diff --git a/chassis_state_manager.cpp b/chassis_state_manager.cpp
index 16cecec..8fd56b8 100644
--- a/chassis_state_manager.cpp
+++ b/chassis_state_manager.cpp
@@ -70,24 +70,7 @@
     try
     {
         auto reply = this->bus.call(method);
-        if (reply.is_method_error())
-        {
-            log<level::ERR>(
-                "Error in response message - could not get initial pgood");
-            goto fail;
-        }
-
-        try
-        {
-            reply.read(pgood);
-        }
-        catch (const SdBusError& e)
-        {
-            log<level::ERR>("Error in bus response - bad encoding of pgood",
-                            entry("ERROR=%s", e.what()),
-                            entry("REPLY_SIG=%s", reply.get_signature()));
-            goto fail;
-        }
+        reply.read(pgood);
 
         if (sdbusplus::message::variant_ns::get<int>(pgood) == 1)
         {
@@ -165,25 +148,15 @@
                                             SYSTEMD_INTERFACE, "GetUnit");
 
     method.append(target);
-    auto result = this->bus.call(method);
-
-    // Check that the bus call didn't result in an error
-    if (result.is_method_error())
-    {
-        log<level::ERR>("Error in bus call - could not resolve GetUnit for:",
-                        entry(" %s", SYSTEMD_INTERFACE));
-        return false;
-    }
 
     try
     {
+        auto result = this->bus.call(method);
         result.read(unitTargetPath);
     }
     catch (const SdBusError& e)
     {
-        log<level::ERR>("Error in bus response - bad encoding for GetUnit",
-                        entry("ERROR=%s", e.what()),
-                        entry("REPLY_SIG=%s", result.get_signature()));
+        log<level::ERR>("Error in GetUnit call", entry("ERROR=%s", e.what()));
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -193,17 +166,19 @@
         SYSTEMD_PROPERTY_IFACE, "Get");
 
     method.append(SYSTEMD_INTERFACE_UNIT, "ActiveState");
-    result = this->bus.call(method);
 
-    // Check that the bus call didn't result in an error
-    if (result.is_method_error())
+    try
     {
-        log<level::ERR>("Error in bus call - could not resolve Get for:",
-                        entry(" %s", SYSTEMD_PROPERTY_IFACE));
+        auto result = this->bus.call(method);
+        result.read(currentState);
+    }
+    catch (const SdBusError& e)
+    {
+        log<level::ERR>("Error in ActiveState Get",
+                        entry("ERROR=%s", e.what()));
         return false;
     }
 
-    result.read(currentState);
     const auto& currentStateStr =
         sdbusplus::message::variant_ns::get<std::string>(currentState);
     return currentStateStr == ACTIVE_STATE ||