diff --git a/Controller/GrouperGroupsController.php b/Controller/GrouperGroupsController.php
index 045b45a..5a6a705 100644
--- a/Controller/GrouperGroupsController.php
+++ b/Controller/GrouperGroupsController.php
@@ -28,9 +28,14 @@
 App::uses('Validator', 'Vendor/cakephp/Validation');
 App::uses('CoGrouperLite', 'GrouperLite.Model/');
 
-
+/**
+ * Class GrouperGroupsController
+ * Main Class for Grouper Lite functionality
+ *
+ */
 class GrouperGroupsController extends GrouperLiteAppController
 {
+
   public $helpers = array('Html', 'Form', 'Flash');
   public $components = array('Flash');
 
@@ -42,12 +47,14 @@ class GrouperGroupsController extends GrouperLiteAppController
    * @return CakeResponse|void|null
    *
    */
-  public function beforeFilter() {
+  public function beforeFilter()
+  {
     parent::beforeFilter();
 
     //Need to find which plugin instance choosing, if more than one from cm_co_grouper_lites
     // table being used in COmanage.
     $grouperConnData = $this->Session->read('Plugin.Grouper.Api');
+
     if ($this->Session->check('Plugin.Grouper.Api.id') && count($grouperConnData) == 5) {
       if (isset($this->passedArgs['glid'])) {
         if ($this->Session->read('Plugin.Grouper.Api.id') !== $this->passedArgs['glid']) {
@@ -62,12 +69,15 @@ public function beforeFilter() {
       }
       $this->setConnection();
     }
+
   }
 
   /**
    * Adding Grouper Conn info to SESSION for use in Lib/GrouperApiAccess.php
+   *
    */
-  private function setConnection() {
+  private function setConnection()
+  {
     $this->Session->write('Plugin.Grouper.Api.id', $this->passedArgs['glid']);
 
     //Now get the setup Dasboard instance from db for connection info.
@@ -84,95 +94,151 @@ private function setConnection() {
    *
    * @return CakeResponse Redirect to Optin page
    */
-  public function index() {
+  public function index()
+  {
     return $this->redirect(
       array('controller' => 'GrouperGroups', 'action' => 'groupoptin')
     );
   }
 
-
-  public function groupInfo() {
+  /**
+   * Display of Grouper Group Information, such as Group Properties, Members and Attributes
+   *
+   */
+  public function groupInfo()
+  {
     $name = urldecode($this->request->query['groupname']);
     $details = $this->GrouperGroup->groupDescriptions($name);
-
     $this->set('groupname', $name);
     $this->set('title', _txt('pl.grouperlite.title.groupinfo'));
-    $this->set('groupergroupsdetail', $details[0]);
+
+    try {
+      $this->set('groupergroupsdetail', $details[0]);
+    } catch (Exception $e) {
+      CakeLog::write('error',
+        'GrouperLite Controller - groupInfo: ' . var_export($e->getMessage(), true));
+      $this->set('groupergroupsdetail', array());
+      $this->Flash->set(_txt('pl.grouperlite.message.flash.info-group-failed'), array('key' => 'error'));
+    }
   }
 
-  public function groupOwner() {
+  /**
+   * Listing of all Grouper Groups owned/admin by User Or search those Grouper Groups
+   */
+  public function groupOwner()
+  {
     $this->set('title', _txt('pl.grouperlite.title.groupowner'));
+
     if (isset($this->request->data['search'])){
       $searchCriteria = urldecode($this->request->data['search']);
-      $this->set('groupergroupsowner', $this->GrouperGroup->getSearchedGroups($this->userId, $searchCriteria, 'groupOwner'));
       $this->set('searchcriteria', $searchCriteria);
+
+      try {
+        $this->set('groupergroupsowner', $this->GrouperGroup->getSearchedGroups($this->userId, $searchCriteria, 'groupOwner'));
+      } catch (Exception $e) {
+        CakeLog::write('error',
+          'GrouperLite Controller - groupOwner Search: ' . var_export($e->getMessage(), true));
+        $this->set('groupergroupsowner', array());
+        $this->Flash->set(_txt('pl.grouperlite.message.flash.owner-group-failed'), array('key' => 'error'));
+      }
+
     } else {
-      $this->set('groupergroupsowner', $this->GrouperGroup->ownerGroups($this->userId));
+      try {
+        $this->set('groupergroupsowner', $this->GrouperGroup->ownerGroups($this->userId));
+      } catch (Exception $e) {
+        CakeLog::write('error',
+          'GrouperLite Controller - groupOwner: ' . var_export($e->getMessage(), true));
+        $this->set('groupergroupsowner', array());
+        $this->Flash->set(_txt('pl.grouperlite.message.flash.owner-group-failed'), array('key' => 'error'));
+      }
+
     }
+
     $this->set('isuserowner', $this->GrouperGroup->isUserOwner($this->userId));
   }
 
