diff --git a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/ObjectMapper.java b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/ObjectMapper.java
index 38fc6197e4..ca6eefaa30 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/ObjectMapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/ObjectMapper.java
@@ -1510,7 +1510,7 @@ public ObjectMapper enableDefaultTypingAsProperty(DefaultTyping applicability, S
         typer = typer.typeProperty(propertyName);
         return setDefaultTyping(typer);
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * Method for disabling automatic inclusion of type information; if so, only
      * explicitly annotated types (ones with
@@ -1611,7 +1611,7 @@ public ObjectMapper setTypeFactory(TypeFactory f)
         _serializationConfig = _serializationConfig.with(f);
         return this;
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * Convenience method for constructing {@link JavaType} out of given
      * type (typically <code>java.lang.Class</code>), but without explicit
@@ -1620,7 +1620,7 @@ public ObjectMapper setTypeFactory(TypeFactory f)
     public JavaType constructType(Type t) {
         return _typeFactory.constructType(t);
     }
-    
+
     /*
     /**********************************************************
     /* Configuration, deserialization
@@ -1640,7 +1640,7 @@ public JavaType constructType(Type t) {
     public JsonNodeFactory getNodeFactory() {
         return _deserializationConfig.getNodeFactory();
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * Method for specifying {@link JsonNodeFactory} to use for
      * constructing root level tree nodes (via method
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/introspect/POJOPropertyBuilder.java b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/introspect/POJOPropertyBuilder.java
index 3f32ae252a..3d78595d80 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/introspect/POJOPropertyBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/introspect/POJOPropertyBuilder.java
@@ -1346,8 +1346,8 @@ public Linked<T> trimByVisibility() {
         
         @Override
         public String toString() {
-            String msg = value.toString()+"[visible="+isVisible+",ignore="+isMarkedIgnored
-                    +",explicitName="+isNameExplicit+"]";
+            String msg = String.format("%s[visible=%b,ignore=%b,explicitName=%b]",
+                    value.toString(), isVisible, isMarkedIgnored, isNameExplicit);
             if (next != null) {
                 msg = msg + ", "+next.toString();
             }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/TestBasicAnnotations.java b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/TestBasicAnnotations.java
index 351721955d..420f5de10f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/TestBasicAnnotations.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/TestBasicAnnotations.java
@@ -100,6 +100,26 @@ public static class SimpleBean {
         public int x, y;
     }
 
+    static class AliasBean {
+        @JsonAlias({ "nm", "Name" })
+        public String name;
+
+        int _xyz;
+
+        int _a;
+
+        @JsonCreator
+        public AliasBean(@JsonProperty("a")
+            @JsonAlias("A") int a) {
+            _a = a;
+        }
+        
+        @JsonAlias({ "Xyz" })
+        public void setXyz(int x) {
+            _xyz = x;
+        }
+    }
+
     /*
     /**********************************************************
     /* Other helper classes
@@ -186,17 +206,16 @@ public void testIssue442PrivateUnwrapped() throws Exception
     /* Test methods, annotations disabled
     /**********************************************************
      */
-    
+
     public void testAnnotationsDisabled() throws Exception
     {
         // first: verify that annotation introspection is enabled by default
-        ObjectMapper m = new ObjectMapper();
-        assertTrue(m.getDeserializationConfig().isEnabled(MapperFeature.USE_ANNOTATIONS));
+        assertTrue(MAPPER.getDeserializationConfig().isEnabled(MapperFeature.USE_ANNOTATIONS));
         // with annotations, property is renamed
-        AnnoBean bean = m.readValue("{ \"y\" : 0 }", AnnoBean.class);
+        AnnoBean bean = MAPPER.readValue("{ \"y\" : 0 }", AnnoBean.class);
         assertEquals(0, bean.value);
 
-        m = new ObjectMapper();
+        ObjectMapper m = new ObjectMapper();
         m.configure(MapperFeature.USE_ANNOTATIONS, false);
         // without annotations, should default to default bean-based name...
         bean = m.readValue("{ \"x\" : 0 }", AnnoBean.class);
@@ -222,4 +241,27 @@ public void testNoAccessOverrides() throws Exception
         assertEquals(1, bean.x);
         assertEquals(2, bean.y);
     }    
+
+    /*
+    public void testSimpleAliases() throws Exception
+    {
+        AliasBean bean = MAPPER.readValue(aposToQuotes("{'Name':'Foobar','a':3,'xyz':37}"),
+                AliasBean.class);
+        assertEquals("Foobar", bean.name);
+        assertEquals(3, bean._a);
+        assertEquals(37, bean._xyz);
+
+        bean = MAPPER.readValue(aposToQuotes("{'name':'Foobar','A':3,'xyz':37}"),
+                AliasBean.class);
+        assertEquals("Foobar", bean.name);
+        assertEquals(3, bean._a);
+        assertEquals(37, bean._xyz);
+
+        bean = MAPPER.readValue(aposToQuotes("{'name':'Foobar','a':3,'Xyz':37}"),
+                AliasBean.class);
+        assertEquals("Foobar", bean.name);
+        assertEquals(3, bean._a);
+        assertEquals(37, bean._xyz);
+    }
+    */
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/builder/BuilderWithUnwrappedTest.java b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/builder/BuilderWithUnwrappedTest.java
index f284dbd6ec..6a93cf4a57 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/builder/BuilderWithUnwrappedTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/builder/BuilderWithUnwrappedTest.java
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public void testWithUnwrapping() throws Exception
     }
 
     // Alas: can't pass, until [databind#265] fixed:
-    /*
+    // 23-Feb-2017, tatu: or its follow-up: error message is now more descriptive...
     public void testWithCreatorUnwrapping() throws Exception
     {
         final String json = aposToQuotes("{'loc.x':4,'name':'Foobar','loc.y': 7}}");
@@ -141,13 +141,22 @@ public void testWithCreatorUnwrapping() throws Exception
         mapper.setInjectableValues(new InjectableValues.Std()
                 .addValue(String.class, "stuffValue")
                 );
-        
-        UnwrappingCreatorValue result = mapper.readValue(json, UnwrappingCreatorValue.class);
+
+        @SuppressWarnings("unused")
+        UnwrappingCreatorValue result;
+        try {
+            result = mapper.readValue(json, UnwrappingCreatorValue.class);
+            fail("Did not expect to really pass -- should maybe update the test");
+        } catch (InvalidDefinitionException e) {
+            verifyException(e, "combination not yet supported");
+        }
+
+        /*
         assertNotNull(result);
         assertNotNull(result.location);
         assertEquals("Foobar", result.name);
         assertEquals(4, result.location.x);
         assertEquals(7, result.location.y);
+        */
     }
-    */
 }