diff --git a/types/devices/BirdySlim.js b/types/devices/BirdySlim.js
index 9567217..f2471e3 100644
--- a/types/devices/BirdySlim.js
+++ b/types/devices/BirdySlim.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class BirdySlim extends PagerDevice {
         this.name = "birdyslim"
     } 
     RandID() {
-        return `B${ Str.random(4) }`
+        return `${ Str.random(5) }`
     }
     async formatTX(msg) {
         msg.id = this.RandID()
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ class BirdySlim extends PagerDevice {
                 longitude: data.longitude,
             }
             stateSet.lastLoRaPacket = data.metadata
-            console.log(data, stateSet)
             /*if (!!data.metadata && !!data.metadata.uplink_message.rx_metadata) {
                 const rx_metadata = data.metadata.uplink_message.rx_metadata
                 
@@ -46,24 +45,28 @@ class BirdySlim extends PagerDevice {
 
             switch (data.type) {
                 case 'ack': {
-                        switch (data.ack) {
-                            case 'recv': 
-                                require('../ConnectorRegistry').reportDelivered({ id: data.msgid }, `lorawan:${ data.device_id }`)
-                            break;
-                            case 'read':
-                                require('../MessageManager').markMessageRead(data.msgid)
-                            break;
-                            case 'operational':
-                                require('../MessageManager').respondToMessage(data.msgid, data.operationalData)
-                            break;
+                        try {
+                            switch (data.ack) {
+                                case 'recv': 
+                                    require('../ConnectorRegistry').reportDelivered({ id: data.msgid }, `lorawan:${ data.device_id }`)
+                                break;
+                                case 'read':
+                                    require('../MessageManager').markMessageRead(data.msgid)
+                                break;
+                                case 'operational':
+                                    require('../MessageManager').respondToMessage(data.msgid, data.operationalData)
+                                break;
+                            }
+                            // If we have had a Ack. Event, we should store some Metadata about it too
+                            require('../MessageManager').attachMetadata(data.msgid, {
+                                ack: data.ack,
+                                rssi: data.rssi,
+                                date: data.date,
+                                metadata: data.metadata,
+                            })
+                        } catch (e) {
+                            console.error('failed to report lorawan data for message', data.msgid)
                         }
-                        // If we have had a Ack. Event, we should store some Metadata about it too
-                        require('../MessageManager').attachMetadata(data.msgid, {
-                            ack: data.ack,
-                            rssi: data.rssi,
-                            date: data.date,
-                            metadata: data.metadata,
-                        })
                     }
                     break;
                 case 'sos':
@@ -71,14 +74,11 @@ class BirdySlim extends PagerDevice {
                         sos: data.sos,
                         date: data.date,
                     }
-                break;
-
                 case 'status':
                 case 'cannedMessage':
                 case 'low_battery':
                 case 'power':
                 case 'battery':
-                case 'sos':
                 case 'gps':
                     require('../DeviceRegistry').deviceEvent(this.name, data.device_id, data)
                 break;