diff --git a/libs/server.js b/libs/server.js
index 3901b9c..e0de483 100644
--- a/libs/server.js
+++ b/libs/server.js
@@ -64,14 +64,7 @@ function handleRequests() {
     // POST '/poweroff'
     app.post('/' + MODE_POWEROFF, (request, response) => {
         logger.http(request);
-        blinkstick.powerOff(parser.parseRequest(request.body, MODE_POWEROFF))
-            .then((result) => {
-                response.end(JSON.stringify(result));
-            })
-            .catch((err) => {
-                response.status(500);
-                response.end(JSON.stringify({status: 'error', error: err.message}));
-            });
+        handlePowerOff(parser.parseRequest(request.body, MODE_POWEROFF), response);
     });
 }
 
@@ -79,8 +72,9 @@ async function handleSimpleAnimation(config, response) {
     try {
         response.end(JSON.stringify(await blinkstick.simple(config)));
     } catch (err) {
+        logger.error(err);
         response.status(500);
-        response.end({status: 'error', error: err});
+        response.end(JSON.stringify({status: 'error', error: err.message}));
     }
 }
 
@@ -99,8 +93,18 @@ async function handleComplexAnimation(config, response) {
         if (response === undefined) {
             return;
         }
+        logger.error(err);
         response.status(500);
-        response.end({status: 'error', error: err});
+        response.end(JSON.stringify({status: 'error', error: err.message}));
+    }
+}
+
+async function handlePowerOff(config, response) {
+    try {
+        response.end(JSON.stringify(await blinkstick.powerOff(config)));
+    } catch (err) {
+        response.status(500);
+        response.end(JSON.stringify({status: 'error', error: err.message}));
     }
 }