diff --git a/frontend/src/api/api-utils.js b/frontend/src/api/api-utils.js
index 0222b1d7df0d..d1fcc1dee90c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/api-utils.js
+++ b/frontend/src/api/api-utils.js
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@ const apiReq = {
   post: async function(url, data) {
     let response = await axios.post(url, data).catch(function(error) {
       if (error.response) {
-        console.log("Error");
         processResponse(error.response);
-        return;
+        return error.response;
       }
     });
     processResponse(response);
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ const apiReq = {
     let response = await axios.get(url, data).catch(function(error) {
       if (error.response) {
         processResponse(error.response);
-        return;
+        return response;
       } else return;
     });
     // processResponse(response);
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ const apiReq = {
     let response = await axios.delete(url, data).catch(function(error) {
       if (error.response) {
         processResponse(error.response);
-        return;
+        return response;
       }
     });
     processResponse(response);
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/recipe.js b/frontend/src/api/recipe.js
index 049e2e5d8035..6c3fcf7845a9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/recipe.js
+++ b/frontend/src/api/recipe.js
@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@ export default {
     let response = await apiReq.post(recipeURLs.createByURL, {
       url: recipeURL,
     });
-    console.log(response);
-    let recipeSlug = response.data;
+    
     store.dispatch("requestRecentRecipes");
-    router.push(`/recipe/${recipeSlug}`);
+    return response;
   },
 
   async create(recipeData) {