diff --git a/app/Exceptions/TabulationException.php b/app/Exceptions/TabulationException.php
index 425943d..408654d 100644
--- a/app/Exceptions/TabulationException.php
+++ b/app/Exceptions/TabulationException.php
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ class TabulationException extends Exception
 
     public function render($request)
     {
-//        if ($e instanceof TabulationException) {
+        dd('in the render');
             return redirect('/tabulation/status')->with('error', $this->getMessage());
-//        }
-//        return parent::render($request, $e);
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Services/TabulationService.php b/app/Services/TabulationService.php
index cbd9ba6..320dc29 100644
--- a/app/Services/TabulationService.php
+++ b/app/Services/TabulationService.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use App\Models\User;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
 use App\Services\AuditionCacheService;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Session;
 
 
 class TabulationService
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ class TabulationService
      */
     public function entryFinalScores(Entry $entry) {
         $audition = $this->auditionCacheService->getAudition($entry->audition_id);
-        $this->validateEntryScoreSheets($entry);
+        if (! $this->entryScoreSheetsAreValid($entry)) return null;
 
         $subscores = $audition->scoringGuide->subscores->sortBy('tiebreak_order');
         $finalScoresArray = [];
@@ -90,15 +91,14 @@ class TabulationService
         return $finalScoresArray;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @throws TabulationException
-     */
-    public function validateEntryScoreSheets(Entry $entry): bool {
-        $audition = $this->auditionCacheService->getAudition($entry->audition_id);
+    public function entryScoreSheetsAreValid(Entry $entry): bool {
+        //TODO consider making this move the invalid score to another database for further investication
+        $validJudges = $this->auditionCacheService->getAudition($entry->audition_id)->judges;
         foreach ($entry->scoreSheets as $sheet) {
-            if (! $audition->judges->contains($sheet->user_id)) {
+            if (! $validJudges->contains($sheet->user_id)) {
                 $invalidJudge = User::find($sheet->user_id);
-                throw new TabulationException('Invalid scores for entry ' . $entry->id . ' exist from ' . $invalidJudge->full_name());
+                Session::flash('error','Invalid scores for entry ' . $entry->id . ' exist from ' . $invalidJudge->full_name());
+                return false;
             }
         }
         return true;
diff --git a/bootstrap/app.php b/bootstrap/app.php
index a84bc15..397c57a 100644
--- a/bootstrap/app.php
+++ b/bootstrap/app.php
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
+use App\Exceptions\TabulationException;
 use App\Http\Middleware\LoadAuditionSettings;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Application;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Configuration\Exceptions;
diff --git a/resources/views/test.blade.php b/resources/views/test.blade.php
index 8e6393f..783dade 100644
--- a/resources/views/test.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/test.blade.php
@@ -9,15 +9,16 @@
  use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
  use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Session;
 @endphp
+@inject('tabservice','App\Services\TabulationService');
 <x-layout.app>
     <x-slot:page_title>Test Page</x-slot:page_title>
 
-@php(dd($auditions))
+    @php(dd($tabservice->entryScoreSheetsAreValid(Entry::find(1102))))
 
     @foreach($auditions as $audition)
-        {{ $audition->name }} has {{ $audition->entries_count }} entries. {{ $audition->scored_entries_count }} are fully scored.<br>
+        {{ $audition->name }} has {{ $audition->entries_count }} entries. {{ $audition->scored_entries_count }} are
+        fully scored.<br>
     @endforeach
 
 
-
 </x-layout.app>