diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index be249ce..407b2f9 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "podping-hivewriter"
-version = "1.2.4"
+version = "1.2.5"
 license = "MIT"
 authors = ["Alecks Gates <alecks@podping.org>", "Brian of London <brian@podping.org>"]
 maintainers = ["Alecks Gates <alecks@podping.org>", "Brian of London <brian@podping.org>"]
diff --git a/src/podping_hivewriter/podping_hivewriter.py b/src/podping_hivewriter/podping_hivewriter.py
index 799e3c4..9eac870 100644
--- a/src/podping_hivewriter/podping_hivewriter.py
+++ b/src/podping_hivewriter/podping_hivewriter.py
@@ -491,18 +491,25 @@ async def failure_retry(
             except RPCNodeException as ex:
                 logging.exception(f"Failed to send {len(iri_set)} IRIs")
                 try:
+                    # Test if we have a well formed Hive error message
+                    logging.exception(ex)
                     if (
-                        ex.raw_body["error"]["data"]["name"]
-                        == "tx_missing_posting_auth"
+                        ex.raw_body.get("error")
+                        and ex.raw_body["error"].get("data")
+                        and ex.raw_body["error"]["data"].get("name")
                     ):
-                        if logging.DEBUG >= logging.root.level:
-                            for iri in iri_set:
-                                logging.debug(iri)
-                        logging.error(
-                            f"Terminating: exit code: "
-                            f"{STARTUP_FAILED_INVALID_POSTING_KEY_EXIT_CODE}"
-                        )
-                        sys.exit(STARTUP_FAILED_INVALID_POSTING_KEY_EXIT_CODE)
+                        if (
+                            ex.raw_body["error"]["data"]["name"]
+                            == "tx_missing_posting_auth"
+                        ):
+                            if logging.DEBUG >= logging.root.level:
+                                for iri in iri_set:
+                                    logging.debug(iri)
+                            logging.error(
+                                f"Terminating: exit code: "
+                                f"{STARTUP_FAILED_INVALID_POSTING_KEY_EXIT_CODE}"
+                            )
+                            sys.exit(STARTUP_FAILED_INVALID_POSTING_KEY_EXIT_CODE)
                 except Exception:
                     logging.info(f"Current node: {self.lighthive_client.current_node}")
                     logging.info(self.lighthive_client.nodes)
@@ -510,6 +517,7 @@ async def failure_retry(
                     sys.exit(STARTUP_FAILED_UNKNOWN_EXIT_CODE)
 
             except Exception as ex:
+                logging.exception(ex)
                 logging.exception(f"Failed to send {len(iri_set)} IRIs")
                 if logging.DEBUG >= logging.root.level:
                     for iri in iri_set: