diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8ee262ce1..0c8fe6f05 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ Developers may need to change their code
 
 ### Corrected Bugs
 
+* Fixed [xml bind yang error in xml_bind_yang_rpc_reply #175](https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/175)
 * Fixed: [Is there an error with plugin's ca_interrupt setting ? #173](https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/173)
 * Fixed: unknown nodes (for extenstions) did not work when placed directly under a grouping clause
 * Fixed: [Behaviour of Empty LIST Input in RESTCONF JSON #166](https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/166)
diff --git a/example/main/clixon-example@2020-12-01.yang b/example/main/clixon-example@2020-12-01.yang
index cb67328fc..6403dda24 100644
--- a/example/main/clixon-example@2020-12-01.yang
+++ b/example/main/clixon-example@2020-12-01.yang
@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@ module clixon-example {
 		leaf uk{
 		    type string;
 		}
+		leaf val{
+		    type string;
+		}
 	    }
 	}
     }
diff --git a/example/main/example_backend.c b/example/main/example_backend.c
index a364d886e..7f402e1e7 100644
--- a/example/main/example_backend.c
+++ b/example/main/example_backend.c
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ example_rpc(clicon_handle h,            /* Clicon handle */
     cprintf(cbret, "<rpc-reply xmlns=\"%s\"", NETCONF_BASE_NAMESPACE);
     if ((xp = xml_parent(xe)) != NULL &&
 	(msgid = xml_find_value(xp, "message-id"))){
-	cprintf(cbret, " message-id=\"%s\">", msgid);
+	cprintf(cbret, " message-id=\"%s\"", msgid);
     }
     cprintf(cbret, ">");
     if (!xml_child_nr_type(xe, CX_ELMNT))
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_proto_client.c b/lib/src/clixon_proto_client.c
index 7d97ffa03..6479bcfae 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_proto_client.c
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_proto_client.c
@@ -323,6 +323,8 @@ clicon_rpc_netconf(clicon_handle  h,
  * @param[in]  xml     XML netconf tree 
  * @param[out] xret    Return XML netconf tree, error or OK
  * @param[out] sp      Socket pointer for notification, otherwise NULL
+ * @retval     0       OK
+ * @retval    -1       Error
  * @code
  *   cxobj *xret = NULL;
  *   int    s; 
@@ -345,6 +347,8 @@ clicon_rpc_netconf_xml(clicon_handle  h,
     char      *rpcname;
     cxobj     *xreply;
     yang_stmt *yspec;
+    cxobj     *xerr = NULL;
+    int        ret;
 
     if ((cb = cbuf_new()) == NULL){
 	clicon_err(OE_XML, errno, "cbuf_new");
@@ -363,11 +367,24 @@ clicon_rpc_netconf_xml(clicon_handle  h,
 	xml_find_type(xreply, NULL, "rpc-error", CX_ELMNT) == NULL){
 	yspec = clicon_dbspec_yang(h);
 	/* Here use rpc name to bind to yang */
-	if (xml_bind_yang_rpc_reply(xreply, rpcname, yspec, NULL) < 0) 
+	if ((ret = xml_bind_yang_rpc_reply(xreply, rpcname, yspec, &xerr)) < 0) 
 	    goto done;
+	if (ret == 0){
+	    /* Replace reply with error */
+	    if (*xret) {
+		cxobj *xc;
+		if ((xc = xml_child_i(*xret, 0)) != NULL)
+		    xml_purge(xc);
+		if (xml_addsub(*xret, xerr) < 0)
+		    goto done;
+		xerr = NULL;
+	    }
+	}
     }
     retval = 0;
  done:
+    if (xerr)
+	xml_free(xerr);
     if (cb)
 	cbuf_free(cb);
     return retval;
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_xml_bind.c b/lib/src/clixon_xml_bind.c
index 4719df479..babfd50ba 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_xml_bind.c
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_xml_bind.c
@@ -613,9 +613,9 @@ xml_bind_yang_rpc(cxobj     *xrpc,
 
 /*! Find yang spec association of XML node for outgoing RPC starting with <rpc-reply>
  * 
- * Incoming RPC has an "input" structure that is not taken care of by xml_bind_yang
- * @param[in]   xrpc  XML rpc node
- * @param[in]   name  Name of RPC (not seen in output/reply)
+ * Outgoing RPC has an "output" structure that is not taken care of by xml_bind_yang
+ * @param[in]   xrpc   XML rpc node
+ * @param[in]   name   Name of RPC (not seen in output/reply)
  * @param[in]   yspec  Yang spec
  * @param[out]  xerr   Reason for failure, or NULL
  * @retval      1      OK yang assignment made
@@ -640,10 +640,20 @@ xml_bind_yang_rpc_reply(cxobj     *xrpc,
     yang_stmt *yo = NULL;      /* output */
     cxobj     *x;
     int        ret;
+    cxobj     *xerr1 = NULL;
+    char      *opname;
+    cbuf      *cberr = NULL;
     
-    if (strcmp(xml_name(xrpc), "rpc-reply")){
-	clicon_err(OE_UNIX, EINVAL, "rpc-reply expected");
-	goto done;
+    opname = xml_name(xrpc);
+    if (strcmp(opname, "rpc-reply")){
+	if ((cberr = cbuf_new()) == NULL){
+	    clicon_err(OE_UNIX, errno, "cbuf_new");
+	    goto done;
+	}
+	cprintf(cberr, "Internal error, unrecognized netconf operation in backend reply, expected rpc-reply but received: %s", opname);
+	if (xerr && netconf_operation_failed_xml(xerr, "application", cbuf_get(cberr)) < 0)
+	    goto done;
+	goto fail;
     }
     x = NULL;
     while ((x = xml_child_each(xrpc, x, CX_ELMNT)) != NULL) {
@@ -663,18 +673,31 @@ xml_bind_yang_rpc_reply(cxobj     *xrpc,
     }
     if (yo != NULL){
 	xml_spec_set(xrpc, yo); 
-	if ((ret = xml_bind_yang(xrpc, YB_MODULE, yspec, xerr)) < 0)
+	/* Use a temporary xml error tree since it is stringified in the original error on error */
+	if ((ret = xml_bind_yang(xrpc, YB_PARENT, NULL, &xerr1)) < 0)
 	    goto done;
-	if (ret == 0)
+	if (ret == 0){
+	    if ((cberr = cbuf_new()) == NULL){
+		clicon_err(OE_UNIX, errno, "cbuf_new");
+		goto done;
+	    }
+	    cprintf(cberr, "Internal error in backend reply: ");
+	    if (netconf_err2cb(xerr1, cberr) < 0)
+		goto done;
+	    if (xerr && netconf_operation_failed_xml(xerr, "application", cbuf_get(cberr)) < 0)
+		goto done;
 	    goto fail;
+	}
     }
     retval = 1;
  done:
+    if (cberr)
+	cbuf_free(cberr);
+    if (xerr1)
+	xml_free(xerr1);
     return retval;
  fail:
     retval = 0;
     goto done;
 }
 
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