diff --git a/components/consumers/jira/utils/utils.go b/components/consumers/jira/utils/utils.go
index 10ed296b3..e01285b9b 100644
--- a/components/consumers/jira/utils/utils.go
+++ b/components/consumers/jira/utils/utils.go
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ func ProcessMessages(allowDuplicates, allowFP bool, sevThreshold int) ([]documen
 			return nil, 0, err
 		}
 		messages, discarded := ProcessRawMessages(responses, sevThreshold)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Print("Could not Process Raw Messages: ", err)
-			return nil, 0, err
-		}
-
 		return messages, discarded, nil
 	}
 	log.Print("Parsing Enriched results")
diff --git a/pkg/jira/jira/apiutils_test.go b/pkg/jira/jira/apiutils_test.go
index 8215004c9..b4137446c 100644
--- a/pkg/jira/jira/apiutils_test.go
+++ b/pkg/jira/jira/apiutils_test.go
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ package jira
 
 import (
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	jira "github.com/andygrunwald/go-jira"
+	"github.com/ocurity/dracon/pkg/jira/document"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"github.com/trivago/tgo/tcontainer"
 )
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ func TestMakeDescription(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, res, exp)
 }
 
+
 func TestMakeSummary(t *testing.T) {
 	res, extra := makeSummary(sampleResult)
 	exp := "bar1:baz2 Unit Test Title"
diff --git a/pkg/templating/template_description.go b/pkg/templating/template_description.go
index 5e0491cbe..5dd746539 100644
--- a/pkg/templating/template_description.go
+++ b/pkg/templating/template_description.go
@@ -58,16 +58,6 @@ func EnrichedIssueWithToolName(toolname string) enrichedIssueOption {
 	}
 }
 
-func EnrichedIssueWithScanStartTime(startTime time.Time) enrichedIssueOption {
-	return func(ei *enrichedIssue) error {
-		if time.Time.IsZero(startTime) {
-			return errors.New("invalid startTime zero")
-		}
-		ei.ScanStartTime = startTime.Format(time.RFC3339)
-		return nil
-	}
-}
-
 func EnrichedIssueWithConfidenceText(confidence string) enrichedIssueOption {
 	return func(ei *enrichedIssue) error {
 		if confidence == "" {
@@ -108,12 +98,24 @@ func EnrichedIssueWithScanID(scanID string) enrichedIssueOption {
 	}
 }
 
+func EnrichedIssueWithScanStartTime(startTime time.Time) enrichedIssueOption {
+	return func(ei *enrichedIssue) error {
+		st := startTime.Format(time.RFC3339)
+		if startTime.IsZero() {
+			return errors.Errorf("invalid startTime zero: %s", st)
+		}
+		ei.ScanStartTime = st
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 func EnrichedIssueWithFirstFound(firstFound time.Time) enrichedIssueOption {
 	return func(ei *enrichedIssue) error {
-		if time.Time.IsZero(firstFound) {
-			return errors.New("invalid firstFound zero")
+		ff := firstFound.Format(time.RFC3339)
+		if firstFound.IsZero() {
+			return errors.Errorf("invalid firstFound zero %s", ff)
 		}
-		ei.FirstFound = firstFound.Format(time.RFC3339)
+		ei.FirstFound = ff
 		return nil
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/templating/template_description_test.go b/pkg/templating/template_description_test.go
index 3d8cb7e0c..e00db49b1 100644
--- a/pkg/templating/template_description_test.go
+++ b/pkg/templating/template_description_test.go
@@ -138,3 +138,54 @@ func Test_TemplateStringEnriched(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestDescriptionOptions(t *testing.T) {
+	type args struct {
+		option enrichedIssueOption
+	}
+
+	acceptableTime, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "2024-10-10T20:06:33Z")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		args    args
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "zero startTime returns err",
+			args: args{
+				option: EnrichedIssueWithScanStartTime(time.Time{}),
+			},
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "non zero startTime returns no err",
+			args: args{
+				option: EnrichedIssueWithScanStartTime(acceptableTime),
+			},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "zero firstFound returns err",
+			args: args{
+				option: EnrichedIssueWithFirstFound(time.Time{}),
+			},
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "non zero firstFound returns no err",
+			args: args{
+				option: EnrichedIssueWithFirstFound(acceptableTime),
+			},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			err := tt.args.option(&enrichedIssue{})
+			if tt.wantErr {
+				require.Error(t, err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}