diff --git a/src/services/issue.services.js b/src/services/issue.services.js
index 43635eb..7208c54 100644
--- a/src/services/issue.services.js
+++ b/src/services/issue.services.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/* eslint-disable no-useless-escape */
 //const axios = require("axios");
 import { logger } from "../utils/logger.utils";
 
@@ -20,25 +19,29 @@ async function processor(data) {
 }
 
 async function sendToGitea(body) {
-  let key = process.env.OWL_GIT_ISSUEBOT;
-  let url = process.env.OWL_GIT_APIENDPOINT;
-  let opts = {
-    method: "POST",
-    headers: {
-      Authorization: key,
-    },
-    body: body,
-  };
-  //var res = await axios.post(url, body, opts);
-  const res = await fetch(url, opts);
-  /* Need to read the output from the POST and pass the result upwards to the
-     client.*/
-  if (res.status == 201) {
-    logger.info("issueService.sendToGitea: Issue sent to Gitea");
-    return { status: res.status, message: "issue created" };
-  } else {
-    logger.error(res.body, "issueService.sendToGitea: Fail to send issue");
-    return { status: res.status, message: "issue not created" };
+  try {
+    const key = process.env.OWL_GIT_ISSUEBOT;
+    const url = process.env.OWL_GIT_APIENDPOINT;
+    const opts = {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: {
+        Authorization: key,
+      },
+      body: body,
+    };
+
+    const res = await fetch(url, opts);
+
+    if (res.status === 201) {
+      logger.debug("issueService.sendToGitea: Issue created");
+      return {status: res.status, message: "issue created"};
+    } else {
+      logger.error(`issueService.sendtoGitea: Error creating issue RETURN: ${res.status}`);
+      return {status: res.status, message: "issue not created"};
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    logger.error(err, `issueService.sendToGitea`);
+    return {status:500, message: "Internal Server Error"};
   }
 }