diff --git a/app/jobs/load_user_activities_job.rb b/app/jobs/load_user_activities_job.rb
index dded685..7e09812 100644
--- a/app/jobs/load_user_activities_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/load_user_activities_job.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ class LoadUserActivitiesJob < ApplicationJob
     client = SpotifyClient.new(login)
     last_spotify_activity_at = latest_activity_iso(login.platform)
     new_activities = client.load_since(last_spotify_activity_at)
+    # log some info about the response with status and parts of the body
+    Rails.logger.info("Response: #{new_activities}")
     create_action = CreateSpotifyActivity.new(user, new_activities)
     create_action.perform
     logger.info("Loading for #{user.id} finished with #{new_activities.size} new activities")
diff --git a/app/services/create_spotify_activity.rb b/app/services/create_spotify_activity.rb
index c30808b..830d487 100644
--- a/app/services/create_spotify_activity.rb
+++ b/app/services/create_spotify_activity.rb
@@ -8,21 +8,27 @@ class CreateSpotifyActivity
 
   # rubocop:disable Metrics/AbcSize
   def perform
-    # log some info about the response with status and parts of the body
-    Rails.logger.info("Response status: #{response["status"]}")
-    Rails.logger.info("Response body: #{response["body"]}")
-    counts = response["items"].size
-    Rails.logger.info("Saving #{counts} activities")
-    response["items"].reverse.each do |play|
-      activity = new_activity
-      activity.item_ref = play["track"]["id"]
-      artist_names = play["track"]["artists"].map { |a| a["name"] }
-      artists = artist_names.join(", ")
-      title = "#{artists} - #{play['track']['name']}"
-      activity.item_title = title
-      activity.item_length = play["track"]["duration"].to_s
-      activity.started_at = DateTime.parse(play["played_at"])
-      activity.save!
+    begin
+      # log some info about the response with status and parts of the body
+      Rails.logger.info("Response status: #{response["status"]}")
+      Rails.logger.info("Response body: #{response["body"]}")
+      counts = response["items"].size
+      Rails.logger.info("Saving #{counts} activities")
+      response["items"].reverse.each do |play|
+        activity = new_activity
+        activity.item_ref = play["track"]["id"]
+        artist_names = play["track"]["artists"].map { |a| a["name"] }
+        artists = artist_names.join(", ")
+        title = "#{artists} - #{play['track']['name']}"
+        activity.item_title = title
+        activity.item_length = play["track"]["duration"].to_s
+        activity.started_at = DateTime.parse(play["played_at"])
+        activity.save!
+      end
+    rescue => e
+      Rails.logger.error("[CreateSpotifyActivity] Error: #{e.message}\n#{e.backtrace.join("\n")}")
+      Rails.logger.error("[CreateSpotifyActivity] Response object: #{response.inspect}")
+      raise e
     end
   end
   # rubocop:enable Metrics/AbcSize