diff --git a/apis/newsapi/main.go b/apis/newsapi/main.go
index 9ac26eb..2159618 100644
--- a/apis/newsapi/main.go
+++ b/apis/newsapi/main.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"ArinDash/config"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"io"
-	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 	"unicode"
@@ -83,7 +82,9 @@ func FetchNews() News {
 
 	err = json.Unmarshal(respBody, &news)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
+		return News{
+			Status: err.Error(),
+		}
 	}
 
 	sanitizeNews(&news)