diff --git a/crates/lox-distributor/src/main.rs b/crates/lox-distributor/src/main.rs
index 289540a..acd912c 100644
--- a/crates/lox-distributor/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/lox-distributor/src/main.rs
@@ -124,14 +124,16 @@ async fn rdsys_request(rtype: ResourceInfo, tx: mpsc::Sender<ResourceState>) {
     let mut interval = interval(Duration::from_secs(5));
     loop {
         interval.tick().await;
-        let resources = request_resources(
+        let resources = match request_resources(
             rtype.endpoint.clone(),
             rtype.name.clone(),
             rtype.token.clone(),
             rtype.types.clone(),
         )
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
+        .await{
+            Ok(resources)=> resources,
+            Err(e) => {println!("No resources received from rdsys: {:?}", e); continue},
+        };
         tx.send(resources).await.unwrap();
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/rdsys-backend-api/src/lib.rs b/crates/rdsys-backend-api/src/lib.rs
index 51e2bdc..3000fde 100644
--- a/crates/rdsys-backend-api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/rdsys-backend-api/src/lib.rs
@@ -284,8 +284,7 @@ pub async fn request_resources(
         .header("Authorization", &auth_value)
         .body(json)
         .send()
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
+        .await?;
     match response.status() {
         reqwest::StatusCode::OK => {
             fetched_resources = match response.json::<proto::ResourceState>().await {