diff --git a/index.py b/index.py
index 75eacc3..8f15d85 100644
--- a/index.py
+++ b/index.py
@@ -25,7 +25,12 @@ def main_page():
 @app.route("/article", methods=["POST"])
 def show_article():
     link = flask.request.form["link"]
-    return bypass_paywall(link)
+    try:
+        return bypass_paywall(link)
+    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+        return str(e), 400
+    except e:
+        raise e
 
 @app.route("/", defaults={"path": ""})
 @app.route('/<path:path>', methods=["GET"])
@@ -36,8 +41,13 @@ def get_article(path):
     if len(parts) >= 5:
         actual_url = 'https://' + parts[4].lstrip('/')
         print(actual_url)
-        return bypass_paywall(actual_url)
+        try:
+            return bypass_paywall(actual_url)
+        except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+            return str(e), 400
+        except e:
+            raise e
     else:
-        return "invalid url", 400
+        return "Invalid URL", 400
 
 app.run(debug=False)
diff --git a/portable.py b/portable.py
index f152c77..9f84c4b 100644
--- a/portable.py
+++ b/portable.py
@@ -106,7 +106,12 @@ def main_page():
 @app.route("/article", methods=["POST"])
 def show_article():
     link = flask.request.form["link"]
-    return bypass_paywall(link)
+    try:
+        return bypass_paywall(link)
+    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+        return str(e), 400
+    except e:
+        raise e
 
 @app.route("/", defaults={"path": ""})
 @app.route('/<path:path>', methods=["GET"])
@@ -115,9 +120,14 @@ def get_article(path):
     parts = full_url.split('/',4)
     if len(parts) >= 5:
         actual_url = 'https://' + parts[4].lstrip('/')
-        return bypass_paywall(actual_url)
+        try:
+            return bypass_paywall(actual_url)
+        except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+            return str(e), 400
+        except e:
+            raise e
     else:
-        return "invalid url", 400
+        return "Invalid URL", 400
 
 
 app.run(debug=False)