diff --git a/gorgoneion/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/gorgoneion/Gorgoneion.java b/gorgoneion/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/gorgoneion/Gorgoneion.java
index 4fe417c52..dd23bb181 100644
--- a/gorgoneion/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/gorgoneion/Gorgoneion.java
+++ b/gorgoneion/src/main/java/com/salesforce/apollo/gorgoneion/Gorgoneion.java
@@ -323,12 +323,16 @@ public void register(Credentials request, Digest from, StreamObserver<Validation
                 responseObserver.onError(new StatusRuntimeException(Status.UNAUTHENTICATED.withDescription("Invalid credentials")));
                 return;
             }
-            Validations invite = Gorgoneion.this.register(request);
-            if (invite == null) {
-                responseObserver.onError(new StatusRuntimeException(Status.UNAUTHENTICATED.withDescription("Invalid credentials")));
-            } else {
-                responseObserver.onNext(invite);
-                responseObserver.onCompleted();
+            try {
+                Validations invite =Gorgoneion.this.register(request);
+                if (invite == null) {
+                    responseObserver.onError(new StatusRuntimeException(Status.UNAUTHENTICATED.withDescription("Invalid credentials")));
+                } else {
+                    responseObserver.onNext(invite);
+                    responseObserver.onCompleted();
+                }
+            } catch (StatusRuntimeException e) {
+                responseObserver.onError(e);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/thoth/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml b/thoth/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml
index 578bee369..8e7661003 100644
--- a/thoth/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml
+++ b/thoth/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@
         <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
     </logger>
 
+    <logger name="com.salesforce.apollo.thoth.KerlSpace" level="info" additivity="false">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </logger>
+
     <logger name="com.salesforce.apollo.thoth.grpc" level="info" additivity="false">
         <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
     </logger>