diff --git a/packages/indexer-nibi/src/gql.ts b/packages/indexer-nibi/src/gql.ts
index 30884feb..b18286d2 100644
--- a/packages/indexer-nibi/src/gql.ts
+++ b/packages/indexer-nibi/src/gql.ts
@@ -48,16 +48,15 @@ export const convertObjectToPropertiesString = (obj: any) => {
 export const cleanResponse = async (rawResp: Response) => {
   const respJson = await rawResp.json().catch((err) => {
     console.error(err)
+    return undefined
   })
   // console.debug("DEBUG respJson: %o", respJson)
 
-  if (!rawResp.ok || !respJson) {
-    throw new Error(`${JSON.stringify(respJson)}`)
-  } else if (respJson.data) {
+  if (respJson?.data) {
     return respJson.data
-  } else {
-    return respJson
   }
+
+  return respJson
 }
 
 export const gqlQuery = <T>(
diff --git a/packages/indexer-nibi/src/heart-monitor.test.ts b/packages/indexer-nibi/src/heart-monitor.test.ts
index 68333a62..f1050e7b 100644
--- a/packages/indexer-nibi/src/heart-monitor.test.ts
+++ b/packages/indexer-nibi/src/heart-monitor.test.ts
@@ -1045,15 +1045,13 @@ describe("gql cleanResponse", () => {
     expect(result).toEqual({ key: "value" })
   })
 
-  test("should throw an error if rawResp is not ok", async () => {
+  test("should return an error if rawResp is not ok", async () => {
     const error = { error: "Error message" }
     const rawResp = {
       ok: false,
       json: () => Promise.resolve(error),
     } as Response
-    await expect(cleanResponse(rawResp)).rejects.toThrowError(
-      `${JSON.stringify(error)}`
-    )
+    expect(await cleanResponse(rawResp)).toEqual(error)
   })
 
   test("should throw an error if unable to parse JSON", async () => {
@@ -1061,6 +1059,6 @@ describe("gql cleanResponse", () => {
       ok: true,
       json: () => Promise.reject(new Error("invalid json")),
     } as Response
-    await expect(cleanResponse(rawResp)).rejects.toThrowError(``)
+    expect(await cleanResponse(rawResp)).toEqual(undefined)
   })
 })
diff --git a/packages/nibijs/docs/classes/StableSwap.md b/packages/nibijs/docs/classes/StableSwap.md
index ca1495ed..4b05b84b 100644
--- a/packages/nibijs/docs/classes/StableSwap.md
+++ b/packages/nibijs/docs/classes/StableSwap.md
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ y()
 Calculate x[j] if one makes x[i] = x
 
 Done by solving quadratic equation iteratively.
-x*1**2 + x1 * (sum' - (A*n**n - 1) * D / (A _ n**n)) = D ** (n+1)/(n \*\* (2 _ n) \_ prod' \* A)
+x*1\*\*2 + x1 * (sum' - (A*n\*\*n - 1) * D / (A _ n**n)) = D ** (n+1)/(n \*\* (2 _ n) \_ prod' \* A)
 x_1\*\*2 + b\*x_1 = c
 
 x_1 = (x_1\**2 + c) / (2*x_1 + b)
diff --git a/packages/nibijs/src/chain/parse.ts b/packages/nibijs/src/chain/parse.ts
index d6cb51a1..3f203c7f 100644
--- a/packages/nibijs/src/chain/parse.ts
+++ b/packages/nibijs/src/chain/parse.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export const INT_MULT = 1_000_000
 /**
  * toSdkDec converts the input float string to an sdk.Dec.
  * The maximum number of decimal places for an sdk.Dec is 18.
- * NOTE: An error is thrown if more decimal digits are provided than the
+ * NOTE: An error is console'd if more decimal digits are provided than the
  * precision, 18.
  *
  * ref: Reimplementation of cosmos-sdk/types/decimal.go
diff --git a/packages/nibijs/src/chain/types.ts b/packages/nibijs/src/chain/types.ts
index 749b8709..4e44e2b1 100644
--- a/packages/nibijs/src/chain/types.ts
+++ b/packages/nibijs/src/chain/types.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ export const go = async <T>(promise: Promise<T>) => {
 export const assert = (condition: boolean, message?: string) => {
   if (!condition) {
     const errMsg = message ? `AssertionError: ${message}` : "AssertionError"
-    throw new Error(errMsg)
+    console.error(Error(errMsg))
+    return errMsg
   }
+  return true
 }
 
