diff --git a/miio/push_server/server.py b/miio/push_server/server.py
index 9a21cef31..ddd906eab 100644
--- a/miio/push_server/server.py
+++ b/miio/push_server/server.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 FAKE_DEVICE_MODEL = "chuangmi.plug.v3"
 
 PushServerCallback = Callable[[str, str, str], None]
+MethodDict = Dict[str, Union[Dict, Callable]]
 
 
 def calculated_token_enc(token):
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ def __init__(self, device_ip=None):
         self._listen_couroutine = None
         self._registered_devices = {}
 
-        self._methods = {}
+        self._methods: MethodDict = {}
 
         self._event_id = 1000000
 
@@ -325,6 +326,6 @@ def server_model(self):
         return self._server_model
 
     @property
-    def methods(self):
+    def methods(self) -> MethodDict:
         """Return a dict of implemented methods."""
         return self._methods
diff --git a/miio/push_server/serverprotocol.py b/miio/push_server/serverprotocol.py
index 2bc43597d..6e2459e08 100644
--- a/miio/push_server/serverprotocol.py
+++ b/miio/push_server/serverprotocol.py
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
     "21310020ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff"
 )
 
+ERR_INVALID = -1
+ERR_UNSUPPORTED = -2
+ERR_METHOD_EXEC_FAILED = -3
+
 
 class ServerProtocol:
     """Handle responding to UDP packets."""
@@ -73,11 +77,11 @@ def send_response(self, host, port, msg_id, token, payload=None):
         if payload is None:
             payload = {}
 
-        result = {**payload, "id": msg_id}
-        msg = self._create_message(result, token, device_id=self.server.server_id)
+        data = {**payload, "id": msg_id}
+        msg = self._create_message(data, token, device_id=self.server.server_id)
 
         self.transport.sendto(msg, (host, port))
-        _LOGGER.debug(">> %s:%s: %s", host, port, result)
+        _LOGGER.debug(">> %s:%s: %s", host, port, data)
 
     def send_error(self, host, port, msg_id, token, code, message):
         """Send error message with given code and message to the client."""
@@ -121,19 +125,36 @@ def _handle_datagram_from_client(self, host: str, port: int, data):
             msg_value,
         )
 
+        if "method" not in msg_value:
+            return self.send_error(
+                host, port, msg_id, token, ERR_INVALID, "missing method"
+            )
+
         methods = self.server.methods
         if msg_value["method"] not in methods:
-            return self.send_error(host, port, msg_id, token, -1, "unsupported method")
+            return self.send_error(
+                host, port, msg_id, token, ERR_UNSUPPORTED, "unsupported method"
+            )
 
+        _LOGGER.debug("Got method call: %s", msg_value["method"])
         method = methods[msg_value["method"]]
         if callable(method):
             try:
                 response = method(msg_value)
             except Exception as ex:
-                return self.send_error(host, port, msg_id, token, -1, str(ex))
+                _LOGGER.exception(ex)
+                return self.send_error(
+                    host,
+                    port,
+                    msg_id,
+                    token,
+                    ERR_METHOD_EXEC_FAILED,
+                    f"Exception {type(ex)}: {ex}",
+                )
         else:
             response = method
 
+        _LOGGER.debug("Responding %s with %s", msg_id, response)
         return self.send_response(host, port, msg_id, token, payload=response)
 
     def datagram_received(self, data, addr):
diff --git a/miio/push_server/test_serverprotocol.py b/miio/push_server/test_serverprotocol.py
index 37ce3bd63..42fa18132 100644
--- a/miio/push_server/test_serverprotocol.py
+++ b/miio/push_server/test_serverprotocol.py
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@
 
 from miio import Message
 
-from .serverprotocol import ServerProtocol
+from .serverprotocol import (
+    ERR_INVALID,
+    ERR_METHOD_EXEC_FAILED,
+    ERR_UNSUPPORTED,
+    ServerProtocol,
+)
 
 HOST = "127.0.0.1"
 PORT = 1234
@@ -108,15 +113,44 @@ def test_datagram_with_known_method(protocol: ServerProtocol, mocker):
     assert cargs["payload"] == response_payload
 
 
-def test_datagram_with_unknown_method(protocol: ServerProtocol, mocker):
-    """Test that regular client messages are handled properly."""
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "method,err_code", [("unknown_method", ERR_UNSUPPORTED), (None, ERR_INVALID)]
+)
+def test_datagram_with_unknown_method(
+    method, err_code, protocol: ServerProtocol, mocker
+):
+    """Test that invalid payloads are erroring out correctly."""
     protocol.send_error = mocker.Mock()  # type: ignore[assignment]
     protocol.server.methods = {}
 
-    msg = protocol._create_message({"id": 1, "method": "miIO.info"}, DUMMY_TOKEN, 1234)
+    data = {"id": 1}
+
+    if method is not None:
+        data["method"] = method
+
+    msg = protocol._create_message(data, DUMMY_TOKEN, 1234)
+    protocol._handle_datagram_from_client(HOST, PORT, msg)
+
+    protocol.send_error.assert_called()  # type: ignore
+    cargs = protocol.send_error.call_args[0]  # type: ignore
+    assert cargs[4] == err_code
+
+
+def test_datagram_with_exception_raising(protocol: ServerProtocol, mocker):
+    """Test that exception raising callbacks are ."""
+    protocol.send_error = mocker.Mock()  # type: ignore[assignment]
+
+    def _raise(*args, **kwargs):
+        raise Exception("error message")
+
+    protocol.server.methods = {"raise": _raise}
+
+    data = {"id": 1, "method": "raise"}
+
+    msg = protocol._create_message(data, DUMMY_TOKEN, 1234)
     protocol._handle_datagram_from_client(HOST, PORT, msg)
 
     protocol.send_error.assert_called()  # type: ignore
     cargs = protocol.send_error.call_args[0]  # type: ignore
-    assert cargs[4] == -1
-    assert cargs[5] == "unsupported method"
+    assert cargs[4] == ERR_METHOD_EXEC_FAILED
+    assert "error message" in cargs[5]