diff --git a/src/lifeblood/core_nodes/rename_attrib.py b/src/lifeblood/core_nodes/rename_attrib.py
index 05eb32e0..82e138de 100644
--- a/src/lifeblood/core_nodes/rename_attrib.py
+++ b/src/lifeblood/core_nodes/rename_attrib.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from lifeblood.node_plugin_base import BaseNode
-from lifeblood.nodethings import ProcessingResult
+from lifeblood.nodethings import ProcessingResult, ProcessingError
 from lifeblood.taskspawn import TaskSpawn
 from lifeblood.exceptions import NodeNotReadyToProcess
 from lifeblood.enums import NodeParameterType
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ def __init__(self, name: str):
         super(RenameAttributes, self).__init__(name)
         ui = self.get_ui()
         with ui.initializing_interface_lock():
+            ui.add_parameter('ignore errors', 'Ignore non-existing attribute errors', NodeParameterType.BOOL, False)
             with ui.multigroup_parameter_block('num'):
                 with ui.parameters_on_same_line_block():
                     ui.add_parameter('oldname', '<from / to>', NodeParameterType.STRING, 'from')
@@ -36,21 +37,36 @@ def __init__(self, name: str):
 
     def process_task(self, context) -> ProcessingResult:
         res = ProcessingResult()
+        do_ignore_errors = context.param_value('ignore errors')
         attrs = dict(context.task_attributes())
         for i in range(context.param_value('num')):
-            attr_oldname = context.param_value(f'oldname_{i}')
+            attr_oldname: str = context.param_value(f'oldname_{i}').strip()
+            if not attr_oldname:
+                if do_ignore_errors:
+                    continue
+                else:
+                    raise ProcessingError(f'from-attribute name must not be empty')
 
             if attr_oldname not in attrs:
-                continue
+                if do_ignore_errors:
+                    continue
+                else:
+                    raise ProcessingError(f'attribute "{attr_oldname}" does not exist')
+
+            attr_newname: str = context.param_value(f'newname_{i}').strip()
+            if not attr_newname:
+                if do_ignore_errors:
+                    continue
+                else:
+                    raise ProcessingError(f'to-attribute name must not be empty')
 
-            attr_newname = context.param_value(f'newname_{i}')
             if attr_newname == attr_oldname:
                 continue
 
             res.set_attribute(attr_newname, attrs[attr_oldname])
             res.remove_attribute(attr_oldname)
             attrs[attr_newname] = attrs[attr_oldname]
-            del attrs[attr_oldname]
+            attrs.pop(attr_oldname)
 
