diff --git a/common/repo.go b/common/repo.go
index cc7d96a1..97579d4b 100644
--- a/common/repo.go
+++ b/common/repo.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ type Repo struct {
 // private repositories, or as a deployment key.
 type Keypair struct {
 	Public  string `json:"public"`
-	Private string `json:"-"`
+	Private string `json:"private"`
 }
 
 // Owner represents the owner of a repository.
diff --git a/runner/builtin/runner.go b/runner/builtin/runner.go
index dacad0a8..bcbe7bce 100644
--- a/runner/builtin/runner.go
+++ b/runner/builtin/runner.go
@@ -144,8 +144,10 @@ func (r *Runner) Run(w *queue.Work) error {
 		var buf bytes.Buffer
 		rc, err := worker.Logs()
 		if err != nil && builderr != nil {
+			buf.WriteString("001 Error launching build")
 			buf.WriteString(builderr.Error())
 		} else if err != nil {
+			buf.WriteString("002 Error launching build")
 			buf.WriteString(err.Error())
 			return err
 		} else {
diff --git a/server/repos.go b/server/repos.go
index 7c89e09d..cf6ea3bf 100644
--- a/server/repos.go
+++ b/server/repos.go
@@ -55,9 +55,16 @@ func GetRepo(c *gin.Context) {
 	perm := ToPerm(c)
 	data := repoResp{repo, perm, nil, nil, nil}
 	// if the user is an administrator of the project
-	// we should display the private parameter data.
-	if perm.Admin {
+	// we should display the private parameter data
+	// and keypair data.
+	if perm.Push {
 		data.Params, _ = store.RepoParams(repo.FullName)
+
+		// note that we should only display the public key
+		keypair, err := store.RepoKeypair(repo.FullName)
+		if err == nil {
+			data.Keypair = &common.Keypair{Public: keypair.Public}
+		}
 	}
 	// if the user is authenticated, we should display
 	// if she is watching the current repository.
@@ -69,12 +76,11 @@ func GetRepo(c *gin.Context) {
 	// check to see if the user is subscribing to the repo
 	data.Watch = &common.Subscriber{}
 	data.Watch.Subscribed, _ = store.Subscribed(user.Login, repo.FullName)
-	data.Keypair, _ = store.RepoKeypair(repo.FullName)
 
 	c.JSON(200, data)
 }
 
-// PutRepo accapets a request to update the named repository
+// PutRepo accepts a request to update the named repository
 // in the datastore. It expects a JSON input and returns the
 // updated repository in JSON format if successful.
 //
@@ -122,11 +128,18 @@ func PutRepo(c *gin.Context) {
 
 	data := repoResp{repo, perm, nil, nil, nil}
 	data.Params, _ = store.RepoParams(repo.FullName)
+	data.Keypair, _ = store.RepoKeypair(repo.FullName)
 
 	// check to see if the user is subscribing to the repo
 	data.Watch = &common.Subscriber{}
 	data.Watch.Subscribed, _ = store.Subscribed(user.Login, repo.FullName)
-	data.Keypair, _ = store.RepoKeypair(repo.FullName)
+
+	// scrub the private key from the keypair
+	if data.Keypair != nil {
+		data.Keypair = &common.Keypair{
+			Public: data.Keypair.Public,
+		}
+	}
 
 	c.JSON(200, data)
 }