diff --git a/internal/handler/insightsFactsParserFilter.go b/internal/handler/insightsFactsParserFilter.go
index 885e07e..b2946a1 100644
--- a/internal/handler/insightsFactsParserFilter.go
+++ b/internal/handler/insightsFactsParserFilter.go
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ func processFactsInsightsData(h *Messaging, insights InsightsData, v string, api
 			slog.Error("Error reading insights data", "Error", err)
 		}
 
-		facts := processFactsFromJSON(logger, res, source)
+		facts, err := processFactsFromJSON(logger, res, source)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, "", err
+		}
+
 		facts, err = KeyFactsFilter(facts)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, "", err
@@ -46,18 +50,17 @@ func processFactsInsightsData(h *Messaging, insights InsightsData, v string, api
 	return nil, "", nil
 }
 
-func processFactsFromJSON(logger *slog.Logger, facts []byte, source string) []LagoonFact {
+func processFactsFromJSON(logger *slog.Logger, facts []byte, source string) ([]LagoonFact, error) {
 	var factsInput []LagoonFact
 
 	var factsPayload FactsPayload
 	err := json.Unmarshal(facts, &factsPayload)
 	if err != nil {
-		logger.Error(err.Error())
-		panic("Can't unmarshal facts")
+		return factsInput, err
 	}
 
 	if len(factsPayload.Facts) == 0 {
-		return factsInput
+		return factsInput, nil
 	}
 
 	var filteredFacts []LagoonFact
@@ -82,10 +85,13 @@ func processFactsFromJSON(logger *slog.Logger, facts []byte, source string) []La
 			Type:        FactTypeText,
 		}
 		logger.Debug("Processing fact", "name", f.Name, "value", f.Value)
-		fact, _ = ProcessLagoonFactAgainstRegisteredFilters(fact, f)
+		fact, err = ProcessLagoonFactAgainstRegisteredFilters(fact, f)
+		if err != nil {
+			return factsInput, err
+		}
 		factsInput = append(factsInput, fact)
 	}
-	return factsInput
+	return factsInput, nil
 }
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/internal/handler/insightsParserFilter.go b/internal/handler/insightsParserFilter.go
index 70950f9..3991975 100644
--- a/internal/handler/insightsParserFilter.go
+++ b/internal/handler/insightsParserFilter.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func processSbomInsightsData(h *Messaging, insights InsightsData, v string, apiC
 
 		decoder := cdx.NewBOMDecoder(bytes.NewReader(b), cdx.BOMFileFormatJSON)
 		if err = decoder.Decode(bom); err != nil {
-			panic(err)
+			return nil, "", err
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/handler/main.go b/internal/handler/main.go
index db7bf2a..b9db42b 100644
--- a/internal/handler/main.go
+++ b/internal/handler/main.go
@@ -217,13 +217,13 @@ func (h *Messaging) Consumer() {
 		var err error
 		messageQueue, err = mq.New(h.Config)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Println(err,
-				fmt.Sprintf(
-					"Failed to initialize message queue manager, retrying in %d seconds, attempt %d/%d",
-					h.ConnectionRetryInterval,
-					attempt,
-					h.ConnectionAttempts,
-				),
+			slog.Error(fmt.Sprintf(
+				"Failed to initialize message queue manager, retrying in %d seconds, attempt %d/%d",
+				h.ConnectionRetryInterval,
+				attempt,
+				h.ConnectionAttempts,
+			),
+				"error", err.Error(),
 			)
 			time.Sleep(time.Duration(h.ConnectionRetryInterval) * time.Second)
 		}
@@ -283,32 +283,43 @@ func (h *Messaging) sendToLagoonAPI(incoming *InsightsMessage, resource Resource
 
 	if insights.InputPayload == Payload && insights.LagoonType == Facts {
 		for _, p := range incoming.Payload {
-			parserFilterLoopForPayloads(insights, p, h, apiClient, resource)
+			err := parserFilterLoopForPayloads(insights, p, h, apiClient, resource)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	if insights.InputPayload == BinaryPayload && insights.LagoonType == Facts {
 		for _, p := range incoming.BinaryPayload {
-			parserFilterLoopForBinaryPayloads(insights, p, h, apiClient, resource)
+			err := parserFilterLoopForBinaryPayloads(insights, p, h, apiClient, resource)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-func parserFilterLoopForBinaryPayloads(insights InsightsData, p string, h *Messaging, apiClient graphql.Client, resource ResourceDestination) {
+func parserFilterLoopForBinaryPayloads(insights InsightsData, p string, h *Messaging, apiClient graphql.Client, resource ResourceDestination) error {
 	for _, filter := range parserFilters {
 
 		result, source, err := filter(h, insights, p, apiClient, resource)
 		if err != nil {
 			slog.Error("Error running filter", "error", err.Error())
+			return err
 		}
 
