diff --git a/doorUpdater.py b/doorUpdater.py
index 9de0171..cd40662 100644
--- a/doorUpdater.py
+++ b/doorUpdater.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import sys
 import requests
 import csv
 from io import StringIO
@@ -36,6 +37,10 @@ def getMembershipworksData():
                             "eml": MEMBERSHIPWORKS_USERNAME,
                             "org": "10000",
                             "pwd": MEMBERSHIPWORKS_PASSWORD})
+    if r.status_code != 200 or 'SF' not in r.json():
+        print("MembershipWorks Login Error: ", r.status_code, r.reason)
+        print(r.text)
+        sys.exit(1)
     SFtoken = r.json()['SF']
 
     # get list of member/staff IDs
@@ -44,6 +49,10 @@ def getMembershipworksData():
                              "lbl": "5ae37979f033bfe8534f8799,5771675edcdf126302a2f6b9", # members and staff
                              "org": "15475", # unknown
                              "var": "_id,nam,ctc"})
+    if r.status_code != 200 or 'usr' not in r.json():
+        print("MembershipWorks User Listing Error: ", r.status_code, r.reason)
+        print(r.text)
+        sys.exit(1)
     ids = [user['_id'] for user in r.json()['usr']]
 
     # get members CSV
@@ -54,6 +63,10 @@ def getMembershipworksData():
                             "mux": "", # unknown
                             "tid": ",".join(ids), # ids of members to get
                             "var": "lvl,xws,xms,xsc,xrs,xfd,xac,phn,eml,lbl,nam"}) # which columns to get
+    if r.status_code != 200:
+        print("MembershipWorks CSV Generation Error: ", r.status_code, r.reason)
+        print(r.text)
+        sys.exit(1)
 
     return r.text
 
@@ -90,8 +103,12 @@ def doRequest(ip, params=None, files=None):
         params=params,
         files=files,
         auth=requests.auth.HTTPDigestAuth(DOOR_USERNAME, DOOR_PASSWORD),
+        timeout=1,
         verify=False) # ignore insecure SSL
-    print(r.text)
+    if r.status_code != 200:
+        print("Door Updating Error: ", r.status_code, r.reason)
+        print(r.text)
+        sys.exit(1)
 
 def updateDoor(doorIP, csv):
     """Do the update import procedure on a door control"""