diff --git a/ehb_service/apps/api/helpers.py b/ehb_service/apps/api/helpers.py
index 3fab759..98c9996 100644
--- a/ehb_service/apps/api/helpers.py
+++ b/ehb_service/apps/api/helpers.py
@@ -93,13 +93,21 @@ def jsonErrors(formerrors):
 
     @staticmethod
     def processFormJsonResponse(form, response, valid_dict=None, invalid_dict=None, keys_from_response_dict=None):
+        form_save_success = False
 
         if form.is_valid():
-            m = form.save()
-            created = None
-            modified = None
-            isCreatedModified = False
-
+            try:
+                m = form.save()
+                created = None
+                modified = None
+                isCreatedModified = False
+                form_save_success = True
+            except:
+                log.error('There was an error with the database. Check the database logs for more info')
+                response_dict = {"success": False, "errors": "There was an error with the database"}
+                form_save_success = False
+
+        if (form.is_valid() and form_save_success):
             for c in type(m).__bases__:
                 if c.__name__ == 'CreatedModified':
                     isCreatedModified = True
@@ -142,8 +150,8 @@ def processFormJsonResponse(form, response, valid_dict=None, invalid_dict=None,
             if keys_from_response_dict:
                 for key in keys_from_response_dict:
                     response_dict[key] = m.__dict__.get(key)
-        else:
 
+        elif not form.is_valid():
             log.error('Error in form validation')
             response_dict = {"success": False, "errors": FormHelpers.jsonErrors(form.errors)}
             if invalid_dict:
diff --git a/ehb_service/apps/api/views/group.py b/ehb_service/apps/api/views/group.py
index c9df9db..e2c279f 100644
--- a/ehb_service/apps/api/views/group.py
+++ b/ehb_service/apps/api/views/group.py
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ def put(self, request):
                     grp = Group.objects.get(pk=rd.get('id'))
                     rd['ehb_key'] = grp.ehb_key.key
                 else:
-                    return Response
+                    return Response({"success": True})
             except Group.DoesNotExist:
                 log.error("Unable to update group. Group does not exist.")
                 response.append(
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 08e7432..2e04d06 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 #     pip install -U -r requirements.txt
 
 # Core requirements
-Django==1.11.16
+Django>=1.11.27,<1.12
 django-environ==0.4.1
-djangorestframework==3.8.2
+djangorestframework>=3.9.1,<3.10
 tzlocal==1.5.1
 uWSGI
 # Database bindings - uncomment any of the below libraries depending on the