diff --git a/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/proposal_object.hpp b/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/proposal_object.hpp
index d41ea7ea..92a776cd 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/proposal_object.hpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/proposal_object.hpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class proposal_object : public abstract_object<proposal_object>
       flat_set<account_id_type>     available_owner_approvals;
       flat_set<public_key_type>     available_key_approvals;
       account_id_type               proposer;
-
+      std::string                   fail_reason;
       bool is_authorized_to_execute(database& db)const;
 };
 
diff --git a/libraries/chain/proposal_evaluator.cpp b/libraries/chain/proposal_evaluator.cpp
index a6640ea4..3a44ca5c 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/proposal_evaluator.cpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/proposal_evaluator.cpp
@@ -244,20 +244,6 @@ void_result proposal_update_evaluator::do_evaluate(const proposal_update_operati
                  "", ("id", id)("available", _proposal->available_owner_approvals) );
    }
 
-   /*  All authority checks happen outside of evaluators
-   if( (d.get_node_properties().skip_flags & database::skip_authority_check) == 0 )
-   {
-      for( const auto& id : o.key_approvals_to_add )
-      {
-         FC_ASSERT( trx_state->signed_by(id) );
-      }
-      for( const auto& id : o.key_approvals_to_remove )
-      {
-         FC_ASSERT( trx_state->signed_by(id) );
-      }
-   }
-   */
-
    return void_result();
 } FC_CAPTURE_AND_RETHROW( (o) ) }
 
@@ -293,6 +279,9 @@ void_result proposal_update_evaluator::do_apply(const proposal_update_operation&
       try {
          _processed_transaction = d.push_proposal(*_proposal);
       } catch(fc::exception& e) {
+         d.modify(*_proposal, [&e](proposal_object& p) {
+            p.fail_reason = e.to_string(fc::log_level(fc::log_level::all));
+         });
          wlog("Proposed transaction ${id} failed to apply once approved with exception:\n----\n${reason}\n----\nWill try again when it expires.",
               ("id", o.proposal)("reason", e.to_detail_string()));
          _proposal_failed = true;
diff --git a/libraries/chain/proposal_object.cpp b/libraries/chain/proposal_object.cpp
index 565964a5..2313a492 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/proposal_object.cpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/proposal_object.cpp
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ bool proposal_object::is_authorized_to_execute(database& db) const
    } 
    catch ( const fc::exception& e )
    {
-      //idump((available_active_approvals));
-      //wlog((e.to_detail_string()));
       return false;
    }
    return true;
diff --git a/tests/tests/authority_tests.cpp b/tests/tests/authority_tests.cpp
index f5efbb9d..1f6bc1fb 100644
--- a/tests/tests/authority_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/tests/authority_tests.cpp
@@ -389,6 +389,49 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( proposed_single_account )
    }
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( proposal_failure )
+{
+   try
+   {
+      ACTORS( (bob) (alice) );
+
+      fund( bob,   asset(1000000) );
+      fund( alice, asset(1000000) );
+
+      // create proposal that will eventually fail due to lack of funds
+      transfer_operation top;
+      top.to = alice_id;
+      top.from = bob_id;
+      top.amount = asset(2000000);
+      proposal_create_operation pop;
+      pop.proposed_ops.push_back( { top } );
+      pop.expiration_time = db.head_block_time() + fc::days(1);
+      pop.fee_paying_account = bob_id;
+      trx.operations.push_back( pop );
+      trx.signatures.clear();
+      sign( trx, bob_private_key );
+      processed_transaction processed = PUSH_TX( db, trx );
+      proposal_object prop = db.get<proposal_object>(processed.operation_results.front().get<object_id_type>());
+      trx.clear();
+      generate_block();
+      // add signature
+      proposal_update_operation up_op;
+      up_op.proposal = prop.id;
+      up_op.fee_paying_account = bob_id;
+      up_op.active_approvals_to_add.emplace( bob_id );
+      trx.operations.push_back( up_op );
+      sign( trx, bob_private_key );
+      PUSH_TX( db, trx );
+      trx.clear();
+
+      // check fail reason
+      const proposal_object& result = db.get<proposal_object>(prop.id);
+      BOOST_CHECK(!result.fail_reason.empty());
+      BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( result.fail_reason.substr(0, 16), "Assert Exception");
+   }
+   FC_LOG_AND_RETHROW()
+}
+
 /// Verify that committee authority cannot be invoked in a normal transaction
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( committee_authority )
 { try {
@@ -478,9 +521,10 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( committee_authority )
    // Should throw because the transaction is now in review.
    GRAPHENE_CHECK_THROW(PUSH_TX( db, trx ), fc::exception);
 
-   // generate_blocks(prop.expiration_time);
-   // fails 
-   // BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(get_balance(nathan, asset_id_type()(db)), 100000);
+   generate_blocks(prop.expiration_time);
+   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(get_balance(nathan, asset_id_type()(db)), 100000);
+   // proposal deleted
+   BOOST_CHECK_THROW( db.get<proposal_object>(prop.id), fc::exception );
 } FC_LOG_AND_RETHROW() }
 
 BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE( fired_committee_members, database_fixture )