diff --git a/src/libs/endorserServer.ts b/src/libs/endorserServer.ts
index 4aab30a..3b6704f 100644
--- a/src/libs/endorserServer.ts
+++ b/src/libs/endorserServer.ts
@@ -112,27 +112,15 @@ export function isHiddenDid(did: string) {
 /**
  always returns text, maybe UNNAMED_VISIBLE or UNKNOWN_ENTITY
  **/
-export function didInfo(
-  did: string,
-  activeDid: string,
-  allMyDids: Array<string>,
-  contacts: Array<Contact>,
-): string {
-  const myId: string | undefined = R.find(R.equals(did), allMyDids);
-  if (myId) {
-    return "You" + (myId !== activeDid ? " (Alt ID)" : "");
-  } else {
-    const contact: Contact | undefined = R.find((c) => c.did === did, contacts);
-    if (contact) {
-      return contact.name || "Someone Unnamed in Contacts";
-    } else if (!did) {
-      return "Unspecified Person";
-    } else if (isHiddenDid(did)) {
-      return "Someone Not In Network";
-    } else {
-      return "Someone Not In Contacts";
-    }
-  }
+export function didInfo(did: string, activeDid: string, allMyDids: string[], contacts: Contact[]): string {
+  const myId = R.find(R.equals(did), allMyDids);
+  if (myId) return `You${myId !== activeDid ? " (Alt ID)" : ""}`;
+
+  const contact = R.find(c => c.did === did, contacts);
+  return contact ? contact.name || "Someone Unnamed in Contacts" :
+         !did ? "Unspecified Person" :
+         isHiddenDid(did) ? "Someone Not In Network" :
+         "Someone Not In Contacts";
 }
 
 export interface ResultWithType {
@@ -171,30 +159,16 @@ export async function createAndSubmitGive(
   fulfillsProjectHandleId?: string,
 ): Promise<CreateAndSubmitGiveResult> {
   try {
-    // Make a claim
     const vcClaim: GiveVerifiableCredential = {
       "@context": "https://schema.org",
       "@type": "GiveAction",
+      recipient: toDid ? { identifier: toDid } : undefined,
+      agent: fromDid ? { identifier: fromDid } : undefined,
+      description: description || undefined,
+      object: hours ? { amountOfThisGood: hours, unitCode: "HUR" } : undefined,
+      fulfills: fulfillsProjectHandleId ? { "@type": "PlanAction", identifier: fulfillsProjectHandleId } : undefined,
     };
-    if (toDid) {
-      vcClaim.recipient = { identifier: toDid };
-    }
-    if (fromDid) {
-      vcClaim.agent = { identifier: fromDid };
-    }
-    if (description) {
-      vcClaim.description = description;
-    }
-    if (hours) {
-      vcClaim.object = { amountOfThisGood: hours, unitCode: "HUR" };
-    }
-    if (fulfillsProjectHandleId) {
-      vcClaim.fulfills = {
-        "@type": "PlanAction",
-        identifier: fulfillsProjectHandleId,
-      };
-    }
-    // Make a payload for the claim
+
     const vcPayload = {
       vc: {
         "@context": ["https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1"],
@@ -205,14 +179,7 @@ export async function createAndSubmitGive(
 
     // Create a signature using private key of identity
     const firstKey = identity.keys[0];
-    if (!firstKey || !firstKey.privateKeyHex) {
-      throw {
-        error: "No private key",
-        message: `Your identifier ${identity.did} is not configured correctly. Use a different identifier.`,
-      };
-    }
-
-    const privateKeyHex = firstKey.privateKeyHex;
+    const privateKeyHex = firstKey?.privateKeyHex;
 
     if (!privateKeyHex) {
       throw {
@@ -222,56 +189,40 @@ export async function createAndSubmitGive(
     }
 
     const signer = await SimpleSigner(privateKeyHex);
-    const alg = undefined;
 
     // Create a JWT for the request
-
     const vcJwt: string = await didJwt.createJWT(vcPayload, {
-      alg: alg,
       issuer: identity.did,
-      signer: signer,
+      signer,
     });
 
     // Make the xhr request payload
-
     const payload = JSON.stringify({ jwtEncoded: vcJwt });
-    const url = apiServer + "/api/v2/claim";
+    const url = `${apiServer}/api/v2/claim`;
     const token = await accessToken(identity);
-    const headers = {
-      "Content-Type": "application/json",
-      Authorization: "Bearer " + token,
-    };
 
-    const response = await axios.post(url, payload, { headers });
-    return {
-      type: "success",
-      response,
-    };
+    const response = await axios.post(url, payload, {
+      headers: {
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
+      },
+    });
+
+    return { type: "success", response };
+
   } catch (error: unknown) {
-    let errorMessage: string;
-
-    if (error instanceof Error) {
-      // If it's a JavaScript Error object
-      errorMessage = error.message;
-    } else if (
-      typeof error === "object" &&
-      error !== null &&
-      "message" in error
-    ) {
-      // If it's an object that has a 'message' property
-      errorMessage = (error as { message: string }).message;
-    } else {
-      // Unknown error shape, default message
-      errorMessage = "Unknown error";
-    }
+    const errorMessage: string = 
+      error instanceof Error ? error.message : 
+      (typeof error === "object" && error?.message) ? error.message : 
+      "Unknown error";
 
     return {
       type: "error",
       error: {
         error: errorMessage,
-        userMessage: "Failed to create and submit the claim.",
-      },
-    };
+        userMessage: "Failed to create and submit the claim."
+      }
+    };  
   }
 }