-		processResultset(result, err, h, apiClient, resource, source)
+		err = processResultset(result, err, h, apiClient, resource, source)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
+	return nil
 }
 
-func parserFilterLoopForPayloads(insights InsightsData, p PayloadInput, h *Messaging, apiClient graphql.Client, resource ResourceDestination) {
+func parserFilterLoopForPayloads(insights InsightsData, p PayloadInput, h *Messaging, apiClient graphql.Client, resource ResourceDestination) error {
 	for _, filter := range parserFilters {
 		var result []interface{}
 		var source string
@@ -316,29 +327,37 @@ func parserFilterLoopForPayloads(insights InsightsData, p PayloadInput, h *Messa
 		json, err := json.Marshal(p)
 		if err != nil {
 			slog.Error("Error marshalling data", "error", err.Error())
+			return err
 		}
 
 		result, source, err = filter(h, insights, fmt.Sprintf("%s", json), apiClient, resource)
 		if err != nil {
 			slog.Error("Error Filtering payload", "error", err.Error())
+			return err
 		}
 
-		processResultset(result, err, h, apiClient, resource, source)
+		err = processResultset(result, err, h, apiClient, resource, source)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // processResultset will send results as facts to the lagoon api after processing via a parser filter
-func processResultset(result []interface{}, err error, h *Messaging, apiClient graphql.Client, resource ResourceDestination, source string) {
+func processResultset(result []interface{}, err error, h *Messaging, apiClient graphql.Client, resource ResourceDestination, source string) error {
 	project, environment, apiErr := determineResourceFromLagoonAPI(apiClient, resource)
 	if apiErr != nil {
-		log.Println(apiErr)
+		slog.Error(apiErr.Error())
+		return apiErr
 	}
 
 	// Even if we don't find any new facts, we need to delete the existing ones
 	// since these may be the end product of a filter process
 	apiErr = h.deleteExistingFactsBySource(apiClient, environment, source, project)
 	if apiErr != nil {
-		log.Printf("%s", apiErr.Error())
+		slog.Error(apiErr.Error())
+		return apiErr
 	}
 
 	for _, r := range result {
@@ -347,15 +366,23 @@ func processResultset(result []interface{}, err error, h *Messaging, apiClient g
 			err = h.sendFactsToLagoonAPI([]LagoonFact{fact}, apiClient, resource, source)
 			if err != nil {
 				slog.Error("Error sending facts to Lagoon API", "error", err.Error())
+				return err
 			}
 		} else if facts, ok := r.([]LagoonFact); ok {
 			// Handle slice of facts
-			h.sendFactsToLagoonAPI(facts, apiClient, resource, source)
+			err = h.sendFactsToLagoonAPI(facts, apiClient, resource, source)
+			if err != nil {
+				slog.Error("Error sending facts to Lagoon API", "error", err.Error())
+				return err
+			}
 		} else {
 			// Unexpected type returned from filter()
-			slog.Error(fmt.Sprintf("unexpected type returned from filter(): %T\n", r))
+			err := fmt.Errorf("unexpected type returned from filter(): %T\n", r)
+			slog.Error(err.Error())
+			return err
 		}
 	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (h *Messaging) sendFactsToLagoonAPI(facts []LagoonFact, apiClient graphql.Client, resource ResourceDestination, source string) error {
diff --git a/internal/handler/messaging.go b/internal/handler/messaging.go
index f8582cb..88f9ffa 100644
--- a/internal/handler/messaging.go
+++ b/internal/handler/messaging.go
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ func (h *Messaging) processMessageQueue(message mq.Message) {
 			err := h.sendToLagoonAPI(incoming, resource, insights)
 
 			if err != nil {
-				//log.Printf("Unable to send to the api: %s", err.Error())
 				slog.Error("Unable to send to the API", "Error", err.Error())
 				rejectMessage(false)
 				return