diff --git a/ts/mailgun.classes.account.ts b/ts/mailgun.classes.account.ts
index 4f8b5f4..8672aeb 100644
--- a/ts/mailgun.classes.account.ts
+++ b/ts/mailgun.classes.account.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export class MailgunAccount {
       method: 'GET',
       headers: {
         Authorization: `Basic ${plugins.smartstring.base64.encode(
-          this.apiToken
+          `api:${this.apiToken}`
         )}`,
         'Content-Type': 'application/json'
       }
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export class MailgunAccount {
       {
         headers: {
           Authorization: `Basic ${plugins.smartstring.base64.encode(
-            this.apiToken
+            `api:${this.apiToken}`
           )}`
         }
       },
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ export class MailgunAccount {
     }
 
     const response = await this.postFormData(`/${domain}/messages`, formFields);
-    console.log(response);
+    if (response.statusCode === 200) {
+      return response.body;
+    } else {
+      throw new Error('could not send email');
+    }
   }
 }