diff --git a/src/processTelegram.ts b/src/processTelegram.ts
index 08f5fa3..a8597fe 100644
--- a/src/processTelegram.ts
+++ b/src/processTelegram.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import dotenv from 'dotenv'
-import { Client, Database, Query } from 'node-appwrite'
+import { Query } from 'node-appwrite'
 import { DataPointType } from 'dptlib/lib/DataPointType'
-import { DPT } from 'dptlib/lib/definitions'
 import { database } from './appwrite'
-import type { Models } from 'node-appwrite'
 import { DPTAndAddressID, MetricDocument } from './definitions'
 
 
@@ -32,7 +30,7 @@ export async function getDPTforAddress(destinationAddress: string): Promise<DPTA
   // Throw an error if the address is not unique
   //
   if (list.documents.length != 1) {
-    throw 'The address is not unique!'
+    throw new Error('The address is not unique!')
   }
 
   // TODO: Move thematcher into the DPT lib as a static function
@@ -88,7 +86,7 @@ export async function upsert(record: MetricDocument): Promise<any> {
 
   } else {
     logger.error('%j', list_items)
-    throw 'Multiple entries!'
+    throw new Error('Multiple entries!')
   }
 }
 
@@ -134,6 +132,6 @@ export async function upsert1(entry: any) {
     }
 
   } else {
-    throw 'Multiple entries!'
+    throw new Error('Multiple entries!')
   }
 }
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