diff --git a/apps/restconf/restconf_methods.c b/apps/restconf/restconf_methods.c
index 84289dd4..27512442 100644
--- a/apps/restconf/restconf_methods.c
+++ b/apps/restconf/restconf_methods.c
@@ -1676,7 +1676,7 @@ api_operations_post(clicon_handle h,
 	if (xml_parse_string(cbuf_get(cbret), NULL, &xret) < 0)
 	    goto done;
 	/* Local error: return it and quit */
-	if ((xe = xpath_first(xret, "//rpc-error")) != NULL){
+	if ((xe = xpath_first(xret, "rpc-reply/rpc-error")) != NULL){
 	    if (api_return_err(h, r, xe, pretty, use_xml) < 0)
 		goto done;
 	    goto ok;
@@ -1685,7 +1685,7 @@ api_operations_post(clicon_handle h,
     else {    /* Send to backend */
 	if (clicon_rpc_netconf_xml(h, xtop, &xret, NULL) < 0)
 	    goto done;
-	if ((xe = xpath_first(xret, "rpc-error")) != NULL){
+	if ((xe = xpath_first(xret, "rpc-reply/rpc-error")) != NULL){
 	    if (api_return_err(h, r, xe, pretty, use_xml) < 0)
 		goto done;
 	    goto ok;
diff --git a/example/clixon-example@2019-01-13.yang b/example/clixon-example@2019-01-13.yang
index c664a0ab..da038f31 100644
--- a/example/clixon-example@2019-01-13.yang
+++ b/example/clixon-example@2019-01-13.yang
@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ module clixon-example {
                      This is a clixon implementation detail: some rpc:s
                      are better processed by the client for API or perf reasons";
 	input {
-	    leaf request {
+	    leaf x {
 		type string;
 	    }
 	}
 	output {
-	    leaf result{
+	    leaf x {
 		type string;
 	    }
 	}
diff --git a/example/example_netconf.c b/example/example_netconf.c
index 742b1d98..5a5710f0 100644
--- a/example/example_netconf.c
+++ b/example/example_netconf.c
@@ -65,13 +65,34 @@ plugin_exit(clicon_handle h)
 /*! Local example netconf rpc callback 
  */
 int netconf_client_rpc(clicon_handle h, 
-		       cxobj        *xn,      
+		       cxobj        *xe,      
 		       cbuf         *cbret,    
 		       void         *arg,
 		       void         *regarg)
 {
-    clicon_debug(1, "%s restconf", __FUNCTION__);
-    cprintf(cbret, "<rpc-reply><result xmlns=\"urn:example:clixon\">ok</result></rpc-reply>");
+    int    retval = -1;
+    cxobj *x = NULL;
+    char  *namespace;
+
+    /* get namespace from rpc name, return back in each output parameter */
+    if ((namespace = xml_find_type_value(xe, NULL, "xmlns", CX_ATTR)) == NULL){
+	clicon_err(OE_XML, ENOENT, "No namespace given in rpc %s", xml_name(xe));
+	goto done;
+    }
+    cprintf(cbret, "<rpc-reply>");
+    if (!xml_child_nr_type(xe, CX_ELMNT))
+	cprintf(cbret, "<ok/>");
+    else while ((x = xml_child_each(xe, x, CX_ELMNT)) != NULL) {
+	    if (xmlns_set(x, NULL, namespace) < 0)
+		goto done;
+	    if (clicon_xml2cbuf(cbret, x, 0, 0) < 0)
+		goto done;
+	}
+    cprintf(cbret, "</rpc-reply>");
+    retval = 0;
+ done:
+    return retval;
+
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/example/example_restconf.c b/example/example_restconf.c
index e49a48f4..e6e395c5 100644
--- a/example/example_restconf.c
+++ b/example/example_restconf.c
@@ -268,15 +268,33 @@ example_restconf_credentials(clicon_handle h,
  */
 int
 restconf_client_rpc(clicon_handle h, 
-		    cxobj        *xn,      
+		    cxobj        *xe,      
 		    cbuf         *cbret,    
 		    void         *arg,
 		    void         *regarg)
 {
-    //    FCGX_Request *r = (FCGX_Request *)arg;
-    clicon_debug(1, "%s", __FUNCTION__);
-    cprintf(cbret, "<rpc-reply><result xmlns=\"urn:example:clixon\">ok</result></rpc-reply>");
-    return 0;
+    int    retval = -1;
+    cxobj *x = NULL;
+    char  *namespace;
+
+    /* get namespace from rpc name, return back in each output parameter */
+    if ((namespace = xml_find_type_value(xe, NULL, "xmlns", CX_ATTR)) == NULL){
+	clicon_err(OE_XML, ENOENT, "No namespace given in rpc %s", xml_name(xe));
+	goto done;
+    }
+    cprintf(cbret, "<rpc-reply>");
+    if (!xml_child_nr_type(xe, CX_ELMNT))
+	cprintf(cbret, "<ok/>");
+    else while ((x = xml_child_each(xe, x, CX_ELMNT)) != NULL) {
+	    if (xmlns_set(x, NULL, namespace) < 0)
+		goto done;
+	    if (clicon_xml2cbuf(cbret, x, 0, 0) < 0)
+		goto done;
+	}
+    cprintf(cbret, "</rpc-reply>");
+    retval = 0;
+ done:
+    return retval;
 }
 