   /**
-   * Returns all Groups that the User is a member of in Grouper
-   * This includes self-joined Optin Groups, as well as required Groups User cannot leave
+   * Listing of all Grouper Groups that the User is a member of Or search those Grouper Groups
+   * This includes self-joined Optin Groups, as well as non-Optin Groups User cannot leave
    *
    */
-  public function groupMember() {
+  public function groupMember()
+  {
     $this->set('title', _txt('pl.grouperlite.title.groupmember'));
-    try {
-      if (isset($this->request->data['search'])){
-        $searchCriteria = urldecode($this->request->data['search']);
-        $this->set('groupergroupmemberships', $this->GrouperGroup->getSearchedGroups($this->userId, $searchCriteria, 'groupMember'));
-        $this->set('searchcriteria', $searchCriteria);
-      } else {
+
+    if (isset($this->request->data['search'])) {
+      $searchCriteria = urldecode($this->request->data['search']);
+      $this->set('searchcriteria', $searchCriteria);
+
+      try {
+        $this->set('groupergroupmemberships',
+          $this->GrouperGroup->getSearchedGroups($this->userId, $searchCriteria, 'groupMember'));
+      } catch (Exception $e) {
+        CakeLog::write('error',
+          'GrouperLite Controller - groupMember Search: ' . var_export($e->getMessage(), true));
+        $this->set('groupergroupmemberships', array());
+        $this->Flash->set(_txt('pl.grouperlite.message.flash.member-group-failed'), array('key' => 'error'));
+      }
+
+    } else {
+      try {
         $this->set('groupergroupmemberships', $this->GrouperGroup->filteredMemberOfGroups($this->userId));
+      } catch (Exception $e) {
+        CakeLog::write('error',
+          'GrouperLite Controller - groupMember: ' . var_export($e->getMessage(), true));
+        $this->set('groupergroupmemberships', array());
+        $this->Flash->set(_txt('pl.grouperlite.message.flash.member-group-failed'), array('key' => 'error'));
       }
-    } catch (Exception $e) {
-      CakeLog::write('error',
-        'GrouperLite Controller - groupMember: ' . var_export($e->getMessage(), true));
-      $this->Flash->set("Your Membership Groups cannot be found currently, please try again later.", array('key' => 'error'));
-      $this->set('groupergroupmemberships', array());
+
     }
-    $this->set('isuserowner', $this->GrouperGroup->isUserOwner($this->userId));
 
+    $this->set('isuserowner', $this->GrouperGroup->isUserOwner($this->userId));
   }
 
   /**
-   * Display all Groups a User can Join
+   * Display all Grouper Groups that are Optin and a User can join Or search those Grouper Groups
    */
-  public function groupOptin() {
+  public function groupOptin()
+  {
     $this->set('title', _txt('pl.grouperlite.title.groupoptin'));
 
-    if (isset($this->request->data['search'])){
+    if (isset($this->request->data['search'])) {
       $searchCriteria = urldecode($this->request->data['search']);
-      $this->set('groupergroupoptin', $this->GrouperGroup->getSearchedGroups($this->userId, $searchCriteria, 'groupOptin'));
       $this->set('searchcriteria', $searchCriteria);
-    } else {
+
       try {
-        $optin = $this->GrouperGroup->optinGroups($this->userId);
-        if (isset($optin['errorMessage'])){
-          $this->Flash->set('Some error', array('key' => 'error'));
-          $this->set('groupergroupoptin', array());
-        } else {
-          $this->set('groupergroupoptin', $optin);
-        }
+        $this->set('groupergroupoptin', $this->GrouperGroup->getSearchedGroups($this->userId, $searchCriteria, 'groupOptin'));
+      } catch (Exception $e) {
+        CakeLog::write('error',
+          'GrouperLite Controller - groupOptin Search: ' . var_export($e->getMessage(), true));
+        $this->set('groupergroupoptin', array());
+        $this->Flash->set(_txt('pl.grouperlite.message.flash.optin-group-failed'), array('key' => 'error'));
+      }
 
