diff --git a/dist_scripts/scripts/createStaticFiles.js b/dist_scripts/scripts/createStaticFiles.js
index a5382f0..d608cd7 100755
--- a/dist_scripts/scripts/createStaticFiles.js
+++ b/dist_scripts/scripts/createStaticFiles.js
@@ -48,12 +48,11 @@ process.env.NODE_ENV = "production";
 process.on("unhandledRejection", function (err) {
     throw err;
 });
-(function () { return __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function () {
-    var radar, rawConf, config, e_1;
+var createStaticFiles = function () { return __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function () {
+    var radar, rawConf, config;
     return __generator(this, function (_a) {
         switch (_a.label) {
             case 0:
-                _a.trys.push([0, 2, , 3]);
                 console.log("starting static");
                 return [4 /*yield*/, (0, radar_1.createRadar)()];
             case 1:
@@ -72,13 +71,17 @@ process.on("unhandledRejection", function (err) {
                 radar.items.forEach(function (item) {
                     (0, fs_1.copyFileSync)("build/index.html", "build/".concat(item.quadrant, "/").concat(item.name, ".html"));
                 });
-                console.log("created static files.");
-                return [3 /*break*/, 3];
-            case 2:
-                e_1 = _a.sent();
-                console.error("error:", e_1);
-                return [3 /*break*/, 3];
-            case 3: return [2 /*return*/];
+                return [2 /*return*/];
         }
     });
-}); })();
+}); };
+createStaticFiles()
+    .then(function () {
+    console.log("created static files.");
+})
+    .catch(function (err) {
+    if (err && err.message) {
+        console.error(err.message);
+    }
+    process.exit(1);
+});
diff --git a/dist_scripts/scripts/generateJson.js b/dist_scripts/scripts/generateJson.js
index 4fe109a..f07b4fd 100755
--- a/dist_scripts/scripts/generateJson.js
+++ b/dist_scripts/scripts/generateJson.js
@@ -74,27 +74,19 @@ process.on("unhandledRejection", function (err) {
 fs.removeSync(paths.templateNodeModules);
 fs.ensureSymlinkSync(paths.appNodeModules, paths.templateNodeModules);
 var generateJson = function () { return __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function () {
-    var createRadar, save, radar, e_1;
+    var createRadar, save, radar;
     return __generator(this, function (_a) {
         switch (_a.label) {
             case 0:
                 createRadar = require("./generateJson/radar").createRadar;
                 save = require("./generateJson/file").save;
-                _a.label = 1;
-            case 1:
-                _a.trys.push([1, 4, , 5]);
                 return [4 /*yield*/, createRadar()];
-            case 2:
+            case 1:
                 radar = _a.sent();
                 return [4 /*yield*/, save(JSON.stringify(radar), paths.radarJson)];
-            case 3:
+            case 2:
                 _a.sent();
-                return [3 /*break*/, 5];
-            case 4:
-                e_1 = _a.sent();
-                console.error("error:", e_1);
-                return [3 /*break*/, 5];
-            case 5: return [2 /*return*/];
+                return [2 /*return*/];
         }
     });
 }); };
diff --git a/scripts/createStaticFiles.ts b/scripts/createStaticFiles.ts
index bcfb018..8db21cc 100644
--- a/scripts/createStaticFiles.ts
+++ b/scripts/createStaticFiles.ts
@@ -14,31 +14,36 @@ process.on("unhandledRejection", (err) => {
   throw err;
 });
 
-(async () => {
-  try {
-    console.log("starting static");
-    const radar = await createRadar();
+const createStaticFiles = async () => {
+  console.log("starting static");
+  const radar = await createRadar();
 
-    copyFileSync("build/index.html", "build/overview.html");
-    copyFileSync("build/index.html", "build/help-and-about-tech-radar.html");
-    const rawConf = readFileSync("build/config.json", "utf-8");
-    const config = JSON.parse(rawConf);
-    Object.keys(config.quadrants).forEach((quadrant) => {
-      const destFolder = `build/${quadrant}`;
-      copyFileSync("build/index.html", `${destFolder}.html`);
-      if (!existsSync(destFolder)) {
-        mkdirSync(destFolder);
-      }
-    });
-    radar.items.forEach((item) => {
-      copyFileSync(
-        "build/index.html",
-        `build/${item.quadrant}/${item.name}.html`
-      );
-    });
+  copyFileSync("build/index.html", "build/overview.html");
+  copyFileSync("build/index.html", "build/help-and-about-tech-radar.html");
+  const rawConf = readFileSync("build/config.json", "utf-8");
+  const config = JSON.parse(rawConf);
+  Object.keys(config.quadrants).forEach((quadrant) => {
+    const destFolder = `build/${quadrant}`;
+    copyFileSync("build/index.html", `${destFolder}.html`);
+    if (!existsSync(destFolder)) {
+      mkdirSync(destFolder);
+    }
+  });
+  radar.items.forEach((item) => {
+    copyFileSync(
+      "build/index.html",
+      `build/${item.quadrant}/${item.name}.html`
+    );
+  });
+};
 
-    console.log("created static files.");
-  } catch (e) {
-    console.error("error:", e);
-  }
-})();
+createStaticFiles()
+  .then(() => {
+    console.log(`created static files.`);
+  })
+  .catch((err) => {
+    if (err && err.message) {
+      console.error(err.message);
+    }
+    process.exit(1);
+  });
diff --git a/scripts/generateJson.ts b/scripts/generateJson.ts
index 286172b..6d16043 100644
--- a/scripts/generateJson.ts
+++ b/scripts/generateJson.ts
@@ -21,13 +21,8 @@ const generateJson = async () => {
   const { createRadar } = require("./generateJson/radar");
   const { save } = require("./generateJson/file");
 
-  try {
-    const radar = await createRadar();
-
-    await save(JSON.stringify(radar), paths.radarJson);
-  } catch (e) {
-    console.error("error:", e);
-  }
+  const radar = await createRadar();
+  await save(JSON.stringify(radar), paths.radarJson);
 };
 
 generateJson()