diff --git a/Node/src/mev_boost/mod.rs b/Node/src/mev_boost/mod.rs
index 3d51906..7ee51a1 100644
--- a/Node/src/mev_boost/mod.rs
+++ b/Node/src/mev_boost/mod.rs
@@ -24,14 +24,28 @@ impl MevBoost {
 
     async fn post_constraints(&self, params: Value) -> Result<Value, Error> {
         let client = Client::new();
+        // Send the POST request to the MEV Boost
         let response = client
             .post(self.url.clone() + "/eth/v1/builder/constraints")
             .json(&params)
             .send()
             .await
-            .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("Failed to send message: {}", e))?;
-
-        let json: Value = response.json().await.unwrap();
+            .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("MEV Boost failed to send message: {}", e))?;
+        
+        // Check the response status
+        if !response.status().is_success() {
+            return Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
+                "MEV Boost received non-success status: {}",
+                response.status()
+            ));
+        }
+        
+        // Attempt to parse the response as JSON
+        let json: Value = response
+            .json()
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("MEV Boost failed to parse JSON: {}", e))?;
+        
         Ok(json)
     }