diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index d2fab1c..511caa4 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def create_app():
     app.config.from_object(Config)
 
 
-    CORS(app) 
+    CORS(app, supports_credentials=True) 
 
     # Swagger Doc
     SWAGGER_URL = app.config.get("SWAGGER_URL")
diff --git a/app/api/integrations/kafka.py b/app/api/integrations/kafka.py
index c03b81e..392f905 100644
--- a/app/api/integrations/kafka.py
+++ b/app/api/integrations/kafka.py
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ class KafkaIntegration:
         'bootstrap.servers': settings.KAFKA_BROKER,
         'client.id': 'loan-service-producer',
         'acks': 'all',
-        'retries': 3
+        'retries': 3,
+        'debug': 'broker,topic,msg'
     }
 
 
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@ class KafkaIntegration:
         """Called once for each message produced"""
         if err is not None:
             logger.error(f'Message delivery failed: {err}')
-
             raise RuntimeError(f"Message delivery failed: {err}")
         
         else:
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ class KafkaIntegration:
                 value=json.dumps(loan_data).encode('utf-8'),
                 callback=KafkaIntegration.delivery_report
             )
+
             producer.poll(0)
+
             logger.info(f"Loan request {request_id} queued for processing")
 
         except Exception as e:
diff --git a/app/api/integrations/simbrella.py b/app/api/integrations/simbrella.py
index 286ee9f..d933908 100644
--- a/app/api/integrations/simbrella.py
+++ b/app/api/integrations/simbrella.py
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ class SimbrellaIntegration:
             response = requests.post(url, json=payload, timeout=10)
 
             # Raise an error for non-200 responses
-            # response.raise_for_status()  
+            response.raise_for_status()  
 
             return response.json()
         except requests.exceptions.RequestException as err:
             logger.error(f"RACCheck API call failed: {str(err)}", exc_info=True)
-            return {"error": "RACCheck API error", "details": str(err)}
+            return {"error": "RACCheck API error"}
diff --git a/app/api/services/eligibility_check.py b/app/api/services/eligibility_check.py
index de691fe..f15a50e 100644
--- a/app/api/services/eligibility_check.py
+++ b/app/api/services/eligibility_check.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class EligibilityCheckService(BaseService):
             )
 
             if "error" in response or response.get("status") != 200:
-                return jsonify({"message": "RACCheck failed", "error": response.get("message", response)}), 400
+                return jsonify({"message": "RACCheck failed"}), 400
 
             
 
diff --git a/app/api/services/provide_loan.py b/app/api/services/provide_loan.py
index 4c37218..b70f587 100644
--- a/app/api/services/provide_loan.py
+++ b/app/api/services/provide_loan.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ from app.api.enums import TransactionType
 from app.utils.logger import logger
 from app.api.schemas.provide_loan import ProvideLoanSchema
 from app.api.integrations import KafkaIntegration
+from threading import Thread
+
 
 class ProvideLoanService(BaseService):
     TRANSACTION_TYPE = TransactionType.PROVIDE_LOAN 
@@ -53,7 +55,10 @@ class ProvideLoanService(BaseService):
                 }
 
 
-            response = KafkaIntegration.send_loan_request(loan_data = response_data, request_id = request_id)
+            # KafkaIntegration.send_loan_request(loan_data = response_data, request_id = request_id)
+            # Call Kafka in a background thread
+            thread = Thread(target=ProvideLoanService.async_send_to_kafka, args=(response_data, request_id))
+            thread.start()
 
             return response_data
 
@@ -78,3 +83,9 @@ class ProvideLoanService(BaseService):
                 "message": "Internal Server Error"
                 }) , 500
         
+    
+    def async_send_to_kafka(loan_data, request_id):
+        KafkaIntegration.send_loan_request(loan_data = loan_data, request_id = request_id)
+        KafkaIntegration.flush()
+
+
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8e2c02f..143f16e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@ python-dotenv
 requests
 
 # Kafka 
-confluent-kafka
+confluent-kafka==1.9.2