diff --git a/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchApi.php b/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchApi.php
index c1fa19ce..a604852e 100644
--- a/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchApi.php
+++ b/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchApi.php
@@ -546,18 +546,25 @@ class WrenchApi extends BaseController
         $local_out =[];
         if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST") {  // if upload lets modify all the data
             if ( $endpoint == 'uploads'){
-                log_message('critical', "ENDPOINT TESTING UPLOAD-> ".$endpoint );
-                $local_out=["test_msg"=>'Yes the upload endpoint was hit********'];
-                $call_backend = false; // will be decided after file is saved
-                //$fl_in=[];
-                $raw_json = file_get_contents('php://input');
-                $raw_array = json_decode($raw_json, true);
-                $raw_array["call_backend"] = $call_backend;
-                $raw_array["system_primary_uploads"] = $this->getSiteConfigurations("system.primary_uploads");
-                $out = ( new \App\Models\UploadManager() )->reciveUpload($raw_array, $local_out);
-                $call_backend = $out["call_backend"];
-                $in["message"] = $raw_array["message"] =  $out["message"];
-                $raw_array["file_data"] = $out['file_data'] = $in['file_data'] ="";  // no need to carry raw file data anymore - saved or cached ath this point
+
+                try {
+                    log_message('critical', "ENDPOINT TESTING UPLOAD-> ".$endpoint );
+                    $local_out=["test_msg"=>'Yes the upload endpoint was hit********'];
+                    $call_backend = false; // will be decided after file is saved
+                    //$fl_in=[];
+                    $raw_json = file_get_contents('php://input');
+                    $raw_array = json_decode($raw_json, true);
+                    $raw_array["call_backend"] = $call_backend;
+                    $raw_array["system_primary_uploads"] = $this->getSiteConfigurations("system.primary_uploads");
+                    $out = ( new \App\Models\UploadManager() )->reciveUpload($raw_array, $local_out);
+                    $call_backend = $out["call_backend"];
+                    $in["message"] = $raw_array["message"] =  $out["message"];
+                    $raw_array["file_data"] = $out['file_data'] = $in['file_data'] ="";  // no need to carry raw file data anymore - saved or cached ath this point
+                } catch (Exception $e) {
+                    $error =  'Caught exception: '.  $e->getMessage();
+                    log_message('critical', "ERROR ENDPOINT TESTING UPLOAD-> ".$error );
+                }
+
             }
             if (isset($_FILES) && is_array($_FILES) && count($_FILES)>0)    {
                 $raw_array = array_merge($_POST,$_FILES);