diff --git a/lib/sf/contact.rb b/lib/sf/contact.rb
index 8423ce6..2586389 100644
--- a/lib/sf/contact.rb
+++ b/lib/sf/contact.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class Sf::Contact
             'Title', 'Email', 'HasOptedOutOfEmail', 'Phone', 'MailingStreet',
             'MailingCity', 'MailingState', 'MailingPostalCode', 'MailingCountry',
             'Status__c', 'Functional_Title__c', 'Informal_Name__c',
-            'Meeting_Reg_Pre_Population_Opt_Out__c', 'Meeting_Reg_Hold__c', 
+            'Meeting_Reg_Pre_Population_Opt_Out__c', 'Meeting_Reg_Hold__c',
 	    'gs_executive__c', 'techex_executive__c', 'gender__c', 'Contact_ID__c']
   FIELDS_SELECT_STR = FIELDS.join(', ')
 
@@ -63,11 +63,21 @@ def attrs_from_person
   end
 
   def create_from_person!
-    Sf.client.create("Contact", self.attrs_from_person)
+    begin
+      Sf.client.create!("Contact", self.attrs_from_person)
+    rescue Exception => e
+      self.person.errors[:base] << e.to_s
+      nil
+    end
   end
 
   def update_from_person!
-    update(self.attrs_from_person) if self.Id.present?
+    begin
+      update!(self.attrs_from_person) if self.Id.present?
+    rescue Exception => e
+      self.person.errors[:base] << e.to_s
+      nil
+    end
   end
 
   def sf_person_mapping
diff --git a/lib/sf/version.rb b/lib/sf/version.rb
index 5fcf0b2..d5d0f93 100644
--- a/lib/sf/version.rb
+++ b/lib/sf/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Sf
-  VERSION = "0.1.28"
+  VERSION = "0.1.29"
 end