diff --git a/scripts/check-duplicates.js b/scripts/check-duplicates.js
index cb6e5f82..26830b45 100644
--- a/scripts/check-duplicates.js
+++ b/scripts/check-duplicates.js
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ async function run() {
           }),
         }
       );
-      const data = await response.json();
+      if (!response.ok) throw new Error("Request failed");
+const data = await response.json();
 
       if (data.error || !data.embedding || !data.embedding.values) {
         console.error("Embedding error:", data.error || "Invalid response");
diff --git a/scripts/validate-apis.js b/scripts/validate-apis.js
index 0dc1b5d9..c13e925c 100644
--- a/scripts/validate-apis.js
+++ b/scripts/validate-apis.js
@@ -157,19 +157,4 @@ if (args.includes('--help') || args.includes('-h')) {
 switch (service) {
   case 'pinecone':
     validatePinecone().then(result => {
-      process.exit(result.success ? 0 : 1);
-    });
-    break;
-  case 'github':
-    validateGitHub().then(result => {
-      process.exit(result.success ? 0 : 1);
-    });
-    break;
-  case 'gemini':
-    validateGemini().then(result => {
-      process.exit(result.success ? 0 : 1);
-    });
-    break;
-  default:
-    validateAllConnections();
-}
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+    .catch(err => console.error(err))
\ No newline at end of file