diff --git a/booking.stripe.inc b/booking.stripe.inc
index 9c9fcdc..3736c69 100644
--- a/booking.stripe.inc
+++ b/booking.stripe.inc
@@ -180,18 +180,34 @@ function booking_stripeform_validate_form_payment($form, &$form_state) {
 
   // Create the charge on Stripe's servers - this will charge the user's card
   try {
-    $charge = \Stripe\Stripe_Charge::create(array(
+    $charge = \Stripe\Charge::create(array(
       "amount" => $amount,
       "currency" => "usd",
       "card" => $token,
       "description" => 'test charge',
     ));
-    
-    $form_state['stripeform_charge'] = $charge;
-  } catch(\Stripe\Stripe_CardError $e) {
-     // The card has been declined
-     watchdog('stripeform', $e->getMessage());
-     form_set_error('form', $e->getMessage());
+    if ($charge && $charge->paid) {
+      watchdog('booking', 'Charge created successfully');
+      $form_state['stripeform_charge'] = $charge;            
+      //drupal_goto('bookingfinal');
+    }
+    else {
+      drupal_set_message('Card does not seem to have been charged successfully. Please try again', 'error');
+    }
+  } 
+  catch(\Stripe\Error\Card $e) {
+    $e_json = $e->getJsonBody();
+    $error = $e_json['error'];
+    watchdog('booking', $e->getMessage());
+    drupal_set_message($error['message'], 'error');
+  } 
+  catch (\Stripe\Error\ApiConnection $e) {
+    watchdog('booking', $e->getMessage());
+    drupal_set_message($error['message'], 'error');
+  } 
+  catch (\Stripe\Error\Api $e) {
+    watchdog('booking', $e->getMessage());
+    drupal_set_message($error['message'], 'error');
   }
 }