diff --git a/app/controllers/exceptionhandler_controller.rb b/app/controllers/exceptionhandler_controller.rb
index a7765fe..3ba6e07 100644
--- a/app/controllers/exceptionhandler_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/exceptionhandler_controller.rb
@@ -28,27 +28,49 @@ class ExceptionhandlerController < ApplicationController
   include ExceptionhandlerHelper
   
   def index
+    #check the incomming report for completeness
     if params.size < 9
-      @output = "<strong> not enough args </strong>"
+      flash.now[:error] = "Not enough args"
+
+    # check to see if the reported project exists
     elsif Project.find_by_name(params[:app]) == nil
-      @output = "No Project Found"
+      flash.now[:error] = "Project Not Found"
+      @output = params[:app] + " is not a valid project"
+
     else
-      issue_id = check_for_existing_report
-      if issue_id > 0
-        update_report(issue_id)
-        @output = "Updated report"
+    #if we get to this point, then we can try file the incomming report
+
+      #check to see if the report exists
+      # if we get a report back, then let update it
+      issue = check_for_existing_report
+      if issue != nil
+        if update_report(issue)
+          flash.now[:notice] = "Updated report"
+        end
+
       else
+        #if we get to this point, the report doesn't exist.
+        #lets file a new one
         issue = create_new_report
         if issue.valid?
            issue.save
-           @output = "New report filed"
+           flash.now[:notice] = "New report filed"
         else
          @output = issue.errors.full_messages
         end
+
+        #TODO generate link to issue
+#	link_to("My Link", {
+#                    :controller =&gt; 'issue',
+#                    :action =&gt; issue_id,
+#                    :host =&gt; Setting.host_name,
+#                    :protocol =&gt; Setting.protocol
+#                   })
+#	link_to(issue)
+    #rescue RuntimeError
+    #  @output = "ERROR"
       end
     end
-    rescue RuntimeError
-      @output = "ERROR"
   end
   
 end #EOF
diff --git a/app/helpers/exceptionhandler_helper.rb b/app/helpers/exceptionhandler_helper.rb
index a326517..f8e4289 100644
--- a/app/helpers/exceptionhandler_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/exceptionhandler_helper.rb
@@ -20,33 +20,29 @@
 module ExceptionhandlerHelper
 
   # Checks the database for exisiting reports
-  # @return id report is existing else 0
+  # @return existing issue report if existing
   def check_for_existing_report
     bug_id = tracker.id
     issues = Project.find_by_name(params[:app]).issues
     issues.each do |issue|
       if issue.tracker_id == bug_id
-        id = check_issue(issue)
-        if id > 0
-          return id
+        if check_issue(issue)
+          return issue
         end
       end
     end
-    return 0;
+    return nil;
   end
   
   # checks a specific issue agains params
-  # @return id of report if matching, else 0
+  # @return true if the suppyled issue matches new report args
   def check_issue(issue)
     if issue.subject == params[:msg]
       if check_issue_custom_values(issue)
-        return issue.id
-      else
-        return 0
+        return true
       end
-    else
-      return 0
     end
+    return false
   end
   
   #checks if this issue is a match for params based on it's custom values'
@@ -115,10 +111,9 @@ module ExceptionhandlerHelper
     return custom_value
   end
   
-  # retrives an issue by it's id and updates it
-  # @returns updated issue
-  def update_report(issue_id)
-    issue = Issue.find_by_id(issue_id)
+  # updates the provided issue with the incomming report
+  # @returns true if save is sucessful
+  def update_report(issue)
     if params[:description].length > 0
       description = issue.description
       description += "\n\n--- New Description --- \n"
@@ -141,7 +136,7 @@ module ExceptionhandlerHelper
       value.save
     end
     issue.init_journal(User.anonymous, "Issue updated")
-    issue.save
+    return issue.save
   end
   
   # gets the prodived tracker