diff --git a/src/controllers/api/missionInventoryUpdateController.ts b/src/controllers/api/missionInventoryUpdateController.ts
index 9ae22eb9e..837e449ea 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api/missionInventoryUpdateController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/api/missionInventoryUpdateController.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
     calculateFinalCredits
 } from "@/src/services/missionInventoryUpdateService";
 import { getInventory } from "@/src/services/inventoryService";
-import { logger } from "@/src/utils/logger";
+
 /*
 **** INPUT ****
 - [ ]  crossPlaySetting
@@ -52,32 +52,23 @@ import { logger } from "@/src/utils/logger";
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-misused-promises
 export const missionInventoryUpdateController: RequestHandler = async (req, res): Promise<void> => {
     const accountId = await getAccountIdForRequest(req);
-
     const missionReport = getJSONfromString<IMissionInventoryUpdateRequest>((req.body as string).toString());
 
-    if (missionReport.MissionStatus !== "GS_SUCCESS") {
-        logger.debug(`Mission failed: ${missionReport.RewardInfo?.node}`);
-        //todo: return expected response for failed mission
-        res.json([]);
-        return;
-        //duvirisadjob does not provide missionStatus
-    }
-
     const inventory = await getInventory(accountId);
-
-    const missionRewardsResults = await addMissionRewards(inventory, missionReport);
-
-    if (!missionRewardsResults) {
-        logger.error("Failed to add mission rewards");
-        res.status(500).json({ error: "Failed to add mission rewards" });
-        return;
-    }
-
-    const { MissionRewards, inventoryChanges, missionCompletionCredits } = missionRewardsResults;
-
     const inventoryUpdates = addMissionInventoryUpdates(inventory, missionReport);
 
-    //todo ? can go after not awaiting
+    if (missionReport.MissionStatus !== "GS_SUCCESS") {
+        const InventoryJson = JSON.stringify((await inventory.save()).toJSON());
+
+        res.json({ InventoryJson, MissionRewards: [] });
+        return;
+    }
+    const missionRewardsResults = await addMissionRewards(inventory, missionReport);
+    if (!missionRewardsResults) {
+        throw new Error("Failed to add mission rewards, should not happen");
+    }
+    const { MissionRewards, inventoryChanges, missionCompletionCredits } = missionRewardsResults;
+
     //creditBonus is not correct for mirage mission 3
     const credits = calculateFinalCredits(inventory, {
         missionCompletionCredits,
diff --git a/src/services/missionInventoryUpdateService.ts b/src/services/missionInventoryUpdateService.ts
index 1d6c5702f..dc78d55a9 100644
--- a/src/services/missionInventoryUpdateService.ts
+++ b/src/services/missionInventoryUpdateService.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { HydratedDocument } from "mongoose";
 import { IInventoryChanges } from "@/src/types/purchaseTypes";
 import { getLevelKeyRewards, getNode } from "@/src/services/itemDataService";
 import { InventoryDocumentProps, TInventoryDatabaseDocument } from "@/src/models/inventoryModels/inventoryModel";
+import { getEntriesUnsafe } from "@/src/utils/ts-utils";
 
 const getRotations = (rotationCount: number): number[] => {
     if (rotationCount === 0) return [0];
@@ -64,12 +65,6 @@ export const fusionBundles: Record<string, number> = {
     "/Lotus/Upgrades/Mods/FusionBundles/RareFusionBundle": 80
 };
 
-type Entries<T, K extends keyof T = keyof T> = (K extends unknown ? [K, T[K]] : never)[];
-
-function getEntriesUnsafe<T extends object>(object: T): Entries<T> {
-    return Object.entries(object) as Entries<T>;
-}
-
 //type TMissionInventoryUpdateKeys = keyof IMissionInventoryUpdateRequest;
 //const ignoredInventoryUpdateKeys = ["FpsAvg", "FpsMax", "FpsMin", "FpsSamples"] satisfies TMissionInventoryUpdateKeys[]; // for keys with no meaning for this server
 //type TignoredInventoryUpdateKeys = (typeof ignoredInventoryUpdateKeys)[number];
@@ -185,7 +180,7 @@ export const addMissionRewards = async (
     { RewardInfo: rewardInfo, LevelKeyName: levelKeyName, Missions: missions }: IMissionInventoryUpdateRequest
 ) => {
     if (!rewardInfo) {
-        logger.error("no reward info provided");
+        logger.warn("no reward info provided");
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/utils/ts-utils.ts b/src/utils/ts-utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f456c122
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/ts-utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+type Entries<T, K extends keyof T = keyof T> = (K extends unknown ? [K, T[K]] : never)[];
+
+export function getEntriesUnsafe<T extends object>(object: T): Entries<T> {
+    return Object.entries(object) as Entries<T>;
+}