diff --git a/app/api/missions/route.ts b/app/api/missions/route.ts
index d242efc7..5ed91ac4 100644
--- a/app/api/missions/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/missions/route.ts
@@ -187,12 +187,12 @@ export async function POST(request: Request) {
       });
 
       // Update the existing mission with new integration IDs
-      const updateData: Prisma.MissionUncheckedUpdateInput = {
+      const updateData = {
         rocketChatChannelId: body.rocketchatChannelId || existingMission.rocketChatChannelId,
         leantimeProjectId: body.leantimeProjectId || existingMission.leantimeProjectId,
         outlineCollectionId: body.documentationCollectionId || existingMission.outlineCollectionId,
         giteaRepositoryUrl: body.gitRepoUrl || existingMission.giteaRepositoryUrl
-      };
+      } as any;
 
       const updatedMission = await prisma.mission.update({
         where: { id: existingMission.id },
@@ -230,7 +230,10 @@ export async function POST(request: Request) {
 
       if (!workflowResult.success) {
         console.error('N8n workflow failed:', workflowResult.error);
-        return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Failed to create mission resources' }, { status: 500 });
+        return NextResponse.json({ 
+          error: 'Failed to create mission resources', 
+          details: workflowResult.error 
+        }, { status: 500 });
       }
 
       // Process workflow results
@@ -306,8 +309,23 @@ export async function POST(request: Request) {
       return NextResponse.json(mission);
     } catch (error) {
       console.error('Error in n8n workflow:', error);
+      // If there's an error, we should clean up any resources that were created
+      if (error instanceof Error && error.message.includes('HTTP error! status: 500')) {
+        return NextResponse.json(
+          { 
+            error: 'Failed to create mission resources', 
+            details: 'The mission creation process failed. Please try again later.',
+            code: 'WORKFLOW_ERROR'
+          },
+          { status: 500 }
+        );
+      }
       return NextResponse.json(
-        { error: 'Failed to create mission resources', details: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error) },
+        { 
+          error: 'Failed to create mission', 
+          details: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
+          code: 'MISSION_CREATION_ERROR'
+        },
         { status: 500 }
       );
     }