diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 75b5cd2..93b3603 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import os
-from flask import Flask, request, json, abort
+from flask import Flask, request, json, abort, jsonify
 from flask_cors import CORS
 
 import sentry_sdk
@@ -65,11 +65,14 @@ def sentry_event_context():
 
 @app.route('/checkout', methods=['POST'])
 def checkout():
-
-    order = json.loads(request.data)
-    print "Processing order for: " + order["email"]
-    cart = order["cart"]
-    
-    process_order(cart)
-
-    return 'Success'
+    try:
+        order = json.loads(request.data)
+        print "Processing order for: " + order["email"]
+        cart = order["cart"]
+        
+        process_order(cart)
+        
+        return jsonify({"status": "Success", "message": "Order processed successfully"}), 200
+    except Exception as e:
+        error_message = str(e)
+        return jsonify({"error": "inventory_issue", "message": error_message}), 400