diff --git a/src/codes/code_funcs.py b/src/codes/code_funcs.py
index c7b92c6..58d889f 100644
--- a/src/codes/code_funcs.py
+++ b/src/codes/code_funcs.py
@@ -392,7 +392,8 @@ def code_implicit_rag(service, implicit_run_dict, filename, constants):
         try:
             llm_answer_final = _parser(llm_answer_raw)
         except Exception as e:
-            return {"CODE_METHODOLOGY": e}
+            logging.error(str(e))
+            return {}
 
         if not llm_answer_final:
             continue
diff --git a/src/pipelines/saas/prompts/prompt_calls.py b/src/pipelines/saas/prompts/prompt_calls.py
index 6a4f027..279517e 100644
--- a/src/pipelines/saas/prompts/prompt_calls.py
+++ b/src/pipelines/saas/prompts/prompt_calls.py
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ def prompt_special_case_assignment(
     filename: str,
 ) -> dict[str, str]:
 
+
     # If all non-term values are identical across dictionaries, return first dict
     non_term_keys = [k for k in special_case_dicts[0].keys() if "_TERM" not in k]
     if all(
@@ -391,7 +392,7 @@ def prompt_special_case_assignment(
         # This is a special case - we need the index as an integer
         if isinstance(index_answer, list) and len(index_answer) > 0:
             index_str = str(index_answer[0])  # Convert to string first
-            if not string_utils.is_empty(index_str):
+            if not string_utils.is_empty(index_str) and int(index_str) < len(special_case_dicts):
                 return special_case_dicts[int(index_str)]
         return {}
     except:
@@ -850,7 +851,7 @@ def prompt_lesser_of_check(
     except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
         logging.error(
             f"Failed to parse LESSER_OF_CHECK JSON for service '{service_term}', "
-            f"exhibit '{exhibit_title}': {e}. Raw response: {llm_answer_final[:200]}... "
+            f"exhibit '{exhibit_title}': {e}. Raw response: {llm_answer_raw[:200]}... "
             f"Defaulting to STANDALONE"
         )
         return {