diff --git a/test/test.ts b/test/test.ts
index 6cc73f3..6740476 100644
--- a/test/test.ts
+++ b/test/test.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@ import * as smartmail from '@pushrocks/smartmail';
 const testQenv = new Qenv('./', './.nogit');
 
 import * as mailgun from '../ts/index';
+import { IMailgunMessage } from '../ts/index';
 
 
 let testMailgunAccount: mailgun.MailgunAccount;
-let testSmartmail: smartmail.Smartmail;
+let testSmartmail: smartmail.Smartmail<IMailgunMessage>;
 
-tap.test('first test', async () => {
+tap.test('should create a mailgun account', async () => {
   testMailgunAccount = new mailgun.MailgunAccount(testQenv.getEnvVarOnDemand('MAILGUN_API_TOKEN'));
   expect(testMailgunAccount).to.be.instanceOf(mailgun.MailgunAccount);
 });
@@ -30,9 +31,11 @@ tap.test('should send a smartmail', async () => {
 
 tap.test('should retrieve a mail using a retrieval url', async () => {
   const result = await testMailgunAccount.retrieveSmartMailFromMessageUrl('https://sw.api.mailgun.net/v3/domains/mail.lossless.one/messages/AgMFnnnAKC8xp_dDa79LyoxhloxtaVmnRA==');
-  result.options.subject = 'hi there. This is a testmail with attachment';
-  result.options.from = 'noreply@mail.lossless.com';
-  testMailgunAccount.sendSmartMail(result, 'sandbox@mail.git.zone');
+  if (result) {
+    result.options.subject = 'hi there. This is a testmail with attachment';
+    result.options.from = 'noreply@mail.lossless.com';
+    testMailgunAccount.sendSmartMail(result, 'sandbox@mail.git.zone');
+  }
 });
 
 tap.start();
diff --git a/ts/mailgun.classes.account.ts b/ts/mailgun.classes.account.ts
index 33cca3b..3067da8 100644
--- a/ts/mailgun.classes.account.ts
+++ b/ts/mailgun.classes.account.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export class MailgunAccount {
   /**
    * sends a SmartMail
    */
-  public async sendSmartMail(smartmailArg: plugins.smartmail.Smartmail, toArg: string, dataArg = {}) {
+  public async sendSmartMail(smartmailArg: plugins.smartmail.Smartmail<interfaces.IMailgunMessage>, toArg: string, dataArg = {}) {
     const domain = smartmailArg.options.from.split('@')[1];
     const formFields: plugins.smartrequest.IFormField[] = [
       {
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ export class MailgunAccount {
 
   public async retrieveSmartMailFromMessageUrl(messageUrlArg: string) {
     const response = await this.getRequest(messageUrlArg);
+    if (response.statusCode === 404) {
+      console.log(response.body.message);
+      return null;
+    }
     const responseBody: interfaces.IMailgunMessage = response.body;
     const smartmail = new plugins.smartmail.Smartmail<interfaces.IMailgunMessage>({
       from: responseBody.From,
@@ -106,14 +110,16 @@ export class MailgunAccount {
     });
 
     // lets care about attachments
-    for (const attachmentInfo of responseBody.attachments) {
-      const attachmentName = attachmentInfo.name;
-      const attachmentContents = await this.getRequest(attachmentInfo.url, true);
-      smartmail.addAttachment(new plugins.smartfile.Smartfile({
-        path: `./${attachmentName}`,
-        base: `./${attachmentName}`,
-        contentBuffer: attachmentContents.body
-      }));
+    if (responseBody.attachments && responseBody.attachments instanceof Array) {
+      for (const attachmentInfo of responseBody.attachments) {
+        const attachmentName = attachmentInfo.name;
+        const attachmentContents = await this.getRequest(attachmentInfo.url, true);
+        smartmail.addAttachment(new plugins.smartfile.Smartfile({
+          path: `./${attachmentName}`,
+          base: `./${attachmentName}`,
+          contentBuffer: attachmentContents.body
+        }));
+      }
     }
 
     return smartmail;