 /*! Start example restonf plugin. Set authentication method
diff --git a/test/test_netconf.sh b/test/test_netconf.sh
index 60ce0214..eb3c0ed6 100755
--- a/test/test_netconf.sh
+++ b/test/test_netconf.sh
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ new "netconf empty rpc"
 expecteof "$clixon_netconf -qf $cfg" 0 '<rpc><empty xmlns="urn:example:clixon"/></rpc>]]>]]>' "^<rpc-reply><ok/></rpc-reply>]]>]]>$"
 
 new "netconf client-side rpc"
-expecteof "$clixon_netconf -qf $cfg" 0 '<rpc><client-rpc xmlns="urn:example:clixon"><request>example</request></client-rpc></rpc>]]>]]>' '^<rpc-reply><result xmlns="urn:example:clixon">ok</result></rpc-reply>]]>]]>$'
+expecteof "$clixon_netconf -qf $cfg" 0 '<rpc><client-rpc xmlns="urn:example:clixon"><x>val42</x></client-rpc></rpc>]]>]]>' '^<rpc-reply><x xmlns="urn:example:clixon">val42</x></rpc-reply>]]>]]>$'
 
 if [ $BE -eq 0 ]; then
     exit # BE
diff --git a/test/test_restconf.sh b/test/test_restconf.sh
index 6f41f6f7..462ac83f 100755
--- a/test/test_restconf.sh
+++ b/test/test_restconf.sh
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ new2 "restconf rpc using POST json"
 expecteq "$(curl -s -X POST -d '{"clixon-example:input":{"x":42}}' http://localhost/restconf/operations/clixon-example:example)" '{"clixon-example:output": {"x": "42","y": "42"}}
 
'
 
+new2 "restconf rpc using POST json wrong"
 expecteq "$(curl -s -X POST -d '{"clixon-example:input":{"wrongelement":"ipv4"}}' http://localhost/restconf/operations/clixon-example:example)" '{"ietf-restconf:errors" : {"error": {"error-type": "application","error-tag": "unknown-element","error-info": {"bad-element": "wrongelement"},"error-severity": "error"}}}
'
 
 new2 "restconf rpc non-existing rpc without namespace"
@@ -254,8 +255,8 @@ new2 "restconf rpc using wrong prefix"
 expecteq "$(curl -s -X POST -d '{"wrong:input":{"routing-instance-name":"ipv4"}}' http://localhost/restconf/operations/wrong:example)" '{"ietf-restconf:errors" : {"error": {"error-type": "protocol","error-tag": "operation-failed","error-severity": "error","error-message": "yang module not found"}}}
'
 
 new "restconf local client rpc using POST xml"
-ret=$(curl -s -i -X POST -H "Accept: application/yang-data+xml" -d '{"clixon-example:input":{"request":"example"}}' http://localhost/restconf/operations/clixon-example:client-rpc)
-expect='<output xmlns="urn:example:clixon"><result>ok</result></output>'
+ret=$(curl -s -i -X POST -H "Accept: application/yang-data+xml" -d '{"clixon-example:input":{"x":"example"}}' http://localhost/restconf/operations/clixon-example:client-rpc)
+expect='<output xmlns="urn:example:clixon"><x>example</x></output>'
 match=`echo $ret | grep -EZo "$expect"`
 if [ -z "$match" ]; then
     err "$expect" "$ret"