 export interface CoinMap {
diff --git a/packages/nibijs/src/chain/useFaucet.ts b/packages/nibijs/src/chain/useFaucet.ts
index 95c0ae92..772e3f2d 100644
--- a/packages/nibijs/src/chain/useFaucet.ts
+++ b/packages/nibijs/src/chain/useFaucet.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export async function useFaucet({
   chain: Chain
   amts?: { nibi: number; nusd: number; usdt: number }
   grecaptcha: string
-}): Promise<Response> {
+}): Promise<Response | undefined> {
   if (!amts) {
     // default values
     amts = {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export async function useFaucet({
     body: JSON.stringify({ address, coins, grecaptcha }),
   }).catch((err) => {
     console.error(err)
-    throw err
+    return undefined
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/nibijs/src/stableswap/stableswap.ts b/packages/nibijs/src/stableswap/stableswap.ts
index 2eb34c64..dcb05177 100644
--- a/packages/nibijs/src/stableswap/stableswap.ts
+++ b/packages/nibijs/src/stableswap/stableswap.ts
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ export class StableSwap {
       .dividedBy(BigNumber(10).exponentiatedBy(BigNumber(10)))
 
     if (dy.isLessThanOrEqualTo(BigNumber(0))) {
-      throw new Error("Invalid exchange operation")
+      console.error(Error("Invalid exchange operation"))
+      return BigNumber(0)
     }
 
     return dy.minus(fee)
diff --git a/packages/nibijs/src/test/chain.test.ts b/packages/nibijs/src/test/chain.test.ts
index a02f9d9f..f38aba0f 100644
--- a/packages/nibijs/src/test/chain.test.ts
+++ b/packages/nibijs/src/test/chain.test.ts
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ describe("chain/types", () => {
 })
 
 test("custom assert fn", () => {
-  expect(() => assert(false)).toThrow()
+  expect(assert(false)).toEqual("AssertionError")
   const err = "useful error message"
-  expect(() => assert(false, err)).toThrow(err)
+  expect(assert(false, err)).toEqual(`AssertionError: ${err}`)
 })
diff --git a/packages/nibijs/src/test/faucet.test.ts b/packages/nibijs/src/test/faucet.test.ts
index f8fde098..b0ff8922 100644
--- a/packages/nibijs/src/test/faucet.test.ts
+++ b/packages/nibijs/src/test/faucet.test.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ test.skip("faucet utility works", async () => {
     chain: TEST_CHAIN,
     grecaptcha: "",
   })
-  expect(faucetResp.ok).toBeTruthy()
+  expect(faucetResp?.ok).toBeTruthy()
 
   const balancesEnd = newCoinMapFromCoins(
     await signingClient.getAllBalances(toAddr)
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ describe("useFaucet", () => {
     })
   })
 
-  test("should throw an error if fetch fails", async () => {
+  test("should return undefined if fetch fails", async () => {
     const errorMessage = "Failed to fetch"
 
     jest.mock("cross-fetch", () => ({
diff --git a/packages/nibijs/src/test/stableswap.test.ts b/packages/nibijs/src/test/stableswap.test.ts
index 62eda12c..e2afc3b1 100644
--- a/packages/nibijs/src/test/stableswap.test.ts
+++ b/packages/nibijs/src/test/stableswap.test.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ describe("stableswap tests", () => {
         /"(\[[^"]+\])",(\d+),(\d+),(\d+),(\d+(\.\d+)?),(\d+(\.\d+)?)/
       const match = line.match(regex)
       if (!match) {
-        throw new Error("Invalid line format")
+        console.error(new Error("Invalid line format"))
+        return
       }
 
       const balances = JSON.parse(match[1]) as BigNumber[]
@@ -40,8 +41,6 @@ describe("stableswap tests", () => {
     const amplification = BigNumber(0)
     const curveModel = new StableSwap(amplification, balances, BigNumber(0))
 
-    expect(() => curveModel.exchange(0, 1, BigNumber(0))).toThrow(
-      "Invalid exchange operation"
-    )
+    expect(curveModel.exchange(0, 1, BigNumber(0))).toEqual(BigNumber(0))
   })
 })
diff --git a/packages/protojs/src/cosmos/base/query/v1beta1/pagination.ts b/packages/protojs/src/cosmos/base/query/v1beta1/pagination.ts
index a50ba238..69857c34 100644
--- a/packages/protojs/src/cosmos/base/query/v1beta1/pagination.ts
+++ b/packages/protojs/src/cosmos/base/query/v1beta1/pagination.ts
@@ -306,7 +306,8 @@ var tsProtoGlobalThis: any = (() => {
   if (typeof global !== "undefined") {
     return global
   }
-  throw "Unable to locate global object"
+  console.error("Unable to locate global object")
+  return undefined
 })()
 
 function bytesFromBase64(b64: string): Uint8Array {
diff --git a/packages/protojs/src/google/protobuf/any.ts b/packages/protojs/src/google/protobuf/any.ts
index ad12327e..df65ad42 100644
--- a/packages/protojs/src/google/protobuf/any.ts
+++ b/packages/protojs/src/google/protobuf/any.ts
@@ -219,7 +219,8 @@ var tsProtoGlobalThis: any = (() => {
   if (typeof global !== "undefined") {
     return global
   }
-  throw "Unable to locate global object"
+  console.error("Unable to locate global object")
+  return undefined
 })()
 
 function bytesFromBase64(b64: string): Uint8Array {