diff --git a/src/Components/ApplePayDirect/ApplePayDirect.php b/src/Components/ApplePayDirect/ApplePayDirect.php
index 5a7bfc6bf..bcb490c93 100644
--- a/src/Components/ApplePayDirect/ApplePayDirect.php
+++ b/src/Components/ApplePayDirect/ApplePayDirect.php
@@ -460,11 +460,6 @@ public function createPayment(OrderEntity $order, string $shopwareReturnUrl, str
 
         $paymentData = $this->molliePayments->startMolliePayment(ApplePayPayment::PAYMENT_METHOD_NAME, $asyncPaymentTransition, $context, $this->paymentHandler);
 
-        if (empty($paymentData->getCheckoutURL())) {
-            throw new \Exception('Error when creating Apple Pay Direct order in Mollie');
-        }
-
-
         # now also update the custom fields of our order
         # we want to have the mollie metadata in the
         # custom fields in Shopware too
diff --git a/src/Controller/Storefront/ApplePayDirect/ApplePayDirectControllerBase.php b/src/Controller/Storefront/ApplePayDirect/ApplePayDirectControllerBase.php
index acdd02709..1b87765f3 100644
--- a/src/Controller/Storefront/ApplePayDirect/ApplePayDirectControllerBase.php
+++ b/src/Controller/Storefront/ApplePayDirect/ApplePayDirectControllerBase.php
@@ -234,7 +234,12 @@ public function createPaymentSession(SalesChannelContext $context, Request $requ
                 'session' => $session,
             ]);
         } catch (\Throwable $ex) {
-            $this->logger->error('Apple Pay Direct error when creating payment session: ' . $ex->getMessage());
+            $this->logger->error(
+                'Apple Pay Direct error when creating payment session: ' . $ex->getMessage(),
+                [
+                    'error' => $ex,
+                ]
+            );
 
             return new JsonResponse(['success' => false,], 500);
         }
@@ -414,7 +419,12 @@ public function finishPayment(SalesChannelContext $context, Request $request): R
 
             $order = $this->applePay->createOrder($context);
         } catch (Throwable $ex) {
-            $this->logger->error('Apple Pay Direct error when finishing payment: ' . $ex->getMessage());
+            $this->logger->error(
+                'Apple Pay Direct error when finishing payment: ' . $ex->getMessage(),
+                [
+                    'error' => $ex,
+                ]
+            );
 
             # if we have an error here, we have to redirect to the confirm page
             $returnUrl = $this->getCheckoutConfirmPage($this->router);
@@ -450,7 +460,12 @@ public function finishPayment(SalesChannelContext $context, Request $request): R
 
             return new RedirectResponse($returnUrl);
         } catch (Throwable $ex) {
-            $this->logger->error('Apple Pay Direct error when finishing Mollie payment: ' . $ex->getMessage());
+            $this->logger->error(
+                'Apple Pay Direct error when finishing Mollie payment: ' . $ex->getMessage(),
+                [
+                    'error' => $ex,
+                ]
+            );
 
             # we already have a valid Order ID.
             # so we just need to make sure to edit that order