diff --git a/www-api/backend.php b/www-api/backend.php
index cc19cf61..d2cdd3dc 100644
--- a/www-api/backend.php
+++ b/www-api/backend.php
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-<?
+<?php
 if (!array_key_exists('wrenchboard', $GLOBALS)) {
     class WrenchBoardAPIWrapper {
         const DEBUG_API_CALLS = true;
-	public $wrenchboard;
+        public $wrenchboard;
         public $USER = 'root';
         public function __construct()
         {
@@ -11,83 +11,85 @@ if (!array_key_exists('wrenchboard', $GLOBALS)) {
             $USER = strtok($USER, '/');
             if ($USER=='opt') $USER = 'root';
             // Load API class
-	    $USER = 'root';
-	    $this->USER = $USER;
+            $USER = 'root';
+            $this->USER = $USER;
         }
 
-        public function wrenchboard_api($in, $out = array()) {
+        public function wrenchboard_api($in, &$out) {
             if (!is_array($in)) {
                 $in = array();
             }
             if (!is_array($out)) {
                 $out = array();
-	    }
-	    if (self::DEBUG_API_CALLS) {
-	        $stack = debug_backtrace();
-	        $log = json_encode($stack);
-	        error_log($log);
-	        error_log(json_encode($in));
-	    }
-	    $this->wrenchboard_load();
-            return $this->wrenchboard->wrenchboard_api($in, $out);
+            }
+            if (self::DEBUG_API_CALLS) {
+                $stack = debug_backtrace();
+                $log = json_encode($stack);
+                error_log($log);
+                error_log(json_encode($in));
+            }
+            $this->wrenchboard_load();
+            $out["status"] = -1;
+            $ret = $this->wrenchboard->wrenchboard_api($in, $out);
+            return $ret;
         }
 
         public function logMessage($in) {
             if ($in == null || trim($in) == "") {
                 return null;
-	    }
-	    if (self::DEBUG_API_CALLS) {
+            }
+            if (self::DEBUG_API_CALLS) {
                 $stack = debug_backtrace();
-	        $log = json_encode($stack);
-	        error_log($log);
-	        error_log($in);
-	    }
-	    $this->wrenchboard_load();
+                $log = json_encode($stack);
+                error_log($log);
+                error_log($in);
+            }
+            $this->wrenchboard_load();
             return $this->wrenchboard->logMessage($in);
-	}
+        }
 
         public function cfgReadChar($in) {
             if ($in == null || trim($in) == "") {
                 return null;
-	    }
-	    if (self::DEBUG_API_CALLS) {
+            }
+            if (self::DEBUG_API_CALLS) {
                 $stack = debug_backtrace();
-	        $log = json_encode($stack);
-	        error_log($log);
-	        error_log($in);
-	    }
-	    $this->wrenchboard_load();
+                $log = json_encode($stack);
+                error_log($log);
+                error_log($in);
+            }
+            $this->wrenchboard_load();
             return $this->wrenchboard->cfgReadChar($in);
-	}
+        }
 
         public function cfgReadLong($in) {
             if ($in == null || trim($in) == "") {
                 return 0;
-	    }
-	    if (self::DEBUG_API_CALLS) {
+            }
+            if (self::DEBUG_API_CALLS) {
                $stack = debug_backtrace();
-	       $log = json_encode($stack);
-	       error_log($log);
-	       error_log($in);
-	    }
-	    $this->wrenchboard_load();
+               $log = json_encode($stack);
+               error_log($log);
+               error_log($in);
+            }
+            $this->wrenchboard_load();
             return $this->wrenchboard->cfgReadLong($in);
-	}
+        }
 
         private function wrenchboard_load() {
 //            global $wrenchboard;
             // $this->$USER = $_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'];
-	    $wrenchboard_class = 'wrenchboard_api_' . $this->USER . '\\WrenchBoard';
+            $wrenchboard_class = 'wrenchboard_api_' . $this->USER . '\\WrenchBoard';
             if (!is_object($this->wrenchboard)) {
                 $this->wrenchboard = new $wrenchboard_class();
             }
-/*	    if (is_object($wrenchboard) && is_object($wrenchboard->wrenchboard)) {
+/*          if (is_object($wrenchboard) && is_object($wrenchboard->wrenchboard)) {
                 $this->wrenchboard = $wrenchboard->wrenchboard;
-	    } else if (is_object($wrenchboard)) {
+            } else if (is_object($wrenchboard)) {
                 $this->wrenchboard = $wrenchboard;
-	    } else if (!is_object($this->wrenchboard)) {
+            } else if (!is_object($this->wrenchboard)) {
                 $this->wrenchboard = new $wrenchboard_class();
-	    }
+            }
 */
         }
     }