diff --git a/app/controllers/donations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/donations_controller.rb
index 03427f22de..95daff0f14 100644
--- a/app/controllers/donations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/donations_controller.rb
@@ -43,14 +43,15 @@ def index
   def create
     @donation = current_organization.donations.new(donation_params)
 
-    if DonationCreateService.call(@donation)
-      flash[:notice] = "Donation created and logged!"
-      redirect_to donations_path
-    else
+    begin
+      DonationCreateService.call(@donation)
+        flash[:notice] = "Donation created and logged!"
+        redirect_to donations_path
+    rescue => e
       load_form_collections
       @donation.line_items.build if @donation.line_items.count.zero?
-      flash[:error] = "There was an error starting this donation, try again?"
-      Rails.logger.error "[!] DonationsController#create Error: #{@donation.errors}"
+      flash[:error] = "There was an error starting this donation: #{e.message}"
+      Rails.logger.error "[!] DonationsController#create Error: #{e.message}"
       render action: :new
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/controllers/purchases_controller.rb b/app/controllers/purchases_controller.rb
index a77c34b018..4c1c263d8f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/purchases_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/purchases_controller.rb
@@ -32,14 +32,15 @@ def index
 
   def create
     @purchase = current_organization.purchases.new(purchase_params)
-    if PurchaseCreateService.call(@purchase)
+    begin
+      PurchaseCreateService.call(@purchase)
       flash[:notice] = "New Purchase logged!"
       redirect_to purchases_path
-    else
+    rescue => e
       load_form_collections
       @purchase.line_items.build if @purchase.line_items.count.zero?
-      flash[:error] = "Failed to create purchase due to: #{@purchase.errors.full_messages}"
-      Rails.logger.error "[!] PurchasesController#create ERROR: #{@purchase.errors.full_messages}"
+      flash[:error] = "Failed to create purchase due to: #{e.message}"
+      Rails.logger.error "[!] PurchasesController#create ERROR: #{e.message}"
       render action: :new
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/services/donation_create_service.rb b/app/services/donation_create_service.rb
index 67d83aa73a..fb782ef7d8 100644
--- a/app/services/donation_create_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/donation_create_service.rb
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ module DonationCreateService
   class << self
     def call(donation)
       Donation.transaction do
-        if donation.save
-          donation.storage_location.increase_inventory(donation.line_item_values)
-          DonationEvent.publish(donation)
+        unless donation.save
+          raise donation.errors.full_messages.join("\n")
         end
+        donation.storage_location.increase_inventory(donation.line_item_values)
+        DonationEvent.publish(donation)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/services/purchase_create_service.rb b/app/services/purchase_create_service.rb
index 5ae9ddb8c1..16c1718bb5 100644
--- a/app/services/purchase_create_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/purchase_create_service.rb
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ class PurchaseCreateService
   class << self
     def call(purchase)
       Purchase.transaction do
-        if purchase.save
-          purchase.storage_location.increase_inventory(purchase.line_item_values)
-          PurchaseEvent.publish(purchase)
+        unless purchase.save
+          raise purchase.errors.full_messages.join("\n")
         end
+        purchase.storage_location.increase_inventory(purchase.line_item_values)
+        PurchaseEvent.publish(purchase)
       end
     end
   end