diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0a6c7ba..2e6a319 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Installation is possible using Composer.
 If you don't already use Composer, you can download the composer.phar binary:
 
 ```bash
-curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
+> curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
 ```
 
 Then install the library:
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Use the Ripple
 $address = "";
 $secret_key = "";
 
-$ripple = new \IEXBase\RippleAPI\Ripple(string $address, string $secret_key = "");
+$ripple = new \IEXBase\RippleAPI\Ripple($address, $secret_key = "");
 
 //$account = $ripple->getAccount();
 //dump($account);
diff --git a/src/RippleClient.php b/src/RippleClient.php
index 988a09c..2e295c8 100644
--- a/src/RippleClient.php
+++ b/src/RippleClient.php
@@ -22,21 +22,21 @@ class RippleClient
      *
      * @var string
      */
-    protected $WSSNode;
+    protected string $WSSNode;
 
     /**
      * Guzzle Http Client
      *
      * @var Client
      */
-    protected $client;
+    protected Client $client;
 
     /**
      * Number of requests
      *
-     * @var integer
+     * @var int
      */
-    protected $requestCount = 0;
+    protected int $requestCount = 0;
 
     /**
      * Create a new RippleClient object
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ public function sendRequest($method, $path, $options = [], $api = true)
             }
             return $this->toArray($response->getBody()->getContents());
 
-        } catch (GuzzleException $e) {
-            die($e->getMessage());
+        } catch (GuzzleException $exception) {
+            return ['result' => 'error', 'message' => $exception->getMessage()];
         }
     }
 
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ public function sendRequestWss($method, $path, $options = [])
             $response = $this->client->request($method, $url, ['query' => $options]);
             return $this->toArray($response->getBody()->getContents());
 
-        } catch (GuzzleException $e) {
-            die($e->getMessage());
+        } catch (GuzzleException $exception) {
+            return ['result' => 'error', 'message' => $exception->getMessage()];
         }
     }