diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 7e8c43e..e43fccf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -69,4 +69,4 @@ jobs:
       # sam build
       - run: sam build --use-container
       # sam deploy
-      - run: sam deploy --no-confirm-changeset --no-fail-on-empty-changeset --parameter-overrides SlackTokenSecret=${{ secrets.SLACKTOKEN }} SmallImprovementsTokenSecret=${{ secrets.SITOKEN }} SlackChannel=goals ScheduleEnabled=true
+      - run: sam deploy --no-confirm-changeset --no-fail-on-empty-changeset --parameter-overrides SlackTokenSecret=${{ secrets.SLACKTOKEN }} SmallImprovementsTokenSecret=${{ secrets.SITOKEN }} SlackChannel=CF4U95FN0 ScheduleEnabled=true
diff --git a/it/integration.test.js b/it/integration.test.js
index 1810626..a6b62e6 100644
--- a/it/integration.test.js
+++ b/it/integration.test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const index = require('../src/index');
 
 describe('integration', () => {
   const event = {
-    time: '2022-06-16T00:00:00Z'
+    time: '2025-10-30T00:00:00Z'
   };
 
   test('process event', async () => {
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 579d0ca..1767752 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -58,11 +58,13 @@ async function main(event, context) {
     })
   );
   const allPostResults = completedResults.concat(createdResults);
-  const successfulPosts = allPostResults.filter(x => x.value);
   const failedPosts = allPostResults.filter(x => x.status === 'rejected');
+  const nonErrorPosts = allPostResults.filter(x => x.status === 'fulfilled');
+  const successfulPosts = nonErrorPosts.filter(x => x.value !== undefined);
+  const skippedPosts = nonErrorPosts.filter(x => x.value === undefined);
 
   failedPosts.forEach(fail => console.log(fail.reason));
-  const message = `Finished ${successfulPosts.length} successfully. Failed ${failedPosts.length}`;
+  const message = `Finished ${successfulPosts.length} successfully. Failed ${failedPosts.length}. ${skippedPosts.length} already existed (skipped)`;
   console.log(message);
   return message;
 }
diff --git a/src/slack-service.js b/src/slack-service.js
index af021c1..00d382b 100644
--- a/src/slack-service.js
+++ b/src/slack-service.js
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 const slackClient = require('./slack');
 
 // Get Slack ID, Format Message, Post
-async function PostCompletedObjective(token, channelName, content, newStatus, email) {
+async function PostCompletedObjective(token, channelId, content, newStatus, email) {
   const slackID = await slackClient.getSlackID(email, token);
   const formattedMessage = await slackClient.formatSlackMessageForCompleted(content.objective, newStatus, slackID, content.cycle.id);
-  return await slackClient.slackPost(token, channelName, formattedMessage);
+  return await slackClient.slackPost(token, channelId, formattedMessage);
 }
-async function PostCreatedObjective(token, channelName, content, email) {
+async function PostCreatedObjective(token, channelId, content, email) {
   const slackID = await slackClient.getSlackID(email, token);
   const formattedMessage = await slackClient.formatSlackMessageForCreated(content.objective, slackID, content.cycle.id);
-  return await slackClient.slackPost(token, channelName, formattedMessage);
+  return await slackClient.slackPost(token, channelId, formattedMessage);
 }
 
 exports.PostCompletedObjective = PostCompletedObjective;
diff --git a/src/slack.js b/src/slack.js
index d860de0..172f395 100644
--- a/src/slack.js
+++ b/src/slack.js
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ const messageVariables = {
 };
 
 // Post a message to a channel your app is in using ID and message text
-async function slackPost(authToken, channelName, formattedMessage) { // postData should be JSON, e.g. { channel:"#channel", text:'message' }
-  formattedMessage.channel = '' + channelName;
+async function slackPost(authToken, channelId, formattedMessage) { // postData should be JSON, e.g. { channel:"#channel", text:'message' }
+  formattedMessage.channel = '' + channelId;
 
