diff --git a/uw_wcms_tools.drupal.modules.inc b/uw_wcms_tools.drupal.modules.inc
index b3697bde965a1c7656c043ea403f84134adf6a9e..7ab08e8c14cb16b847485438c4a1fc7b33e73374 100644
--- a/uw_wcms_tools.drupal.modules.inc
+++ b/uw_wcms_tools.drupal.modules.inc
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ function uw_wcms_tools_create_module_update_tickets($module, $version, $depended
 
     require_once 'uw_wcms_tools.jira.inc';
     uw_wcms_tools_create_jira_for_rt($id, $links);
+
+    if (!isset($jira_ticket->key)) {
+      drupal_set_message(t('Failed to create corresponding Jira ticket.'), 'error');
+    }
   }
   else {
     throw new Exception('Failed to create RT ticket.');
diff --git a/uw_wcms_tools.jira.inc b/uw_wcms_tools.jira.inc
index bf45bd11cca6f00ae4d86405932c2540a754ca38..42920ca8bd4615889cdf09f97309f1cdaf135648 100644
--- a/uw_wcms_tools.jira.inc
+++ b/uw_wcms_tools.jira.inc
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function uw_wcms_tools_jira_api_query($path, stdClass $data = NULL, $method = 'P
   }
 
   $url = 'https://' . $jira_username . ':' . $jira_password . '@jira.uwaterloo.ca/rest/api/2/' . $path;
-  $results = @file_get_contents($url, FALSE, $context);
+  $results = file_get_contents($url, FALSE, $context);
   if ($results) {
     return json_decode($results);
   }
@@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ function uw_wcms_tools_jira_api_query($path, stdClass $data = NULL, $method = 'P
  *   documentation.
  */
 function uw_wcms_tools_jira_api_ticket_create(stdClass $jira_ticket) {
-  foreach (uw_wcms_tools_jira_api_query('issue', $jira_ticket) as $key => $value) {
-    $jira_ticket->$key = $value;
+  $result = uw_wcms_tools_jira_api_query('issue', $jira_ticket);
+  if (is_array($result)) {
+    foreach ($result as $key => $value) {
+      $jira_ticket->$key = $value;
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -117,7 +120,9 @@ function uw_wcms_tools_create_jira_for_rt($id, array $links = []) {
   uw_wcms_tools_jira_api_ticket_create($jira_ticket);
 
   // Add to the RT ticket a link to the new Jira ticket.
-  $links['ReferredToBy'] = UW_WCMS_TOOLS_JIRA_URL_PREFIX . $jira_ticket->key;
+  if (isset($jira_ticket->key)) {
+    $links['ReferredToBy'] = UW_WCMS_TOOLS_JIRA_URL_PREFIX . $jira_ticket->key;
+  }
 
   foreach ($links as $relationship => $target) {
     $rt->addTicketLink($id, $relationship, $target);
diff --git a/uw_wcms_tools.tickets.inc b/uw_wcms_tools.tickets.inc
index edb915a11c76ca72d5f79f664a2f9eaa7ade50ce..4e4a323b497f89bc395eb8019ce1ebb27c22dc09 100644
--- a/uw_wcms_tools.tickets.inc
+++ b/uw_wcms_tools.tickets.inc
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ function uw_wcms_tools_ticket_create_form_submit(array $form, array &$form_state
 
     case 'RT':
       $jira = uw_wcms_tools_create_jira_for_rt($ticket_id);
-      $copy_id = $jira->key;
+      $copy_id = $jira->key ?? NULL;
       break;
   }
 
@@ -77,7 +77,12 @@ function uw_wcms_tools_ticket_create_form_submit(array $form, array &$form_state
     '!copy' => uw_wcms_tools_get_ticket_link($copy_id),
     '!original' => uw_wcms_tools_get_ticket_link($ticket_id),
   ];
-  drupal_set_message(t('Created !copy for !original.', $args));
+  if ($copy_id) {
+    drupal_set_message(t('Created !copy for !original.', $args));
+  }
+  else {
+    drupal_set_message(t('Failed to create corresponding ticket for !original.', $args), 'error');
+  }
 }
 
 /**