diff --git a/example_config.json b/example_config.json
index 01f6eca..bcec215 100644
--- a/example_config.json
+++ b/example_config.json
@@ -3,27 +3,32 @@
         {
             "label": "example 1",
             "action_type": "MSG",
-            "action_param": "This is example 1"
+            "action_param": "1",
+            "action_message": "Doing example 1"
         },
         {
             "label": "example 2",
             "action_type": "MSG",
-            "action_param": "This is example 2"
+            "action_param": "2",
+            "action_message": "Doing example 2"
         },
         {
             "label": "example 3",
             "action_type": "MSG",
-            "action_param": "This is example 3"
+            "action_param": "3",
+            "action_message": "Doing example 3"
         },
         {
             "label": "example 4",
             "action_type": "MSG",
-            "action_param": "This is example 4"
+            "action_param": "Bad time definition",
+            "action_message": "Doing example 4"
         },
         {
             "label": "GET example",
             "action_type": "GET",
-            "action_param": "http://example.com/"
+            "action_param": "http://example.com/",
+            "action_message": "Doing GET example"
         }
     ],
     "bg_color": "lime"
diff --git a/menu.py b/menu.py
index ca55fe5..b44fe13 100644
--- a/menu.py
+++ b/menu.py
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ class ActionType(Enum):
 class Action(TypedDict):
     label: str
     action_type: ActionType
-    param: str
+    action_param: str
+    action_message: str
 
 
 class Button:
@@ -163,12 +164,22 @@ class App:
                 def end_thr():
                     self.board = previous_board
 
-                sleep(5)
-                self.task_q.put(end_thr)
+                try:
+                    sleep_time = int(action['action_param'])
+                    sleep(sleep_time)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    def f(ex):
+                        def x():
+                            self.board = MessageBoard(self.get_screen_rect(), f"Exception caught: {ex}", bg_color="red")
+                        return x
+                    self.task_q.put(f(e))
+                    sleep(5)
+                finally:
+                    self.task_q.put(end_thr)
 
             process_thr = Thread(target=thr_fun)
             process_thr.start()
-            self.board = MessageBoard(self.get_screen_rect(), action['param'], bg_color=self.bg_color)
+            self.board = MessageBoard(self.get_screen_rect(), action['action_message'], bg_color=self.bg_color)
         return impl
 
     def get_handler(self, action: Action) -> Callable[[], None]:
@@ -179,13 +190,13 @@ class App:
                 def end_thr():
                     self.board = previous_board
 
-                ret = requests.get(action['param'])
-                print(f"GET {action['param']}: {ret}")
+                ret = requests.get(action['action_param'])
+                print(f"GET {action['action_param']}: {ret}")
                 self.task_q.put(end_thr)
 
             process_thr = Thread(target=thr_fun)
             process_thr.start()
-            self.board = MessageBoard(self.get_screen_rect(), f"GETting {action['param']}", bg_color=self.bg_color)
+            self.board = MessageBoard(self.get_screen_rect(), action['action_message'], bg_color=self.bg_color)
         return impl
 
     def button_press_handler(self, action: Action) -> Callable[[], None]:
@@ -230,7 +241,8 @@ def get_url_defs(config_data: dict) -> List[Action]:
     for d in data['urls']:
         url_defs.append(Action(label=d['label'],
                                action_type=ActionType[d['action_type']],
-                               param=d['action_param']))
+                               action_param=d['action_param'],
+                               action_message=d['action_message']))
     return url_defs