diff --git a/internal/resource/document.go b/internal/resource/document.go
index 70f21b2..e3a539c 100644
--- a/internal/resource/document.go
+++ b/internal/resource/document.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ package resource
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-_	"fmt"
+	"fmt"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 	"io"
 	"log/slog"
@@ -122,9 +122,11 @@ func (d *Document) YAML() ([]byte, error) {
 	return yaml.Marshal(d)
 }
 
-func (d *Document) Diff(with *Document, output io.Writer) (string, error) {
+func (d *Document) Diff(with *Document, output io.Writer) (returnOutput string, diffErr error) {
 	defer func() {
 		if r := recover(); r != nil {
+			returnOutput = ""
+			diffErr = fmt.Errorf("%s", r)
 		}
 	}()
 	slog.Info("Document.Diff()")
diff --git a/internal/resource/resource.go b/internal/resource/resource.go
index a674321..f0042b6 100644
--- a/internal/resource/resource.go
+++ b/internal/resource/resource.go
@@ -64,22 +64,22 @@ func StorageMachine(sub machine.Subscriber) machine.Stater {
 	stater.AddStates("absent", "start_create", "present", "start_delete", "start_read", "start_update")
 	stater.AddTransition("create", "absent", "start_create")
 	if e := stater.AddSubscription("create", sub); e != nil {
-
+		return nil
 	}
 	stater.AddTransition("created", "start_create", "present")
 	stater.AddTransition("read", "*", "start_read")
 	if e := stater.AddSubscription("read", sub); e != nil {
-
+		return nil
 	}
 	stater.AddTransition("state_read", "start_read", "present")
 	stater.AddTransition("update", "*", "start_update")
 	if e := stater.AddSubscription("update", sub); e != nil {
-
+		return nil
 	}
 	stater.AddTransition("updated", "start_update", "present")
 	stater.AddTransition("delete", "*", "start_delete")
 	if e := stater.AddSubscription("delete", sub); e != nil {
-
+		return nil
 	}
 	stater.AddTransition("deleted", "start_delete", "absent")
 	return stater