diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index e2a73c5..d0742b2 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-GO_RES_USER_TOKEN=
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+GO_RES_USER_TOKEN=
+ENV=
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diff --git a/tests/env/manager.ts b/tests/env/manager.ts
index 11918be..fcf72bc 100644
--- a/tests/env/manager.ts
+++ b/tests/env/manager.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { config } from 'dotenv';
 import { join } from 'path';
+config();
 
 const environment = process.env.ENV;
 if (!environment) throw new Error('please pass the environment variable. Options: | dev | stage | prod |');
diff --git a/tests/helper/apiUtils.ts b/tests/helper/apiUtils.ts
index d63526c..15428f0 100644
--- a/tests/helper/apiUtils.ts
+++ b/tests/helper/apiUtils.ts
@@ -2,17 +2,27 @@ import { ENV } from 'env/manager';
 import supertest from 'supertest';
 
 export const queryGraphQl = async (token: string, graphQLQuery: string) => {
-    const response = await supertest(ENV.BASEURL)
-        .post(ENV.ENDPOINT)
-        .set({ 'authorization': `Bearer ${token}` })
-        .send({ query: graphQLQuery });
-    return response;
+    try {
+        const response = await supertest(ENV.BASEURL)
+            .post(ENV.ENDPOINT)
+            .set({ 'authorization': `Bearer ${token}` })
+            .send({ query: graphQLQuery });
+        return response;
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error(`Error making request to ${ENV.BASEURL + ENV.ENDPOINT}:`, error);
+        throw error;
+    }
 };
 
 export const mutateGraphQl = async (token: string, mutationPayload: string) => {
-    const response = await supertest(ENV.BASEURL)
-        .post(ENV.ENDPOINT)
-        .set({ 'authorization': `Bearer ${token}` })
-        .send({ query: mutationPayload });
-    return response;
+    try {
+        const response = await supertest(ENV.BASEURL)
+            .post(ENV.ENDPOINT)
+            .set({ 'authorization': `Bearer ${token}` })
+            .send({ query: mutationPayload });
+        return response;
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error(`Error making request to ${ENV.BASEURL + ENV.ENDPOINT}:`, error);
+        throw error;
+    }
 }; 
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