   const options = {
     hostname: 'sourceallies.slack.com',
@@ -30,7 +30,12 @@ async function slackPost(authToken, channelName, formattedMessage) { // postData
       });
       res.on('end', () => {
         const responseBody = Buffer.concat(body).toString();
-        resolve(responseBody);
+        const jsonResponse = JSON.parse(responseBody);
+        if (jsonResponse.ok === true) {
+          resolve(responseBody);
+        } else {
+          reject(new Error(`Slack post failed with error: ${jsonResponse.error}`));
+        }
       });
     });
     req.on('error', (e) => {
@@ -118,8 +123,13 @@ function getSlackID(email, token) {
       res.on('data', d => {
         responsePayload += d;
       });
-      res.on('close', () => {
-        resolve(JSON.parse(responsePayload).user.id);
+      res.on('end', () => {
+        const responseObject = JSON.parse(responsePayload);
+        if (typeof responseObject.user === 'undefined' || responseObject.user.id === 'undefined') {
+          reject(new Error(`Unexpected slack ID response: ${responsePayload}`));
+        } else {
+          resolve(responseObject.user.id);
+        }
       });
     });
     req.on('error', err => {
diff --git a/src/small-improvements.js b/src/small-improvements.js
index 67cb145..80be0a3 100644
--- a/src/small-improvements.js
+++ b/src/small-improvements.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ function getObjectives(token) {
       res.on('data', d => {
         responsePayload += d;
       });
-      res.on('close', () => {
+      res.on('end', () => {
         resolve(JSON.parse(responsePayload));
       });
     });
@@ -54,12 +54,11 @@ function getEmail(SIUID, token) { // SIUID (Small Improvements User ID) is in th
       if (res.statusCode !== 200) {
         console.log(`status logged ${res.statusCode}`);
         reject(new Error(`Could not get email: ${res.statusCode}`));
-        return;
       }
       res.on('data', d => {
         responsePayload += d;
       });
-      res.on('close', () => {
+      res.on('end', () => {
         resolve(JSON.parse(responsePayload).loginname);
       });
     });
diff --git a/test/index.test.js b/test/index.test.js
index 725ae33..e6daa1c 100644
--- a/test/index.test.js
+++ b/test/index.test.js
@@ -81,14 +81,14 @@ describe('index', () => {
     }];
   });
 
-  test('should not post previously existing objective', async () => {
+  test('should not post previously existing objectives', async () => {
     secretsClient.getSecret.mockResolvedValue(secrets);
     smallImprovementsClient.GetObjectives.mockResolvedValue(activities);
     dynamodbClient.getRecord.mockResolvedValue(dynamoRecords);
 
     const result = await index.handler(event);
 
-    expect(result).toBe('Finished 0 successfully. Failed 0');
+    expect(result).toBe('Finished 0 successfully. Failed 0. 2 already existed (skipped)');
     expect(dynamodbClient.getRecord).toHaveBeenCalledWith(objectiveId);
     expect(dynamodbClient.insertRecord).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ describe('index', () => {
 
     const result = await index.handler(event);
 
-    expect(result).toBe('Finished 2 successfully. Failed 0');
+    expect(result).toBe('Finished 2 successfully. Failed 0. 0 already existed (skipped)');
     expect(dynamodbClient.getRecord).toHaveBeenCalledWith(objectiveId);
     expect(dynamodbClient.getRecord).toHaveBeenCalledWith(objectiveId + 'CREATED');
     expect(dynamodbClient.insertRecord).toHaveBeenCalledWith(activities.items[0].items[0].activities[0], '');
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ describe('index', () => {
 
     const result = await index.handler(event);
 
-    expect(result).toBe('Finished 2 successfully. Failed 1');
+    expect(result).toBe('Finished 2 successfully. Failed 1. 0 already existed (skipped)');
     expect(dynamodbClient.getRecord).toHaveBeenCalledWith(objectiveId);
     expect(dynamodbClient.getRecord).toHaveBeenCalledWith(secondObjectiveId);
     expect(dynamodbClient.getRecord).toHaveBeenCalledWith(objectiveId + 'CREATED');
diff --git a/test/slack.test.js b/test/slack.test.js
index c4bcbd0..1a15509 100644
--- a/test/slack.test.js
+++ b/test/slack.test.js
@@ -24,24 +24,24 @@ describe('Slack Requests', () => {
     mockSlackID = 'Reece';
     mockCycleId = 'CycleId';
     responseBody = `{
-      ok: true,
-      channel: 'C0179PL5K8E',
-      ts: '1595354927.001300',
-      message: {
-        bot_id: 'B017GED1UEN',
-        type: 'message',
-        text: 'Hello, World!',
-        user: 'U0171MZ51E3',
-        ts: '1595354927.001300',
-        team: 'T2CA1AURM',
-        bot_profile: {
-          id: 'B017GED1UEN',
-          deleted: false,
-          name: 'My Test App',
-          updated: 1595353545,
-          app_id: 'A017NKGAKHA',
-          icons: [Object],
-          team_id: 'T2CA1AURM'
+      "ok": true,
+      "channel": "C0179PL5K8E",
+      "ts": "1595354927.001300",
+      "message": {
+        "bot_id": "B017GED1UEN",
+        "type": "message",
+        "text": "Hello, World!",
+        "user": "U0171MZ51E3",
+        "ts": "1595354927.001300",
+        "team": "T2CA1AURM",
+        "bot_profile": {
+          "id": "B017GED1UEN",
+          "deleted": false,
+          "name": "My Test App",
+          "updated": 1595353545,
+          "app_id": "A017NKGAKHA",
+          "icons": [],
+          "team_id": "T2CA1AURM"
         }
       }
     }`;