diff --git a/src/app/api/energy-assessment-documents/route.ts b/src/app/api/energy-assessment-documents/route.ts
index db263ca..86512b7 100644
--- a/src/app/api/energy-assessment-documents/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/energy-assessment-documents/route.ts
@@ -17,9 +17,20 @@ async function getTemporaryCredentials() {
     region: process.env.PRESIGN_AWS_REGION,
   });
 
-  // Request temporary credentials with GetSessionToken
-  const data = await sts.getSessionToken({ DurationSeconds: 900 }).promise(); // Token valid for 15 minutes
-  return data.Credentials;
+  try {
+    // Request temporary credentials with GetSessionToken
+    const data = await sts.getSessionToken({ DurationSeconds: 900 }).promise(); // Token valid for 15 minutes
+
+    // Check if credentials are present
+    if (!data.Credentials) {
+      throw new Error("Failed to retrieve temporary credentials");
+    }
+
+    return data.Credentials;
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Error fetching temporary credentials:", error);
+    throw error;
+  }
 }
 
 // API handler