diff --git a/src/app.js b/src/app.js
index d78669f..e9db2b9 100644
--- a/src/app.js
+++ b/src/app.js
@@ -138,19 +138,29 @@ app.use(require("./routes/eventlineup").router)
 app.use(require("./routes/eventsheet").router)
 // app.use("/", indexRouter.team_router);
 
-// catch 404 and forward to error handler
-app.use(function (req, res, next) {
-  next(createError(404));
-});
-
 // error handler
 app.use(function (err, req, res, next) {
   // set locals, only providing error in development
+  if (err) {
   res.locals.message = err.message;
   res.locals.error = req.app.get("env") === "development" ? err : {};
+  if (typeof err === 'string' || err instanceof String) {
+    err = {
+      message: err
+    }
+  }
   console.log("error:", err);
   // render the error page
   res.status(err.status || 500).render("error", { title:"Error", layout: req.layout, message: err.message });
+}
+  else {
+    next();
+  }
 });
 
+// catch 404 and forward to error handler
+// app.use(function (req, res, next) {
+//   next(createError(404));
+// });
+
 module.exports = {app};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/controllers/event.js b/src/controllers/event.js
index 435976d..4020121 100644
--- a/src/controllers/event.js
+++ b/src/controllers/event.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 tsUtils = require("../lib/utils");
-const path = require('path')
+const path = require('path');
+const { teamsnapFailure, tsPromise } = require("../lib/utils");
 
 
 exports.helpers = {
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ exports.getEvents = async (req, res, next) => {
   const {user, team, layout} = req
   const bulkLoadTypes = ["event", "availabilitySummary"]
   req.promises.push(
-    teamsnap.bulkLoad(team.id, bulkLoadTypes , () => {tsUtils.teamsnapCallback;req.items = tsUtils.teamsnapLog('bulkLoad', types=bulkLoadTypes, team.id, req)})
+    tsPromise('bulkLoad', {teamId: team.id, types: bulkLoadTypes})
     .then(items=>tsUtils.groupTeamsnapItems(items))
     .then(items=>{
       items.events.forEach((event) => {
@@ -31,16 +32,25 @@ exports.getEvents = async (req, res, next) => {
       }
       )
       req.events = items.events;
-    }
-  )
+      }
+    )
+    .then(tsUtils.teamsnapLog('bulkLoad', types=bulkLoadTypes, team.id, req))
+    .catch((err) => {
+      teamsnapFailure(err,next)
+    })
   )
   await Promise.all(req.promises)
-  const context = {
-    title: "Events",
-    user, team, layout,
-    events: req.events,
-  };
-  res.render("event/list", context);
+
+  try {
+    const context = {
+      title: "Events",
+      user, team, layout,
+      events: req.events,
+    };
+    res.render("event/list", context);
+  } catch(e) {
+    next(e)
+  }
 };
 
 exports.getEvent = async (req, res, next) => {
diff --git a/src/controllers/eventsheet.js b/src/controllers/eventsheet.js
index 24958b6..2256577 100644
--- a/src/controllers/eventsheet.js
+++ b/src/controllers/eventsheet.js
@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@ exports.partials = path.join(__dirname, "../views/eventsheet/partials")
 
 exports.getEventSheet = async (req,res) =>{
   req.promises.push(
-    teamsnap.loadOpponents(req.team.id, (err, opponents)=>{
+    teamsnap.loadOpponents(
+      req.team.id, 
+      (err, opponents)=>{
       if (err) console.log("error in route/opponent.js", err);
-    }).then(opponents => {req.opponent=opponents.find(o=>o.id==req.event.opponentId);})
+      }
+    ).then(opponents => {req.opponent=opponents.find(o=>o.id==req.event.opponentId);})
   )
   await Promise.all(req.promises)
   req.promises.push(
diff --git a/src/controllers/team.js b/src/controllers/team.js
index 9a265d7..efbdc5b 100644
--- a/src/controllers/team.js
+++ b/src/controllers/team.js
@@ -1,21 +1,42 @@
+const { teamsnapCallback } = require("../lib/utils");
+
 utils = require("../lib/utils");
 
 exports.getTeams = async (req, res, next) => {
-  const {layout, user} = req
-  teams = await teamsnap.loadTeams((err, teams) => {
-      if (err) console.log("error in team.js", err);
-    })
-  context = { layout, title: "Teams", teams: teams.filter(t=>!t.isRetired), user };
-  res.render("team/list", context);
+  const {layout} = req
+  const {user_id} = req.params
+  promise = teamsnap.loadTeams({'userId':user_id}, 
+  (err, items) =>{
+    teamsnapCallback(err,items);
+    req.teams = items;
+  })
+  .then(() => tsUtils.teamsnapLog('loadTeams', types=['teams'], null, req))
+  .fail(
+    next
+  )
+  req.promises.push(promise)
+  await Promise.all(req.promises)
+  try {
+    const context = { layout, title: "Teams", teams: req.teams.filter(t=>!t.isRetired) };
+    res.render("team/list", context);
+  } catch (e){
+    next(e);
+  }
+  
 };
 
 exports.getTeamHome = async (req, res, next) => {
   await Promise.all(req.promises)
   const {user, team, team_preferences, upcoming_events, recent_events, layout} = req
-  context = { 
-    title: "Home", 
-    layout, team, user, team_preferences, upcoming_events, recent_events
-  };
 
-  res.render("team/home", context);
+  try {
+    context = { 
+      title: "Home", 
+      layout, team, user, team_preferences, upcoming_events, recent_events
+    };
+    res.render("team/home", context);
+  } catch (e) {
+    next (e);
+  }
+
 };
diff --git a/src/lib/utils.js b/src/lib/utils.js
index dd7e7c2..329d210 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils.js
+++ b/src/lib/utils.js
@@ -68,21 +68,40 @@ exports.teamsnapLog = (method, types, id, req, message="") => {
     `on url ${req.url}`,
     `"${message}"`
     )
+    return;
+}
 
+exports.tsPromise = (func_name, params) => {
+    return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
+        teamsnap.bulkLoad(
+          params, 
+          (err, data) => {
+            console.log();
+            if (err !== null) {
+              reject(err);
+            }
+            else {
+              resolve(data);
+            }
+          }
+        )
+        ;
+    });
 }
 
 exports.teamsnapCallback = (err,items) => {
     if (err) {
       console.log(err.message);
+      throw new Error(err)
     }
-    
     return items;
   }
 
-exports.teamsnapFailure = (err) => {
+exports.teamsnapFailure = (err, next) => {
     if (err) {
       console.log(err.message);
     }
+    next(err);
   }
 
 const getPluralType = (type) =>{
diff --git a/src/routes/team.js b/src/routes/team.js
index 07f53ed..9b915a1 100644
--- a/src/routes/team.js
+++ b/src/routes/team.js
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ const loadTeam = async (req,res,next) => {
       tsUtils.teamsnapCallback
       ).then(bulkLoadItems=>{
         const items = tsUtils.groupTeamsnapItems(bulkLoadItems, bulkLoadTypes)
-        tsUtils.teamsnapLog('bulkLoad', types=bulkLoadTypes, team_id, req);
         req.members = items.members;
         req.team_media_group = items.teamMediaGroups?.pop();
         req.team_preferences = items.teamsPreferences.pop();
         req.session.current_team_id = req.team.id
       }
       )
+      .then(() => tsUtils.teamsnapLog('bulkLoad', types=bulkLoadTypes, team_id, req))
     )
     }
   else {