diff --git a/lib/router.transfer.js b/lib/router.transfer.js
index 8a3589547..d0baaf6fd 100644
--- a/lib/router.transfer.js
+++ b/lib/router.transfer.js
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ module.exports = function (app) {
       udids: []
     };
 
-    let response = await transfer.decline(body).catch((response)=> {
+    // may throw
+    let response = await transfer.decline(body).catch((response) => {
       transferResultRedirect(false, res, response);
     });
 
@@ -69,11 +70,12 @@ module.exports = function (app) {
       udids: sanitka.udid(req.body.udid)
     };
 
-    let response = await transfer.decline(body).catch((response) => {
-      transferResultRedirect(false, res, response);
+    // may throw
+    await transfer.decline(body).catch((response) => {
+      return transferResultRedirect(false, res, response);
     });
 
-    transferResultRedirect(true, res, response);
+    transferResultRedirect(true, res);
   }
 
   async function getAcceptTransfer(req, res) {
diff --git a/lib/thinx/transfer.js b/lib/thinx/transfer.js
index f35cc820a..7538d8422 100644
--- a/lib/thinx/transfer.js
+++ b/lib/thinx/transfer.js
@@ -527,10 +527,10 @@ module.exports = class Transfer {
 			udids = body.udids;
 		}
 
+		var dtid = "dt:" + transfer_id;
+
 		console.log(`🔨 [debug] [transfer] getting DTID ${dtid} on decline`);
 		
-
-		var dtid = "dt:" + transfer_id;
 		let json = await this.redis.get(dtid);
 		if (typeof(json) === "undefined") {
 			console.log(`[warning] [transfer] no such DTID ${dtid}`);
diff --git a/spec/jasmine/TransferSpec.js b/spec/jasmine/TransferSpec.js
index 1727a2088..7fa81bfe6 100644
--- a/spec/jasmine/TransferSpec.js
+++ b/spec/jasmine/TransferSpec.js
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ describe("Transfer", function () {
   
     var owner = envi.oid;
 
+    // create transfer request
     let response = await transfer.request(owner, body);
+
+    console.log("transfer init response:", response);
       
     expect(response).to.be.a('string');
     
@@ -62,7 +65,10 @@ describe("Transfer", function () {
     };
 
     // 00-02 Decline
-    const d_response = await transfer.decline(tbody);
+    const d_response = await transfer.decline(tbody).catch((e) => {
+      // may throw various exceptions, like invalid_device_transfer_identifier
+      console.log(e);
+    });
     expect(d_response).to.be.a('string');
 
     let b_response = await transfer.request(owner, body);