diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e3970df..73be683 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,4 +14,8 @@ data-head
 data-worker
 data-worker-2
 main.py
+avs/
+vendor/
+debug/
+configs/
 .DS_Store
diff --git a/cmd/node/main.go b/cmd/node/main.go
index cd27365..700ee4f 100644
--- a/cmd/node/main.go
+++ b/cmd/node/main.go
@@ -189,7 +189,10 @@ func (e *AlloraExecutor) ExecuteFunction(requestID string, req execute.Request)
 				inferenceForecastsBundle := &types.InferenceForecastBundle{}
 				// Build inference if existent
 				if responseValue.InfererValue != "" {
-					infererValue := alloraMath.MustNewDecFromString(responseValue.InfererValue)
+					infererValue, err := alloraMath.NewDecFromString(responseValue.InfererValue)
+					if err != nil {
+						return result, err
+					}
 					inference := &types.Inference{
 						TopicId:     topicId,
 						Inferer:     e.appChain.Address,
@@ -202,7 +205,10 @@ func (e *AlloraExecutor) ExecuteFunction(requestID string, req execute.Request)
 				if len(responseValue.ForecasterValues) > 0 {
 					var forecasterElements []*types.ForecastElement
 					for _, val := range responseValue.ForecasterValues {
-						decVal := alloraMath.MustNewDecFromString(val.Value)
+						decVal, err := alloraMath.NewDecFromString(val.Value)
+						if err != nil {
+							return result, err
+						}
 						if !topicAllowsNegative {
 							decVal, err = alloraMath.Log10(decVal)
 							if err != nil {
@@ -333,7 +339,10 @@ func (e *AlloraExecutor) ExecuteFunction(requestID string, req execute.Request)
 			)
 
 			for _, inf := range nestedValueBundle.InfererValues {
-				value := alloraMath.MustNewDecFromString(inf.Value)
+				value, err := alloraMath.NewDecFromString(inf.Value)
+				if err != nil {
+					return result, err
+				}
 				if !topicAllowsNegative {
 					value, err = alloraMath.Log10(value)
 					if err != nil {
@@ -347,7 +356,10 @@ func (e *AlloraExecutor) ExecuteFunction(requestID string, req execute.Request)
 				})
 			}
 			for _, inf := range nestedValueBundle.ForecasterValues {
-				value := alloraMath.MustNewDecFromString(inf.Value)
+				value, err := alloraMath.NewDecFromString(inf.Value)
+				if err != nil {
+					return result, err
+				}
 				if !topicAllowsNegative {
 					value, err = alloraMath.Log10(value)
 					if err != nil {
@@ -361,7 +373,10 @@ func (e *AlloraExecutor) ExecuteFunction(requestID string, req execute.Request)
 				})
 			}
 			for _, inf := range nestedValueBundle.OneOutInfererValues {
-				value := alloraMath.MustNewDecFromString(inf.Value)
+				value, err := alloraMath.NewDecFromString(inf.Value)
+				if err != nil {
+					return result, err
+				}
 				if !topicAllowsNegative {
 					value, err = alloraMath.Log10(value)
 					if err != nil {
@@ -375,7 +390,10 @@ func (e *AlloraExecutor) ExecuteFunction(requestID string, req execute.Request)
 				})
 			}
 			for _, inf := range nestedValueBundle.OneOutForecasterValues {
-				value := alloraMath.MustNewDecFromString(inf.Value)
+				value, err := alloraMath.NewDecFromString(inf.Value)
+				if err != nil {
+					return result, err
+				}
 				if !topicAllowsNegative {
 					value, err = alloraMath.Log10(value)
 					if err != nil {
@@ -389,7 +407,10 @@ func (e *AlloraExecutor) ExecuteFunction(requestID string, req execute.Request)
 				})
 			}
 			for _, inf := range nestedValueBundle.OneInForecasterValues {
-				value := alloraMath.MustNewDecFromString(inf.Value)
+				value, err := alloraMath.NewDecFromString(inf.Value)
+				if err != nil {
+					return result, err
+				}
 				if !topicAllowsNegative {
 					value, err = alloraMath.Log10(value)
 					if err != nil {
diff --git a/launch-node.sh b/launch-node.sh
index fc773ce..d4ede73 100755
--- a/launch-node.sh
+++ b/launch-node.sh
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ allora-node \
 --role head \
 --workspace /tmp/debug/head \
 --private-key ./testkeys/head/priv.bin \
---rest-api :8081
\ No newline at end of file
+--rest-api :8081