diff --git a/src/micro_blog/blue_sky.clj b/src/micro_blog/blue_sky.clj
index 1c9579c..d491dac 100644
--- a/src/micro_blog/blue_sky.clj
+++ b/src/micro_blog/blue_sky.clj
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
    [clj-http.client :as http-client]
    [micro-blog.pocket-base :as pb]
    [micro-blog.utils :as utils]
+   [cheshire.core :as json]
    [micro-blog.is-tech]
    [taoensso.telemere :as tel]
    [micro-blog.config :refer [config]]))
@@ -82,10 +83,11 @@
     (map #(vector (:fullsize %) (:alt %)) images)))
 
 (defn transform-post [post]
+  (tel/log! {:level :info :data {:post post}} "Transforming post")
   (hash-map :source :blue_sky
             :fullPost post
             :remoteId (:cid post)
-            :isTech (micro-blog.is-tech/is-tech? (:record post))
+            :isTech (micro-blog.is-tech/is-tech? (json/generate-string (:record post)))
             :authorId (get-in post [:author :handle])
             :tags (extract-tags post)
             :images (extract-images post)
diff --git a/src/micro_blog/is_tech.clj b/src/micro_blog/is_tech.clj
index 6a33047..49eb22d 100644
--- a/src/micro_blog/is_tech.clj
+++ b/src/micro_blog/is_tech.clj
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
    [clj-http.client :as client]))
 
 (defn is-tech? [post-text]
+  (when (not (string? post-text)) (throw (ex-info "Post text must be a string" {:post-text post-text})))
   (let [url (str (:mistral-host @config) "/v1/conversations")
         headers {"Content-Type" "application/json"
                  "Accept" "application/json"
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@
         body {:inputs post-text
               :stream false
               :agent_id (@config :mistral-agent-id)}]
-    (tel/log! {:level :info :data {:url url :agent_id (:agent_id body)}} "making request to mistral agent")
+    (tel/log! {:level :info :data {:url url :agent_id (:agent_id body) :post-text post-text}} "making request to mistral agent")
     (->
      (client/post url {:headers headers
                        :form-params body
diff --git a/src/micro_blog/pocket_base.clj b/src/micro_blog/pocket_base.clj
index bd43e02..ab3f3ae 100644
--- a/src/micro_blog/pocket_base.clj
+++ b/src/micro_blog/pocket_base.clj
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@
                           [:remoteId :string]
                           [:authorId :string]
                           [:posted :string]]]
-
     (utils/validate-with-throw post save-post-schema)
     (tel/log!  {:level :info :data {:remoteId (:remoteId post)}} "Post passed save validation")
     (if (post-with-remote-id-already-saved? (:remoteId post))