diff --git a/packages/facebook-oauth/facebook_client.js b/packages/facebook-oauth/facebook_client.js
index 5aa2da16b7..33604948f6 100644
--- a/packages/facebook-oauth/facebook_client.js
+++ b/packages/facebook-oauth/facebook_client.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Facebook.requestCredential = function (options, credentialRequestCompleteCallbac
   var loginStyle = OAuth._loginStyle('facebook', config, options);
 
   var loginUrl =
-        'https://www.facebook.com/v2.9/dialog/oauth?client_id=' + config.appId +
+        'https://www.facebook.com/v2.12/dialog/oauth?client_id=' + config.appId +
         '&redirect_uri=' + OAuth._redirectUri('facebook', config) +
         '&display=' + display + '&scope=' + scope +
         '&state=' + OAuth._stateParam(loginStyle, credentialToken, options && options.redirectUrl);
diff --git a/packages/facebook-oauth/facebook_server.js b/packages/facebook-oauth/facebook_server.js
index f124676deb..2ac71238b5 100644
--- a/packages/facebook-oauth/facebook_server.js
+++ b/packages/facebook-oauth/facebook_server.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ var getTokenResponse = function (query) {
   try {
     // Request an access token
     responseContent = HTTP.get(
-      "https://graph.facebook.com/v2.8/oauth/access_token", {
+      "https://graph.facebook.com/v2.12/oauth/access_token", {
         params: {
           client_id: config.appId,
           redirect_uri: OAuth._redirectUri('facebook', config),
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ var getIdentity = function (accessToken, fields) {
   hmac.update(accessToken);
 
   try {
-    return HTTP.get("https://graph.facebook.com/v2.8/me", {
+    return HTTP.get("https://graph.facebook.com/v2.12/me", {
       params: {
         access_token: accessToken,
         appsecret_proof: hmac.digest('hex'),
diff --git a/packages/facebook-oauth/package.js b/packages/facebook-oauth/package.js
index f34b080c91..aea8b40bcf 100644
--- a/packages/facebook-oauth/package.js
+++ b/packages/facebook-oauth/package.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package.describe({
   summary: "Facebook OAuth flow",
-  version: "1.4.0"
+  version: "1.4.1"
 });
 
 Package.onUse(function(api) {
diff --git a/packages/http/httpcall_client.js b/packages/http/httpcall_client.js
index 788c331d4a..aa1d225602 100644
--- a/packages/http/httpcall_client.js
+++ b/packages/http/httpcall_client.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ HTTP.call = function(method, url, options, callback) {
   if (options.auth) {
     var colonLoc = options.auth.indexOf(':');
     if (colonLoc < 0)
-      throw new Error('auth option should be of the form "username:password"');
+      throw new Error('Option auth should be of the form "username:password"');
     username = options.auth.substring(0, colonLoc);
     password = options.auth.substring(colonLoc+1);
   }
@@ -136,10 +136,10 @@ HTTP.call = function(method, url, options, callback) {
           Meteor.clearTimeout(timer);
 
         if (timed_out) {
-          callback(new Error("timeout"));
+          callback(new Error("Connection timeout"));
         } else if (! xhr.status) {
           // no HTTP response
-          callback(new Error("network"));
+          callback(new Error("Connection lost"));
         } else {
 
           var response = {};
diff --git a/packages/http/package.js b/packages/http/package.js
index 0f437102fa..2591ed087b 100644
--- a/packages/http/package.js
+++ b/packages/http/package.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package.describe({
   summary: "Make HTTP calls to remote servers",
-  version: '1.4.0'
+  version: '1.4.1'
 });
 
 Npm.depends({