         return res
 
diff --git a/tests/nodes/test_rename_attrib.py b/tests/nodes/test_rename_attrib.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f01a1ce6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/nodes/test_rename_attrib.py
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+import random
+from asyncio import Event
+from lifeblood.scheduler import Scheduler
+from lifeblood.worker import Worker
+from lifeblood.nodethings import ProcessingError
+from lifeblood_testing_common.nodes_common import TestCaseBase, PseudoContext
+
+from typing import List
+
+
+class TestWedge(TestCaseBase):
+    async def test_noop(self):
+        async def _logic(sched: Scheduler, workers: List[Worker], done_waiter: Event, context: PseudoContext):
+            task = context.create_pseudo_task_with_attrs({'foo': 123, 'bar': 'wow'})
+
+            node = context.create_node('rename_attrib', 'footest')
+
+            res = context.process_task(node, task)
+            self.assertEqual({}, res.attributes_to_set)
+
+        await self._helper_test_node_with_arg_update(
+            _logic
+        )
+
+    async def test_same(self):
+        async def _logic(sched: Scheduler, workers: List[Worker], done_waiter: Event, context: PseudoContext):
+            task = context.create_pseudo_task_with_attrs({'foo': 123, 'bar': 'wow'})
+
+            node = context.create_node('rename_attrib', 'footest')
+            node.set_param_value('num', 1)
+            node.set_param_value('oldname_0', 'foo')
+            node.set_param_value('newname_0', 'foo')
+
+            res = context.process_task(node, task)
+            self.assertEqual({}, res.attributes_to_set)
+
+        await self._helper_test_node_with_arg_update(
+            _logic
+        )
+
+    async def test_basic(self):
+        async def _logic(sched: Scheduler, workers: List[Worker], done_waiter: Event, context: PseudoContext):
+            for pref, suff in (('', ''), (' ', ''), ('  ', ''), ('', ' '), ('', '  '), (' ', ' '), (' ', '  '), ('  ', ' ')):
+                task = context.create_pseudo_task_with_attrs({'foo': 123, 'bar': 'wow'})
+
+                node = context.create_node('rename_attrib', 'footest')
+                node.set_param_value('num', 1)
+                node.set_param_value('oldname_0', f'{pref}foo{suff}')
+                node.set_param_value('newname_0', f'{pref}bla{suff}')
+
+                res = context.process_task(node, task)
+                self.assertEqual({
+                    'bla': 123,
+                    'foo': None,
+                }, res.attributes_to_set)
+
+        await self._helper_test_node_with_arg_update(
+            _logic
+        )
+
+    async def test_chain(self):
+        async def _logic(sched: Scheduler, workers: List[Worker], done_waiter: Event, context: PseudoContext):
+
+            task = context.create_pseudo_task_with_attrs({'foo': 123, 'bar': 'wow'})
+
+            node = context.create_node('rename_attrib', 'footest')
+            node.set_param_value('ignore errors', False)
+            node.set_param_value('num', 2)
+            node.set_param_value('oldname_0', f'foo')
+            node.set_param_value('newname_0', f'middle')
+            node.set_param_value('oldname_1', f'middle')
+            node.set_param_value('newname_1', f'bla')
+
+            res = context.process_task(node, task)
+            self.assertEqual({
+                'bla': 123,
+                'foo': None,
+                'middle': None,
+            }, res.attributes_to_set)
+
+        await self._helper_test_node_with_arg_update(
+            _logic
+        )
+
+    async def test_overlap(self):
+        async def _logic(sched: Scheduler, workers: List[Worker], done_waiter: Event, context: PseudoContext):
+            task = context.create_pseudo_task_with_attrs({'foo': 123, 'bar': 'wow'})
+
+            node = context.create_node('rename_attrib', 'footest')
+            node.set_param_value('num', 1)
+            node.set_param_value('oldname_0', 'foo')
+            node.set_param_value('newname_0', 'bar')
+
+            res = context.process_task(node, task)
+            self.assertEqual({
+                'bar': 123,
+                'foo': None,
+            }, res.attributes_to_set)
+
+        await self._helper_test_node_with_arg_update(
+            _logic
+        )
+
+    async def test_nonexisting_error(self):
+        async def _logic(sched: Scheduler, workers: List[Worker], done_waiter: Event, context: PseudoContext):
+            task = context.create_pseudo_task_with_attrs({'foo': 123, 'bar': 'wow'})
+
+            node = context.create_node('rename_attrib', 'footest')
+            node.set_param_value('ignore errors', False)
+            node.set_param_value('num', 1)
+            node.set_param_value('oldname_0', 'faaaaa')
+            node.set_param_value('newname_0', 'bla')
+
+            self.assertRaises(ProcessingError, context.process_task, node, task)
+
+        await self._helper_test_node_with_arg_update(
+            _logic
+        )
+
+    async def test_nonexisting_noerror(self):
+        async def _logic(sched: Scheduler, workers: List[Worker], done_waiter: Event, context: PseudoContext):
+            task = context.create_pseudo_task_with_attrs({'foo': 123, 'bar': 'wow'})
+
+            node = context.create_node('rename_attrib', 'footest')
+            node.set_param_value('ignore errors', True)
+            node.set_param_value('num', 1)
+            node.set_param_value('oldname_0', 'faaaaa')
+            node.set_param_value('newname_0', 'bla')
+
+            res = context.process_task(node, task)
+            self.assertEqual({}, res.attributes_to_set)
+
+        await self._helper_test_node_with_arg_update(
+            _logic
+        )
+
+    async def test_empty_error(self):
+        async def _logic(sched: Scheduler, workers: List[Worker], done_waiter: Event, context: PseudoContext):
+            for from_attr, to_attr in [('', 'foo'), ('foo', ''), ('', ''), (' ', '   '), ('bar', '  '), (' ', 'bar')]:
+                task = context.create_pseudo_task_with_attrs({'foo': 123, 'bar': 'wow'})
+
+                node = context.create_node('rename_attrib', 'footest')
+                node.set_param_value('ignore errors', False)
+                node.set_param_value('num', 1)
+                node.set_param_value('oldname_0', from_attr)
+                node.set_param_value('newname_0', to_attr)
+
+                self.assertRaises(ProcessingError, context.process_task, node, task)
+
+        await self._helper_test_node_with_arg_update(
+            _logic
+        )
+
+    async def test_empty_noerror(self):
+        async def _logic(sched: Scheduler, workers: List[Worker], done_waiter: Event, context: PseudoContext):
+            for from_attr, to_attr in [('', 'foo'), ('foo', ''), ('', ''), (' ', '   '), ('bar', '  '), (' ', 'bar')]:
+                task = context.create_pseudo_task_with_attrs({'foo': 123, 'bar': 'wow'})
+
+                node = context.create_node('rename_attrib', 'footest')
+                node.set_param_value('ignore errors', True)
+                node.set_param_value('num', 1)
+                node.set_param_value('oldname_0', from_attr)
+                node.set_param_value('newname_0', to_attr)
+
+                res = context.process_task(node, task)
+                self.assertEqual({}, res.attributes_to_set)  # expect noop
+
+        await self._helper_test_node_with_arg_update(
+            _logic
+        )