diff --git a/packages/api/src/routers/svc/integrations.ts b/packages/api/src/routers/svc/integrations.ts
index 4c2e309c9..89ef4e8fc 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/routers/svc/integrations.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/routers/svc/integrations.ts
@@ -40,20 +40,19 @@ export function integrationsServiceRouter() {
       action: req.params.action,
       integrationName: req.params.integrationName,
     })
-    const { message: msgStr, expired } = readPushSubscription(req)
-
-    if (!msgStr) {
-      res.status(400).send('Bad Request')
-      return
-    }
-
-    if (expired) {
-      logger.info('discarding expired message')
-      res.status(200).send('Expired')
-      return
-    }
 
     try {
+      const { message: msgStr, expired } = readPushSubscription(req)
+
+      if (!msgStr) {
+        return res.status(400).send('Bad Request')
+      }
+
+      if (expired) {
+        logger.info('discarding expired message')
+        return res.status(200).send('Expired')
+      }
+
       const data: Message = JSON.parse(msgStr)
       const userId = data.userId
       const type = data.type
@@ -118,8 +117,7 @@ export function integrationsServiceRouter() {
             integrationId: integration.id,
             pageId: page.id,
           })
-          res.status(400).send('Failed to sync')
-          return
+          return res.status(400).send('Failed to sync')
         }
       } else if (action === 'SYNC_ALL') {
         // sync all pages of the user
diff --git a/packages/api/src/routers/svc/newsletters.ts b/packages/api/src/routers/svc/newsletters.ts
index ecebed602..8330a3edc 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/routers/svc/newsletters.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/routers/svc/newsletters.ts
@@ -88,31 +88,29 @@ export function newsletterServiceRouter() {
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-misused-promises
   router.post('/create', async (req, res) => {
-    logger.info('create')
-
-    const { message, expired } = readPushSubscription(req)
-    if (!message) {
-      res.status(400).send('Bad Request')
-      return
-    }
-
-    if (expired) {
-      logger.info('discards expired message:', message)
-      res.status(200).send('Expired')
-      return
-    }
+    logger.info('create newsletter in the')
 
     try {
+      const { message, expired } = readPushSubscription(req)
+      if (!message) {
+        return res.status(400).send('Bad Request')
+      }
+
+      if (expired) {
+        logger.info('discards expired message', { message })
+        return res.status(200).send('Expired')
+      }
+
       const data = JSON.parse(message) as unknown
       if (!isNewsletterMessage(data)) {
-        logger.info('invalid newsletter message', data)
+        logger.error('invalid newsletter message', { data })
         return res.status(400).send('Bad Request')
       }
 
       // get user from newsletter email
       const newsletterEmail = await getNewsletterEmail(data.email)
       if (!newsletterEmail) {
-        logger.info('newsletter email not found', data.email)
+        logger.info(`newsletter email not found: ${data.email}`)
         return res.status(200).send('Not Found')
       }
 
@@ -137,19 +135,14 @@ export function newsletterServiceRouter() {
           newsletterEmail.user.id
         )
         if (existingSubscription?.status === SubscriptionStatus.Unsubscribed) {
-          logger.info('newsletter already unsubscribed:', data.author)
+          logger.info(`newsletter already unsubscribed: ${data.author}`)
           return res.status(200).send('newsletter already unsubscribed')
         }
 
         // save newsletter instead
         const result = await saveNewsletterEmail(data, newsletterEmail, saveCtx)
         if (!result) {
-          logger.info(
-            'Error creating newsletter link from data',
-            data.email,
-            data.title,
-            data.author
-          )
+          logger.info('Error creating newsletter link from data', data)
 
           return res.status(500).send('Error creating newsletter link')
         }
diff --git a/packages/api/src/routers/svc/upload.ts b/packages/api/src/routers/svc/upload.ts
index 7ed6ef910..1a42fba7d 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/routers/svc/upload.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/routers/svc/upload.ts
@@ -13,18 +13,18 @@ export function uploadServiceRouter() {
   const router = express.Router()
 
   router.post('/:folder', async (req, res) => {
-    const { message: msgStr, expired } = readPushSubscription(req)
-
-    if (!msgStr) {
-      return res.status(400).send('Bad Request')
-    }
-
-    if (expired) {
-      logger.info('discarding expired message')
-      return res.status(200).send('Expired')
-    }
-
     try {
+      const { message: msgStr, expired } = readPushSubscription(req)
+
+      if (!msgStr) {
+        return res.status(400).send('Bad Request')
+      }
+
+      if (expired) {
+        logger.info('discarding expired message')
+        return res.status(200).send('Expired')
+      }
+
       const data: { userId: string; type: string } = JSON.parse(msgStr)
       if (!data.userId || !data.type) {
         logger.info('No userId or type found in message')
diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/integrations/readwise.ts b/packages/api/src/services/integrations/readwise.ts
index 8df3e8995..b7487c22f 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/integrations/readwise.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/integrations/readwise.ts
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ export class ReadwiseIntegration extends IntegrationService {
             Authorization: `Token ${token}`,
             ContentType: 'application/json',
           },
-          timeout: 10000, // 10 seconds
+          timeout: 5000, // 5 seconds
         }
       )
       return response.status === 200
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ export class ReadwiseIntegration extends IntegrationService {
           return this.syncWithReadwise(token, highlights, retryCount + 1)
         }
 
-        logger.error(error.response)
+        logger.error(error.message)
       } else {
         logger.error(error)
       }