diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4df1d00e1d..920add50be 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ## Upcoming
 
 - `apollo`
-  - <First `apollo` related entry goes here>
+  - Add `ApolloConfig` type to exports from `apollo` [#1413](https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-tooling/pull/1413)
 - `apollo-codegen-core`
   - <First `apollo-codegen-core` related entry goes here>
 - `apollo-codegen-flow`
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
 - `apollo-graphql`
   - <First `apollo-graphql` related entry goes here>
 - `apollo-language-server`
-  - <First `apollo-language-server` related entry goes here>
+  - Add error message for service lookup failure [#1413](https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-tooling/pull/1413)
 - `apollo-tools`
   - <First `apollo-tools` related entry goes here>
 - `vscode-apollo`
   - Only activate extension on apollo.config.js/ts [#1411](https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-tooling/pull/1411)
-  - Changed the status bar title to be "Apollo" to save space.
+  - Changed the status bar title to be "Apollo" to save space. [#1415](https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-tooling/pull/1415)
 
 ## `apollo@2.16.0`, `apollo-codegen-swift@0.34.0`, `apollo-language-server@1.13.0`, `apollo-tools@0.4.0`, `vscode-apollo@1.8.0`
 
diff --git a/packages/apollo-language-server/src/engine/index.ts b/packages/apollo-language-server/src/engine/index.ts
index c17a3ce865..284e8e03b2 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-language-server/src/engine/index.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-language-server/src/engine/index.ts
@@ -274,8 +274,12 @@ export class ApolloEngineClient extends GraphQLDataSource {
       }
     });
 
-    if (!(data && data.service)) {
-      throw new Error();
+    if (!(data && data.service) || errors) {
+      throw new Error(
+        errors
+          ? errors.map(error => error.message).join("\n")
+          : "No service returned. Make sure your service name and API key match"
+      );
     }
 
     const schemaTags: string[] = data.service.schemaTags.map(
diff --git a/packages/apollo-language-server/src/project/client.ts b/packages/apollo-language-server/src/project/client.ts
index 49846940d7..e6baf0b1fb 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-language-server/src/project/client.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-language-server/src/project/client.ts
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ export class GraphQLClientProject extends GraphQLProject {
         total: totalTypes
       },
       tag: this.config.tag,
-      loaded: this.serviceID ? true : false,
+      loaded: Boolean(this.serviceID && (this.schema || this.serviceSchema)),
       lastFetch: this.lastLoadDate
     };
   }
@@ -271,15 +271,19 @@ export class GraphQLClientProject extends GraphQLProject {
     await this.loadingHandler.handle(
       `Loading Engine data for ${this.displayName}`,
       (async () => {
-        const {
-          schemaTags,
-          fieldStats
-        } = await engineClient.loadSchemaTagsAndFieldStats(serviceID);
-        this._onSchemaTags && this._onSchemaTags([serviceID, schemaTags]);
-        this.fieldStats = fieldStats;
-        this.lastLoadDate = +new Date();
-
-        this.generateDecorations();
+        try {
+          const {
+            schemaTags,
+            fieldStats
+          } = await engineClient.loadSchemaTagsAndFieldStats(serviceID);
+          this._onSchemaTags && this._onSchemaTags([serviceID, schemaTags]);
+          this.fieldStats = fieldStats;
+          this.lastLoadDate = +new Date();
+
+          this.generateDecorations();
+        } catch (e) {
+          console.error(e);
+        }
       })()
     );
   }
diff --git a/packages/apollo-language-server/src/providers/schema/engine.ts b/packages/apollo-language-server/src/providers/schema/engine.ts
index 48331fcd62..5fb0a5da2a 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-language-server/src/providers/schema/engine.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-language-server/src/providers/schema/engine.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import gql from "graphql-tag";
 import { GraphQLSchema, buildClientSchema } from "graphql";
 import { ApolloEngineClient, ClientIdentity } from "../../engine";
 import { ClientConfig, parseServiceSpecifier } from "../../config";
+import { getServiceFromKey } from "../../config/utils";
 import {
   GraphQLSchemaProvider,
   SchemaChangeUnsubscribeHandler,
@@ -44,6 +45,15 @@ export class EngineSchemaProvider implements GraphQLSchemaProvider {
     }
 
     const [id, tag = "current"] = parseServiceSpecifier(client.service);
+
+    // make sure the API key is valid for the service we're requesting a schema of.
+    const keyServiceName = getServiceFromKey(engine.apiKey);
+    if (id !== keyServiceName) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `API key service name (${keyServiceName}) does not match the service name in your config (${id}). Try changing the service name in your config to ${keyServiceName} or get a new key.`
+      );
+    }
+
     const { data, errors } = await this.client.execute<GetSchemaByTag>({
       query: SCHEMA_QUERY,
       variables: {
diff --git a/packages/apollo/src/index.ts b/packages/apollo/src/index.ts
index a93d39d153..5dd08fb23f 100644
--- a/packages/apollo/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo/src/index.ts
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ export * from "./Command";
 
 // export git utils
 export * from "./git";
+
+export { ApolloConfigFormat as ApolloConfig } from "apollo-language-server";