diff --git a/migrate-lh-to-gh.rb b/migrate-lh-to-gh.rb
index 8925a93..9a56f03 100755
--- a/migrate-lh-to-gh.rb
+++ b/migrate-lh-to-gh.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Created by Thomas Balthazar, Copyright 2009
 # This script is provided as is, and is released under the MIT license : http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
 # more information here : http://suitmymind.com/2009/04/18/move-your-tickets-from-lighthouse-to-github/
@@ -7,6 +8,19 @@
 require 'yaml'
 require 'uri'
 
+# just pass the cmd string to curl, but run it silently and print the
+# response if there was an error
+def curl(cmd)
+  begin
+    gh_ret = `curl -s #{cmd}`
+  rescue Exception
+    warn "Request failed:\n"
+    warn gh_return_value
+    raise
+  end
+  return gh_ret
+end
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # --- Lighthouse configuration
 LIGHTHOUSE_ACCOUNT      = 'YOUR_ACCOUNT_NAME'
@@ -22,12 +36,13 @@
 GITHUB_LOGIN      = "YOUR_ACCOUNT_NAME"
 GITHUB_API_TOKEN  = "YOUR_API_TOKEN"
 GITHUB_PROJECT    = "YOUR_GITHUB_PROJECT_NAME"
+GITHUB_ORG        = "YOUR_ORGANIZATION_NAME"
 
 
 # do not modify
-GITHUB_NEW_ISSUE_API_URL    = "https://github.com/api/v2/yaml/issues/open/#{GITHUB_LOGIN}/#{GITHUB_PROJECT}"
-GITHUB_ADD_LABEL_API_URL    = "https://github.com/api/v2/yaml/issues/label/add/#{GITHUB_LOGIN}/#{GITHUB_PROJECT}"
-GITHUB_ADD_COMMENT_API_URL  = "https://github.com/api/v2/yaml/issues/comment/#{GITHUB_LOGIN}/#{GITHUB_PROJECT}"
+GITHUB_NEW_ISSUE_API_URL    = "https://github.com/api/v2/yaml/issues/open/#{GITHUB_ORG}/#{GITHUB_PROJECT}"
+GITHUB_ADD_LABEL_API_URL    = "https://github.com/api/v2/yaml/issues/label/add/#{GITHUB_ORG}/#{GITHUB_PROJECT}"
+GITHUB_ADD_COMMENT_API_URL  = "https://github.com/api/v2/yaml/issues/comment/#{GITHUB_ORG}/#{GITHUB_PROJECT}"
 
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -63,6 +78,8 @@
   assignee = versions.last.assigned_user_name unless versions.last.attributes["assigned_user_name"].nil?  
 
   # why gsub? -> curl -F 'title=@xxx' -> 'title= @xxx' cause =@xxx means xxx is a file to upload http://curl.haxx.se/docs/manpage.html#-F--form
+  puts "migrating issue \##{ticket.id} '#{ticket.title}'\n";
+
   title = ticket.title.gsub(/^@/," @")
   body  = versions.first.body.gsub(/^@/," @") unless versions.first.body.nil? 
   body||=""
@@ -81,16 +98,22 @@
   versions.delete_at(0) 
     
   # create the GH issue and get its newly created id
-  gh_return_value = `curl -F 'login=#{GITHUB_LOGIN}' -F 'token=#{GITHUB_API_TOKEN}' -F 'title=#{title}' -F 'body=#{body}' #{GITHUB_NEW_ISSUE_API_URL}`
-  gh_issue_id = YAML::load(gh_return_value)["issue"]["number"]
-  
+  gh_return_value = curl("-F 'login=#{GITHUB_LOGIN}' -F 'token=#{GITHUB_API_TOKEN}' -F 'title=#{title}' -F 'body=#{body}' #{GITHUB_NEW_ISSUE_API_URL}")
+
+  begin
+    gh_issue_id = YAML::load(gh_return_value)["issue"]["number"]
+  rescue Exception
+    warn "Failed to parse github result:\n#{gh_return_value}"
+    next
+  end
+
   # add comments to the newly created GH issue
   versions.each { |version|
     # add the LH comment title to the comment
     comment = "**#{version.title.gsub(/^@/," @").gsub(/'/,"’")}**\n\n"
     comment+=version.body.gsub(/^@/," @").gsub(/'/,"’") unless version.body.nil?
     comment+="\n\n by " + version.user_name.gsub(/^@/," @").gsub(/'/,"’") unless version.user_name.nil?
-    `curl -F 'login=#{GITHUB_LOGIN}' -F 'token=#{GITHUB_API_TOKEN}' -F 'comment=#{comment}' #{GITHUB_ADD_COMMENT_API_URL}/#{gh_issue_id}`
+    curl("-F 'login=#{GITHUB_LOGIN}' -F 'token=#{GITHUB_API_TOKEN}' -F 'comment=#{comment}' #{GITHUB_ADD_COMMENT_API_URL}/#{gh_issue_id}")
   }  
   
   # here you can specify the labels you want to be applied to your newly created GH issue
@@ -110,6 +133,8 @@
   gh_labels.each { |label|
     # labels containing . do not work ... -> replace . by •
     label.gsub!(/\./,"•")
-    `curl -F 'login=#{GITHUB_LOGIN}' -F 'token=#{GITHUB_API_TOKEN}' #{GITHUB_ADD_LABEL_API_URL}/#{URI.escape(label)}/#{gh_issue_id}`
+    curl("-F 'login=#{GITHUB_LOGIN}' -F 'token=#{GITHUB_API_TOKEN}' #{GITHUB_ADD_LABEL_API_URL}/#{URI.escape(label)}/#{gh_issue_id}")
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+  sleep 3 # avoid going over github API rate limit
+}