diff --git a/services/managers/fleetup_manager.py b/services/managers/fleetup_manager.py
index 3ed00d4a..bffa9b55 100644
--- a/services/managers/fleetup_manager.py
+++ b/services/managers/fleetup_manager.py
@@ -21,24 +21,24 @@ class FleetUpManager():
         try:
             jsondata = requests.get(url).content
             fmembers=json.loads(jsondata.decode())
-        except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
-            return HttpResponse("Can't connect to Fleet-Up API, is it offline?!")
-
-        return {row["UserId"]:{"user_id":row["UserId"],
+            return {row["UserId"]:{"user_id":row["UserId"],
                                "char_name":row["EveCharName"],
                                "char_id":row["EveCharId"],
                                "corporation":row["Corporation"]} for row in fmembers["Data"]}
+        except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
+            logger.warn("Can't connect to Fleet-Up API, is it offline?!")
+        except (ValueError, UnicodeDecodeError):
+            logger.debug("No fleetup members retrieved.")
+        return {}
 
+        
     @staticmethod
     def get_fleetup_operations():
         url = "http://api.fleet-up.com/Api.svc/" + str(appkey) + "/" + str(userid) + "/" + str(apiid) + "/Operations/" + str(groupid) + ""
         try:
             jsondata = requests.get(url).content
             foperations=json.loads(jsondata.decode())
-        except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
-            return HttpResponse("Can't connect to Fleet-Up API, is it offline?!")
-
-        return {row["StartString"]:{"subject":row["Subject"],
+            return {row["StartString"]:{"subject":row["Subject"],
                            "start": (datetime.strptime(row["StartString"], "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")),
                            "end": (datetime.strptime(row["EndString"], "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")),
                            "operation_id":row["OperationId"],
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ class FleetUpManager():
                            "url":row["Url"],
                            "doctrine":row["Doctrines"],
                            "organizer":row["Organizer"]} for row in foperations["Data"]}
+        except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
+            logger.warn("Can't connect to Fleet-Up API, is it offline?!")
+        except (ValueError, UnicodeDecodeError):
+            logger.debug("No fleetup operations retrieved.")
+        return {}
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_fleetup_timers():
@@ -55,10 +60,7 @@ class FleetUpManager():
         try:
             jsondata = requests.get(url).content
             ftimers=json.loads(jsondata.decode())
-        except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
-            return HttpResponse("Can't connect to Fleet-Up API, is it offline?!")
-
-        return {row["ExpiresString"]:{"solarsystem":row["SolarSystem"],
+            return {row["ExpiresString"]:{"solarsystem":row["SolarSystem"],
                            "planet":row["Planet"],
                            "moon":row["Moon"],
                            "owner":row["Owner"],
@@ -66,6 +68,11 @@ class FleetUpManager():
                            "timer_type":row["TimerType"],
                            "expires": (datetime.strptime(row["ExpiresString"], "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")),
                            "notes":row["Notes"]} for row in ftimers["Data"]}
+        except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
+            logger.warn("Can't connect to Fleet-Up API, is it offline?!")
+        except (ValueError, UnicodeDecodeError):
+            logger.debug("No fleetup timers retrieved.")
+        return {}
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_fleetup_doctrines():
@@ -73,10 +80,12 @@ class FleetUpManager():
         try:
             jsondata = requests.get(url).content
             fdoctrines=json.loads(jsondata.decode())
+            return {"fleetup_doctrines":fdoctrines["Data"]}
         except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
-            return HttpResponse("Can't connect to Fleet-Up API, is it offline?!")
-
-        return {"fleetup_doctrines":fdoctrines["Data"]}
+            logger.warn("Can't connect to Fleet-Up API, is it offline?!")
+        except (ValueError, UnicodeDecodeError):
+            logger.debug("No fleetup doctrines retrieved.")
+        return {"fleetup_doctrines":[]}
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_fleetup_doctrine(doctrinenumber):
@@ -84,10 +93,12 @@ class FleetUpManager():
         try:
             jsondata = requests.get(url).content
             fdoctrine=json.loads(jsondata.decode())
+            return {"fitting_doctrine":fdoctrine}
         except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
-            return HttpResponse("Can't connect to Fleet-Up API, is it offline?!")
-
-        return {"fitting_doctrine":fdoctrine}
+            logger.warn("Can't connect to Fleet-Up API, is it offline?!")
+        except (ValueError, UnicodeDecodeError):
+            logger.warn("Fleetup doctrine number %s not found" % doctrinenumber)
+        return {"fitting_doctrine":{}}
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_fleetup_fittings():
@@ -95,10 +106,7 @@ class FleetUpManager():
         try:
             jsondata = requests.get(url).content
             ffittings=json.loads(jsondata.decode())
-        except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
-            return HttpResponse("Can't connect to Fleet-Up API, is it offline?!")
-
-        return {row["FittingId"]:{"fitting_id":row["FittingId"],
+            return {row["FittingId"]:{"fitting_id":row["FittingId"],
                                "name":row["Name"],
                                "icon_id":row["EveTypeId"],
                                "hull":row["HullType"],
@@ -107,6 +115,11 @@ class FleetUpManager():
                                "faction":row["Faction"],
                                "categories":row["Categories"],
                                "last_update":(datetime.strptime(row["LastUpdatedString"], "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"))} for row in ffittings["Data"]}
+        except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
+            logger.warn("Can't connect to Fleet-Up API, is it offline?!")
+        except (ValueError, UnicodeDecodeError):
+            logger.debug("No fleetup fittings retrieved.")
+        return {}
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_fleetup_fitting(fittingnumber):
@@ -114,10 +127,12 @@ class FleetUpManager():
         try:
             jsondata = requests.get(url).content
             ffitting=json.loads(jsondata.decode())
+            return {"fitting_data":ffitting["Data"]}
         except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
-            return HttpResponse("Can't connect to Fleet-Up API, is it offline?!")
-
-        return {"fitting_data":ffitting["Data"]}
+            logger.warn("Can't connect to Fleet-Up API, is it offline?!")
+        except (ValueError, UnicodeDecodeError):
+            logger.warn("Fleetup fitting number %s not found" % fittingnumber)
+        return {"fitting_data":{}}
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_fleetup_doctrineid(fittingnumber):
@@ -125,10 +140,12 @@ class FleetUpManager():
         try:
             jsondata = requests.get(url).content
             fdoctrineid=json.loads(jsondata.decode())
+            return fdoctrineid['Data']['Doctrines'][0]['DoctrineId']
         except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
             return HttpResponse("Can't connect to Fleet-Up API, is it offline?!")
-
-        return fdoctrineid['Data']['Doctrines'][0]['DoctrineId']
+        except (ValueError, UnicodeDecodeError):
+            logger.warn("Fleetup doctrine number not found for fitting number %s" % fittingnumber)
+        return None
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_fleetup_fitting_eft(fittingnumber):
@@ -136,7 +153,9 @@ class FleetUpManager():
         try:
             jsondata = requests.get(url).content
             ffittingeft=json.loads(jsondata.decode())
+            return {"fitting_eft":ffittingeft["Data"]["FittingData"]}
         except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
             return HttpResponse("Can't connect to Fleet-Up API, is it offline?!")
-
-        return {"fitting_eft":ffittingeft["Data"]["FittingData"]}
+        except (ValueError, UnicodeDecodeError):
+            logger.warn("Fleetup fitting eft not found for fitting number %s" % fittingnumber)
+        return {"fitting_eft":{}}