+    } else {
+      try {
+        $this->set('groupergroupoptin', $this->GrouperGroup->optinGroups($this->userId));
       } catch (Exception $e) {
-        CakeLog::write('error', 'GrouperLite Controller: Seeing is believing');
-        $this->Flash->set($e->getMessage(), array('key' => 'error'));
+        CakeLog::write('error',
+          'GrouperLite Controller - groupOptin: ' . var_export($e->getMessage(), true));
+        $this->Flash->set(_txt('pl.grouperlite.message.flash.optin-group-failed'), array('key' => 'error'));
         $this->set('groupergroupoptin', array());
       }
+
     }
+
     $this->set('isuserowner', $this->GrouperGroup->isUserOwner($this->userId));
   }
 
   //TODO - Need to combine this form with code below for groupCreate
-  public function groupCreateForm() {
+  public function groupCreateForm()
+  {
     $this->set('title', _txt('pl.grouperlite.title.groupcreate'));
     $this->set('grouperstems', $this->GrouperGroup->getOwnerStems($this->userId));
   }
 
-  public function groupCreate() {
+  public function groupCreate()
+  {
     $name = urldecode($this->request->data['name']);
     $set = urldecode($this->request->data['set']);
     $descr = urldecode($this->request->data['description']);
@@ -185,18 +251,25 @@ public function groupCreate() {
    *
    * @return CakeResponse Redirect back to "Optin" page
    */
-  public function joinGroup() {
+  public function joinGroup()
+  {
     if ($this->request->is('post')) {
       $name = $this->request->data['GroupName'];
 
-      if($this->GrouperGroup->joinGroup($this->userId, $name)) {
-        $this->Flash->set(_txt('pl.grouperlite.message.flash.join-group-success'), array('key' => 'success'));
-      } else {
-        $this->Flash->set(_txt('pl.grouperlite.message.flash.join-group-failed'), array('key' => 'error'));
+      try {
+        if ($this->GrouperGroup->joinGroup($this->userId, $name)) {
+          $this->Flash->set(_txt('pl.grouperlite.message.flash.join-group-success'), array('key' => 'success'));
+        } else {
+          $this->Flash->set(_txt('pl.grouperlite.message.flash.join-group-failed'), array('key' => 'error'));
+        }
+      } catch (Exception $e) {
+        CakeLog::write('error',
+          'GrouperLite Controller - joinGroup: ' . var_export($e->getMessage(), true));
+        $this->Flash->set(_txt('pl.grouperlite.message.flash.join-group-error'), array('key' => 'error'));
       }
 
     } else {
-      $this->Flash->set(_txt('pl.grouperlite.message.flash.join-group-error'));
+      $this->Flash->set(_txt('pl.grouperlite.message.flash.join-group-error'), array('key' => 'error'));
     }
 
     return $this->redirect(array('action' => 'groupoptin'));
@@ -207,15 +280,23 @@ public function joinGroup() {
    *
    * @return CakeResponse Redirect back to "Member Of" page
    */
-  public function leaveGroup() {
+  public function leaveGroup()
+  {
     if ($this->request->is('post')) {
       $name = $this->request->data['GroupName'];
 
-      if($this->GrouperGroup->leaveGroup($this->userId, $name)) {
-        $this->Flash->set(_txt('pl.grouperlite.message.flash.leave-group-success'), array('key' => 'success'));
-      } else {
-        $this->Flash->set(_txt('pl.grouperlite.message.flash.leave-group-failed'), array('key' => 'error'));
+      try {
+        if ($this->GrouperGroup->leaveGroup($this->userId, $name)) {
+          $this->Flash->set(_txt('pl.grouperlite.message.flash.leave-group-success'), array('key' => 'success'));
+        } else {
+          $this->Flash->set(_txt('pl.grouperlite.message.flash.leave-group-failed'), array('key' => 'error'));
+        }
+      } catch (Exception $e) {
+        CakeLog::write('error',
+          'GrouperLite Controller - leaveGroup: ' . var_export($e->getMessage(), true));
+        $this->Flash->set(_txt('pl.grouperlite.message.flash.leave-group-error'), array('key' => 'error'));
       }
+
     } else {
       $this->Flash->set(_txt('pl.grouperlite.message.flash.leave-group-error'), array('key' => 'error'));
     }
@@ -231,14 +312,15 @@ public function leaveGroup() {
    * - precondition: Session.Auth holds data used for authz decisions
    * - postcondition: $permissions set with calculated permissions
    *
-   * @since  COmanage Registry v3.2.0
    * @return Array Permissions
+   * @since  COmanage Registry v3.2.0
    */
-  function isAuthorized() {
+  function isAuthorized()
+  {
     $roles = $this->Role->calculateCMRoles();
 
