diff --git a/src/translateToSQL.js b/src/translateToSQL.js
index 1d5ab6e..8d5af9b 100644
--- a/src/translateToSQL.js
+++ b/src/translateToSQL.js
@@ -1,41 +1,54 @@
 import fetch from "isomorphic-unfetch";
 
 const translateToSQL = async (query, apiKey, tableSchema = "") => {
-
   // Validate inputs
   if (!query || !apiKey) {
     throw new Error("Missing query or API key.");
   }
 
-  const prompt = `Translate this natural language query into SQL without changing the case of the entries given by me:\n\n"${query}"\n\n${tableSchema ? `Use this table schema:\n\n${tableSchema}\n\n` : ''}SQL Query:`;
-  
+  // Construct the prompt
+  const prompt = `Translate the following natural language query into SQL without altering the case of any entries:\n\n"${query}"\n\n${tableSchema ? `Use the following table schema:\n\n${tableSchema}\n\n` : ''}SQL Query:`;
+
   console.log(prompt);
-  const response = await fetch("https://api.openai.com/v1/completions", {
-    method: "POST",
-    headers: {
-      "Content-Type": "application/json",
-      Authorization: `Bearer ${apiKey}`,
-    },
-    body: JSON.stringify({
-      prompt,
-      temperature: 0.5,
-      max_tokens: 2048,
-      n: 1,
-      stop: "\\n",
-      model: "gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct",
-      frequency_penalty: 0.5,
-      presence_penalty: 0.5,
-      logprobs: 10,
-    }),
-  });
-
-  const data = await response.json();
-  if (!response.ok) {
-    console.error("API Error:", response.status, data);
-    throw new Error(data.error || "Error translating to SQL.");
-  }
 
-  return data.choices[0].text.trim();
+  // API request payload
+  const payload = {
+    prompt,
+    temperature: 0.5,
+    max_tokens: 2048,
+    n: 1,
+    stop: "\\n",
+    model: "gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct",
+    frequency_penalty: 0.5,
+    presence_penalty: 0.5,
+    logprobs: 10,
+  };
+
+  // Make the API request
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch("https://api.openai.com/v1/completions", {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: {
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        Authorization: `Bearer ${apiKey}`,
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify(payload),
+    });
+
+    // Check for API errors
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      const errorData = await response.json();
+      console.error("API Error:", response.status, errorData);
+      throw new Error(errorData.error?.message || "Error translating to SQL.");
+    }
+
+    // Parse the response
+    const { choices } = await response.json();
+    return choices[0]?.text?.trim() || "No SQL query returned.";
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Request Error:", error);
+    throw new Error("Error processing the request.");
+  }
 };
 
 export default translateToSQL;