diff --git a/src/handlers/workflow-proxy.ts b/src/handlers/workflow-proxy.ts
index 95e43b9..2b50556 100644
--- a/src/handlers/workflow-proxy.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/workflow-proxy.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ export function proxyWorkflowCallbacks(context: Context): ProxyCallbacks {
           for (const r of res) {
             if (r.status !== 200) {
               await bubbleUpErrorComment(context, new Error(r.reason));
-              await exit(1);
             }
           }
           await exit(0);
diff --git a/src/types/plugin-context-single.ts b/src/types/plugin-context-single.ts
index e7cd9e7..71700ec 100644
--- a/src/types/plugin-context-single.ts
+++ b/src/types/plugin-context-single.ts
@@ -85,12 +85,15 @@ export class PluginContext {
   async getTelegramEventOctokit(): Promise<RestOctokitFromApp> {
     let octokit: RestOctokitFromApp | null = null;
 
-    await this.getApp().eachInstallation(async (installation) => {
-      if (installation.installation.account?.login === this.config.storageOwner) {
-        octokit = installation.octokit;
-      }
-    });
-
+    try {
+      await this.getApp().eachInstallation(async (installation) => {
+        if (installation.installation.account?.login === this.config.storageOwner) {
+          octokit = installation.octokit;
+        }
+      });
+    } catch (er) {
+      logger.error("Error initializing octokit in getTelegramEventOctokit", { er });
+    }
     if (!octokit) {
       throw new Error("Octokit could not be initialized");
     }
diff --git a/src/types/telegram-bot-single.ts b/src/types/telegram-bot-single.ts
index cfdd6ad..ef5b437 100644
--- a/src/types/telegram-bot-single.ts
+++ b/src/types/telegram-bot-single.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ export class TelegramBotSingleton {
 
     const octokit = await PluginContext.getInstance().getTelegramEventOctokit();
 
+    if (!octokit) {
+      throw new Error("octokit could not be initialized");
+    }
+
     if (!TelegramBotSingleton._instance) {
       TelegramBotSingleton._instance = new TelegramBotSingleton();
       try {