     //Need to pull in UserID for access to Grouper
-    if($this->Session->check('Auth.User.username')) {
+    if ($this->Session->check('Auth.User.username')) {
       $this->userId = $this->Session->read('Auth.User.username');
     }
 
@@ -266,7 +348,8 @@ function isAuthorized() {
     return ($p[$this->action]);
   }
 
-  public function emailListsOptin() {
+  public function emailListsOptin()
+  {
     $this->set('title', _txt('pl.grouperlite.title.emaillists'));
     // mock data
     $this->set('group', array(
@@ -277,7 +360,8 @@ public function emailListsOptin() {
     ));
   }
 
-  public function emailListsManaged() {
+  public function emailListsManaged()
+  {
     $this->set('title', _txt('pl.grouperlite.title.emaillistsmanaged'));
     // mock data
     $this->set('group', array(
@@ -288,7 +372,8 @@ public function emailListsManaged() {
     ));
   }
 
-  public function emailListInfo() {
+  public function emailListInfo()
+  {
     $this->set('title', _txt('pl.grouperlite.title.emaillistsinfo'));
     // mock data
     $this->set('groupergroupsdetail', array(
diff --git a/Lib/GrouperApiAccess.php b/Lib/GrouperApiAccess.php
index 568221b..b7f53eb 100644
--- a/Lib/GrouperApiAccess.php
+++ b/Lib/GrouperApiAccess.php
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ public function grouperGroupLeaveOrJoin(array $queryData) {
         )
       )
     );
+
     $this->http->setHeader(array('Content-Type' => 'application/json', 'Accept' => 'application/json'));
     $connectionUrl = "{$this->config['fullUrl']}/groups/{$groupName}/members";
 
diff --git a/Lib/lang.php b/Lib/lang.php
index 60baf2d..4ef1ffc 100644
--- a/Lib/lang.php
+++ b/Lib/lang.php
@@ -29,10 +29,15 @@
     'pl.grouperlite.message.flash.join-group-success' => 'You have been added to the group!',
     'pl.grouperlite.message.flash.join-group-failed' => 'You are unable to join the group!',
     'pl.grouperlite.message.flash.join-group-error' => 'An error occurred in joining the group, please try again later.',
+    'pl.grouperlite.message.flash.info-group-failed' => 'Error in viewing group info, please try again later.',
+
+  'pl.grouperlite.message.flash.leave-group-success' => 'You have been deleted from the group!',
+  'pl.grouperlite.message.flash.leave-group-failed' => 'You are unable to delete the group!',
+  'pl.grouperlite.message.flash.leave-group-error' => 'An error occurred in leaving the group, please try again later.',
+  'pl.grouperlite.message.flash.owner-group-failed' => 'Error occurred in viewing groups you manage, please try again later.',
+  'pl.grouperlite.message.flash.member-group-failed' => 'Error occurred in viewing groups you are a member, please try again later.',
+  'pl.grouperlite.message.flash.optin-group-failed' => 'Error occurred in viewing Optin groups, please try again later.',
 
-    'pl.grouperlite.message.flash.leave-group-success' => 'You have been deleted from the group!',
-    'pl.grouperlite.message.flash.leave-group-failed' => 'You are unable to delete the group!',
-    'pl.grouperlite.message.flash.leave-group-error' => 'An error occurred in leaving the group, please try again later.',
 
     'pl.grouperlite.table.name'  => 'Name',
     'pl.grouperlite.table.description'  => 'Description',
diff --git a/Model/GrouperAttribute.php b/Model/GrouperAttribute.php
index aedfa06..80f716b 100644
--- a/Model/GrouperAttribute.php
+++ b/Model/GrouperAttribute.php
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ private function initApi() {
    * @throws GrouperLiteException
    */
   public function getGroupAttributes(string $groupName) {
+    $this->initApi();
+
     try {
       $args = array();
       $args['conditions']['groupName'] = $groupName;
diff --git a/View/CoGrouperLites/fields.inc b/View/CoGrouperLites/fields.inc
index 7bdff65..3811a43 100644
--- a/View/CoGrouperLites/fields.inc
+++ b/View/CoGrouperLites/fields.inc
@@ -204,6 +204,6 @@ print $this->Form->hidden('co_dashboard_widget_id', array('default' => $vv_dwid)
 
 <div id="grouper-plugin" class="pt-2">
     <div class="d-flex align-items-center">
-        <h2><?php echo $title; ?></h2>
+        <h2><?php echo $params['title']; ?></h2>
     </div>
 </div>
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