diff --git a/src/views/HomeView.vue b/src/views/HomeView.vue
index 07c4c42c..a289f7cd 100644
--- a/src/views/HomeView.vue
+++ b/src/views/HomeView.vue
@@ -98,6 +98,29 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
   alertTitle = "";
   alertMessage = "";
 
+  public async getIdentity(activeDid) {
+    await accountsDB.open();
+    const accounts = await accountsDB.accounts.toArray();
+    const account = R.find((acc) => acc.did === activeDid, accounts);
+    const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
+
+    if (!identity) {
+      throw new Error(
+        "Attempted to load Give records with no identity available.",
+      );
+    }
+    return identity;
+  }
+
+  public async getHeaders(identity) {
+    const token = await accessToken(identity);
+    const headers = {
+      "Content-Type": "application/json",
+      Authorization: "Bearer " + token,
+    };
+    return headers;
+  }
+
   async created() {
     try {
       await accountsDB.open();
@@ -254,51 +277,57 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
    * @param description may be an empty string
    * @param hours may be 0
    */
-  recordGive(giverDid, description, hours) {
+  public async recordGive(giverDid, description, hours) {
     if (!this.activeDid) {
-      this.alertTitle = "Error";
-      this.alertMessage =
-        "You must select an identity before you can record a give.";
+      this.setAlert(
+        "Error",
+        "You must select an identity before you can record a give.",
+      );
       return;
     }
 
     if (!description && !hours) {
-      this.alertTitle = "Error";
-      this.alertMessage =
-        "You must enter a description or some number of hours.";
+      this.setAlert(
+        "Error",
+        "You must enter a description or some number of hours.",
+      );
       return;
     }
 
-    const identity = await this.getIdentity(this.activeDid);
+    try {
+      const identity = await this.getIdentity(this.activeDid);
+      const result = await createAndSubmitGive(
+        this.axios,
+        this.apiServer,
+        identity,
+        giverDid,
+        this.activeDid,
+        description,
+        hours,
+      );
+
+      if (isGiveCreationError(result)) {
+        const errorMessage = getGiveCreationErrorMessage(result);
+        console.log("Error with give result:", result);
+        this.setAlert(
+          "Error",
+          errorMessage || "There was an error recording the give.",
+        );
+      } else {
+        this.setAlert("Success", "That gift was recorded.");
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.log("Error with give caught:", error);
+      this.setAlert(
+        "Error",
+        getGiveErrorMessage(error) || "There was an error recording the give.",
+      );
+    }
+  }
 
-    createAndSubmitGive(
-      this.axios,
-      this.apiServer,
-      identity,
-      giverDid,
-      this.activeDid,
-      description,
-      hours,
-    )
-      .then((result) => {
-        if (isGiveCreationError(result)) {
-          const errorMessage = getGiveCreationErrorMessage(result);
-          console.log("Error with give result:", result);
-          this.alertTitle = "Error";
-          this.alertMessage =
-            errorMessage || "There was an error recording the give.";
-        } else {
-          this.alertTitle = "Success";
-          this.alertMessage = "That gift was recorded.";
-        }
-      })
-      .catch((error) => {
-        console.log("Error with give caught:", error);
-        this.alertTitle = "Error";
-        this.alertMessage =
-          getGiveErrorMessage(error) ||
-          "There was an error recording the give.";
-      });
+  private setAlert(title, message) {
+    this.alertTitle = title;
+    this.alertMessage = message;
   }
 
   // Helper functions for readability