exports = copy
diff --git a/src/errors.js b/src/errors.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4f1693
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/errors.js
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+const chalk = require("chalk")
+
+const errorTokenNotFound = () => {
+    const commandText = chalk.cyanBright("login")
+
+    console.log()
+    console.log(`You are not logged in, please run the ${commandText} command.`)
+    console.log()
+    console.log(chalk.cyanBright("labman login <username> <token>"))
+}
+
+const errorInvalidToken = () => {
+    const errorText = chalk.redBright("Invalid token!")
+    const commandText = chalk.cyanBright("login")
+
+    console.log()
+    console.log(`${errorText} Please run the ${commandText} command again.`)
+    console.log()
+    console.log(chalk.cyanBright("labman login <username> <token>"))
+}
+
+const errorLoginFailed = () => {
+    const errorText = chalk.redBright("Login failed!")
+
+    console.log()
+    console.log(`${errorText} Please try again.`)
+}
+
+const errorRepoNotFound = repo => {
+    const repoText = chalk.bold.cyanBright(repo)
+    const errorText = chalk.bold.redBright(
+        `Repository ${repoText} does not exist!`,
+    )
+
+    console.log()
+    console.log(errorText)
+}
+
+const errorLabelExists = label => {
+    const labelText = chalk.bold.cyanBright(label)
+    const errorText = chalk.bold.redBright(
+        ` x Label ${labelText} already exists!`,
+    )
+
+    console.log(errorText)
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+    errorTokenNotFound,
+    errorInvalidToken,
+    errorLoginFailed,
+    errorRepoNotFound,
+    errorLabelExists,
+}
diff --git a/src/github.js b/src/github.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 4459072..0000000
--- a/src/github.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-const chalk = require("chalk")
-const {createOctokit, getOctokit} = require("./octokit")
-
-const validToken = async token => {
-    const octokit = createOctokit(token)
-
-    try {
-        await octokit.users.getAuthenticated()
-    } catch (error) {
-        return false
-    }
-
-    return true
-}
-
-const getLabels = async (owner, repo) => {
-    const parameters = {
-        owner,
-        repo,
-    }
-
-    const octokit = getOctokit()
-    const response = await octokit.issues.listLabelsForRepo(parameters)
-
-    const labels = response.data
-    return labels
-}
-
-const deleteLabels = async (labels, owner, repo) => {
-    console.log(
-        `\nDeleting labels from ${chalk.cyanBright(`${owner}/${repo}`)}\n`,
-    )
-
-    const octokit = getOctokit()
-
-    labels.forEach(label => {
-        console.log(` ${chalk.bold.redBright("-")} ${label.name}`)
-
-        const parameters = {
-            owner,
-            repo,
-            name: label.name,
-        }
-
-        octokit.issues.deleteLabel(parameters)
-    })
-}
-
-const createLabels = async (labels, owner, repo) => {
-    console.log(
-        `\nCreating labels in ${chalk.cyanBright(`${owner}/${repo}`)}\n`,
-    )
-
-    const octokit = getOctokit()
-
-    labels.forEach(label => {
-        console.log(` ${chalk.bold.greenBright("+")} ${label.name}`)
-
-        const parameters = {
-            owner,
-            repo,
-            name: label.name,
-            color: label.color,
-            description: label.description,
-        }
-
-        octokit.issues.createLabel(parameters)
-    })
-}
-
-module.exports = {
-    validToken,
-    getLabels,
-    deleteLabels,
-    createLabels,
-}
diff --git a/src/github/index.js b/src/github/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91ebc24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/github/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+const labels = require("./labels")
+const octokit = require("./octokit")
+const validate = require("./validate")
+
+module.exports = {
+    ...labels,
+    ...octokit,
+    ...validate,
+}
diff --git a/src/github/labels.js b/src/github/labels.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22c4821
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/github/labels.js
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+const chalk = require("chalk")
+const {repoObject} = require("../utils")
+const {getOctokit} = require("./octokit")
+const {errorRepoNotFound, errorLabelExists} = require("../errors")
+
+const getLabels = async repo => {
+    const octokit = getOctokit()
+
+    const parameters = repoObject(repo)
+    const response = await octokit.issues.listLabelsForRepo(parameters)
+
+    const labels = response.data
+    return labels
+}
+
+const deleteLabels = async (labels, repo) => {
+    console.log()
+    console.log(`Deleting labels from ${chalk.cyanBright(repo)}`)
+    console.log()
+
+    const octokit = getOctokit()
+
+    labels.forEach(label => {
+        const {name} = label
+        console.log(` ${chalk.bold.redBright("-")} ${name}`)
+
+        const parameters = {
+            ...repoObject(repo),
+            name,
+        }
+
+        octokit.issues.deleteLabel(parameters)
+    })
+}
+
+const createLabels = async (labels, repo) => {
+    console.log()
+    console.log(`Creating labels in ${chalk.cyanBright(repo)}`)
+    console.log()
+
+    const octokit = getOctokit()
+
+    labels.forEach(async label => {
+        const {name, color, description} = label
+
+        const parameters = {
+            ...repoObject(repo),
+            name,
+            color,
+            description,
+        }
+
+        try {
+            await octokit.issues.createLabel(parameters)
+            console.log(` ${chalk.bold.greenBright("+")} ${name}`)
+        } catch (error) {
+            const {status} = error
+
+            switch (status) {
+                case 404:
+                    errorRepoNotFound(repo)
+                    process.exit()
+                    break
+
+                case 422:
+                    errorLabelExists(name)
+                    break
+            }
+        }
+    })
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+    getLabels,
+    deleteLabels,
+    createLabels,
+}
diff --git a/src/octokit.js b/src/github/octokit.js
similarity index 100%
rename from src/octokit.js
rename to src/github/octokit.js
diff --git a/src/github/validate.js b/src/github/validate.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db9058a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/github/validate.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+const {repoObject} = require("../utils")
+const {createOctokit, getOctokit} = require("./octokit")
+
+const validToken = async token => {
+    const octokit = createOctokit(token)
+
+    try {
+        await octokit.users.getAuthenticated()
+    } catch (error) {
+        return false
+    }
+
+    return true
+}
+
+const validRepo = async repo => {
+    const octokit = getOctokit()
+    const parameters = repoObject(repo)
+
+    try {
+        await octokit.repos.get(parameters)
+    } catch (error) {
+        return false
+    }
+
+    return true
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+    validToken,
+    validRepo,
+}
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71343ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+const repoPath = object => {
+    const {owner, repo} = object
+    const path = `${owner}/${repo}`
+
+    return path
+}
+
+const repoObject = string => {
+    const [owner, repo] = string.split("/")
+
+    const object = {
+        owner,
+        repo,
+    }
+
+    return object
+}
+
+module.exports = {repoPath, repoObject}