diff --git a/auth-api/src/auth_api/services/keycloak.py b/auth-api/src/auth_api/services/keycloak.py
index 22800e4e8..5078713da 100644
--- a/auth-api/src/auth_api/services/keycloak.py
+++ b/auth-api/src/auth_api/services/keycloak.py
@@ -228,7 +228,10 @@ def remove_from_account_holders_group(keycloak_guid: str = None, **kwargs):
             keycloak_guid: Dict = user_from_context.sub
 
         if Role.ACCOUNT_HOLDER.value in user_from_context.roles:
-            KeycloakService.remove_user_from_group(keycloak_guid, GROUP_ACCOUNT_HOLDERS)
+            try:
+                KeycloakService.remove_user_from_group(keycloak_guid, GROUP_ACCOUNT_HOLDERS)
+            except Exception as err:
+                logger.error(f"Error removing user {user_from_context.sub} from account holders group: {err}")
 
     @staticmethod
     @user_context
diff --git a/auth-api/src/auth_api/services/membership.py b/auth-api/src/auth_api/services/membership.py
index f01d725d1..e33d5db1a 100644
--- a/auth-api/src/auth_api/services/membership.py
+++ b/auth-api/src/auth_api/services/membership.py
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ def send_notification_to_member(self, origin_url, notification_type):
             error_msg = f"No user contact record for user id {self._model.user_id}"
             logger.error(error_msg)
             logger.error("<send_notification_to_member failed")
+            return
         recipient = self._model.user.contacts[0].contact.email
         app_url = f"{origin_url}/"
         notification_type_for_mailer = ""