diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/api/slides/server/methods/switchSlide.js b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/api/slides/server/methods/switchSlide.js
index 3e57c7f2649d2619cc2cf56f1c1843a53dd3abcb..6a84da2153b8dd7df86ecbd1ba580e729efb8aba 100755
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/api/slides/server/methods/switchSlide.js
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/api/slides/server/methods/switchSlide.js
@@ -4,46 +4,52 @@ import { Meteor } from 'meteor/meteor';
 import { check } from 'meteor/check';
 import RedisPubSub from '/imports/startup/server/redis';
 import { extractCredentials } from '/imports/api/common/server/helpers';
+import Logger from '/imports/startup/server/logger';
 
 export default function switchSlide(slideNumber, podId) { // TODO-- send presentationId and SlideId
   const REDIS_CONFIG = Meteor.settings.private.redis;
-
   const CHANNEL = REDIS_CONFIG.channels.toAkkaApps;
   const EVENT_NAME = 'SetCurrentPagePubMsg';
-  const { meetingId, requesterUserId } = extractCredentials(this.userId);
-
-  check(meetingId, String);
-  check(requesterUserId, String);
-  check(slideNumber, Number);
-
-  const selector = {
-    meetingId,
-    podId,
-    current: true,
-  };
 
-  const Presentation = Presentations.findOne(selector);
-
-  if (!Presentation) {
-    throw new Meteor.Error('presentation-not-found', 'You need a presentation to be able to switch slides');
+  try {
+    const { meetingId, requesterUserId } = extractCredentials(this.userId);
+
+    check(meetingId, String);
+    check(requesterUserId, String);
+    check(slideNumber, Number);
+    check(podId, String);
+
+    const selector = {
+      meetingId,
+      podId,
+      current: true,
+    };
+
+    const Presentation = Presentations.findOne(selector);
+
+    if (!Presentation) {
+      throw new Meteor.Error('presentation-not-found', 'You need a presentation to be able to switch slides');
+    }
+
+    const Slide = Slides.findOne({
+      meetingId,
+      podId,
+      presentationId: Presentation.id,
+      num: slideNumber,
+    });
+
+    if (!Slide) {
+      throw new Meteor.Error('slide-not-found', `Slide number ${slideNumber} not found in the current presentation`);
+    }
+
+    const payload = {
+      podId,
+      presentationId: Presentation.id,
+      pageId: Slide.id,
+    };
+
+    RedisPubSub.publishUserMessage(CHANNEL, EVENT_NAME, meetingId, requesterUserId, payload);
+  } catch (err) {
+    Logger.error(`Exception while invoking method switchSlide ${err.stack}`);
   }
-
-  const Slide = Slides.findOne({
-    meetingId,
-    podId,
-    presentationId: Presentation.id,
-    num: slideNumber,
-  });
-
-  if (!Slide) {
-    throw new Meteor.Error('slide-not-found', `Slide number ${slideNumber} not found in the current presentation`);
-  }
-
-  const payload = {
-    podId,
-    presentationId: Presentation.id,
-    pageId: Slide.id,
-  };
-
-  return RedisPubSub.publishUserMessage(CHANNEL, EVENT_NAME, meetingId, requesterUserId, payload);
 }
diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/api/slides/server/methods/zoomSlide.js b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/api/slides/server/methods/zoomSlide.js
index 10b949fc5e9b7808c5e65ab1e8dbab1a3b48705d..3eea261b8e4d1df3ed2d4c3917e48c647c861ef9 100755
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/api/slides/server/methods/zoomSlide.js
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/api/slides/server/methods/zoomSlide.js
@@ -4,48 +4,53 @@ import { Meteor } from 'meteor/meteor';
 import RedisPubSub from '/imports/startup/server/redis';
 import { extractCredentials } from '/imports/api/common/server/helpers';
 import { check } from 'meteor/check';
+import Logger from '/imports/startup/server/logger';
 
-export default function zoomSlide(slideNumber, podId, widthRatio, heightRatio, x, y) { // TODO-- send presentationId and SlideId
+export default function zoomSlide(slideNumber, podId, widthRatio, heightRatio, x, y) {
   const REDIS_CONFIG = Meteor.settings.private.redis;
-
   const CHANNEL = REDIS_CONFIG.channels.toAkkaApps;
   const EVENT_NAME = 'ResizeAndMovePagePubMsg';
-  const { meetingId, requesterUserId } = extractCredentials(this.userId);
-
-  check(meetingId, String);
-  check(requesterUserId, String);
 
-  const selector = {
-    meetingId,
-    podId,
-    current: true,
-  };
-  const Presentation = Presentations.findOne(selector);
-
-  if (!Presentation) {
-    throw new Meteor.Error('presentation-not-found', 'You need a presentation to be able to switch slides');
+  try {
+    const { meetingId, requesterUserId } = extractCredentials(this.userId);
+
+    check(meetingId, String);
+    check(requesterUserId, String);
+
+    const selector = {
+      meetingId,
+      podId,
+      current: true,
+    };
+    const Presentation = Presentations.findOne(selector);
+
+    if (!Presentation) {
+      throw new Meteor.Error('presentation-not-found', 'You need a presentation to be able to switch slides');
+    }
+
+    const Slide = Slides.findOne({
+      meetingId,
+      podId,
+      presentationId: Presentation.id,
+      num: slideNumber,
+    });
+
+    if (!Slide) {
+      throw new Meteor.Error('slide-not-found', `Slide number ${slideNumber} not found in the current presentation`);
+    }
+
+    const payload = {
+      podId,
+      presentationId: Presentation.id,
+      pageId: Slide.id,
+      xOffset: x,
+      yOffset: y,
+      widthRatio,
+      heightRatio,
+    };
+
+    RedisPubSub.publishUserMessage(CHANNEL, EVENT_NAME, meetingId, requesterUserId, payload);
+  } catch (err) {
+    Logger.error(`Exception while invoking method zoomSlide ${err.stack}`);
   }
-
-  const Slide = Slides.findOne({
-    meetingId,
-    podId,
-    presentationId: Presentation.id,
-    num: slideNumber,
-  });
-
-  if (!Slide) {
-    throw new Meteor.Error('slide-not-found', `Slide number ${slideNumber} not found in the current presentation`);
-  }
-
-  const payload = {
-    podId,
-    presentationId: Presentation.id,
-    pageId: Slide.id,
-    xOffset: x,
-    yOffset: y,
-    widthRatio,
-    heightRatio,
-  };
-
-  return RedisPubSub.publishUserMessage(CHANNEL, EVENT_NAME, meetingId, requesterUserId, payload);
 }