diff --git a/public/src/modules/api.js b/public/src/modules/api.js
index fcee6b94b0..249ef65c0a 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/api.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/api.js
@@ -6,17 +6,14 @@ import { fire as fireHook } from 'hooks';
 import { confirm } from 'bootbox';
 
 const baseUrl = config.relative_path + '/api/v3';
-
 async function call(options, callback) {
 	options.url = options.url.startsWith('/api') ?
 		config.relative_path + options.url :
 		baseUrl + options.url;
-
 	if (typeof callback === 'function') {
 		xhr(options).then(result => callback(null, result), err => callback(err));
 		return;
 	}
-
 	try {
 		const result = await xhr(options);
 		return result;
@@ -33,19 +30,28 @@ async function call(options, callback) {
 	}
 }
 
+async function parseResponse(res, isJson) {
+	return isJson ? await res.json : await res.text();
+}
+
+function handleErrorResponse(res, response, isJSON) {
+	if (response) {
+		throw new Error(isJSON ? response.status.message : response);
+	}
+	throw new Error(res.statusText);
+}
 async function xhr(options) {
 	// Normalize body based on type
+	console.log('Test Log: Code execution reached here - Evelyn Lo');
+
 	const { url } = options;
 	delete options.url;
-
 	if (options.data && !(options.data instanceof FormData)) {
 		options.data = JSON.stringify(options.data || {});
 		options.headers['content-type'] = 'application/json; charset=utf-8';
 	}
-
 	// Allow options to be modified by plugins, etc.
 	({ options } = await fireHook('filter:api.options', { options }));
-
 	/**
 	 * Note: pre-v4 backwards compatibility
 	 *
@@ -59,46 +65,41 @@ async function xhr(options) {
 		options.body = options.data;
 		delete options.data;
 	}
-
 	const res = await fetch(url, options);
 	const { headers } = res;
 	const contentType = headers.get('content-type');
 	const isJSON = contentType && contentType.startsWith('application/json');
-
 	let response;
 	if (options.method !== 'HEAD') {
-		if (isJSON) {
-			response = await res.json();
-		} else {
-			response = await res.text();
-		}
+		response = await parseResponse(res, isJSON);
 	}
+	// if (!res.ok) {
+	//   if (response) {
+	//     throw new Error(isJSON ? response.status.message : response);
+	//   }
+	//   throw new Error(res.statusText);
+	// }
 
 	if (!res.ok) {
-		if (response) {
-			throw new Error(isJSON ? response.status.message : response);
-		}
-		throw new Error(res.statusText);
+		handleErrorResponse(res, response, isJSON);
 	}
-
 	return isJSON && response && response.hasOwnProperty('status') && response.hasOwnProperty('response') ?
 		response.response :
 		response;
 }
 
+
 export function get(route, data, onSuccess) {
 	return call({
 		url: route + (data && Object.keys(data).length ? ('?' + $.param(data)) : ''),
 	}, onSuccess);
 }
-
 export function head(route, data, onSuccess) {
 	return call({
 		url: route + (data && Object.keys(data).length ? ('?' + $.param(data)) : ''),
 		method: 'HEAD',
 	}, onSuccess);
 }
-
 export function post(route, data, onSuccess) {
 	return call({
 		url: route,
@@ -109,7 +110,6 @@ export function post(route, data, onSuccess) {
 		},
 	}, onSuccess);
 }
-
 export function patch(route, data, onSuccess) {
 	return call({
 		url: route,
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ export function patch(route, data, onSuccess) {
 		},
 	}, onSuccess);
 }
-
 export function put(route, data, onSuccess) {
 	return call({
 		url: route,
@@ -131,7 +130,6 @@ export function put(route, data, onSuccess) {
 		},
 	}, onSuccess);
 }
-
 export function del(route, data, onSuccess) {
 	return call({
 		url: route,
diff --git a/src/posts/votes.js b/src/posts/votes.js
index bfe5e1e47f..13ca1daff0 100644
--- a/src/posts/votes.js
+++ b/src/posts/votes.js
@@ -153,14 +153,33 @@ module.exports = function (Posts) {
 		if (isPrivileged) {
 			return;
 		}
-		if (reputation < meta.config[`min:rep:${type}`]) {
-			throw new Error(`[[error:not-enough-reputation-to-${type}, ${meta.config[`min:rep:${type}`]}]]`);
+
+		console.log('Reputation:', reputation);
+		const minReputationRequired = meta.config[`min:rep:${type}`];
+		console.log('Min Reputation Required:', minReputationRequired);
+		const errorMessage = `[[error:not-enough-reputation-to-${type}, ${minReputationRequired}]]`;
+		console.log('Error Message:', errorMessage);
+
+		if (reputation < minReputationRequired) {
+			console.log('here');
+			throw new Error(errorMessage);
 		}
+		console.log('**Evelyn**');
+		console.log('Voted PIDs Today:', votedPidsToday);
+		console.log('Target UID:', targetUid);
+		/*
+		if (reputation < meta.config[`min:rep:${type}`]) {
+	      throw new Error(`[[error:not-enough-reputation-to-${type}, ${meta.config[`min:rep:${type}`]}]]`);
+		} */
 		const votesToday = meta.config[`${type}sPerDay`];
+		console.log('Votes Today Limit:', votesToday);
+
 		if (votesToday && votedPidsToday.length >= votesToday) {
 			throw new Error(`[[error:too-many-${type}s-today, ${votesToday}]]`);
 		}
 		const voterPerUserToday = meta.config[`${type}sPerUserPerDay`];
+		console.log('Voter Per User Today:', voterPerUserToday);
+
 		if (voterPerUserToday) {
 			const postData = await Posts.getPostsFields(votedPidsToday, ['uid']);
 			const targetUpVotes = postData.filter(p => p.uid === targetUid).length;