diff --git a/server/handler/vmImport.go b/server/handler/vmImport.go
index e2ec188..1644839 100644
--- a/server/handler/vmImport.go
+++ b/server/handler/vmImport.go
@@ -15,13 +15,18 @@ import (
 
 // VmImport is used for bulk import of existing VMs
 func (h *Handler) VmImport(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-
+	// Read request body
 	reqBody, err := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
 	if err != nil {
-		h.Logger.Error("Invalid data received", "error", err)
-		fmt.Fprintf(w, "Invalid data received")
+		h.Logger.Error("Invalid data received", "length", len(reqBody), "error", err)
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]string{
+			"status":  "ERROR",
+			"message": fmt.Sprintf("Invalid data received: '%s'", err),
+		})
 		return
+
 	} else {
 		h.Logger.Debug("received input data", "length", len(reqBody))
 	}
@@ -29,8 +34,13 @@ func (h *Handler) VmImport(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	// Decode the JSON body into CloudEventReceived struct
 	var inData models.ImportReceived
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(reqBody, &inData); err != nil {
-		h.Logger.Error("unable to decode json", "error", err)
-		http.Error(w, "Invalid JSON body", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		h.Logger.Error("Unable to decode json request body", "length", len(reqBody), "error", err)
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]string{
+			"status":  "ERROR",
+			"message": fmt.Sprintf("Unable to decode json request body: '%s'", err),
+		})
 		return
 	} else {
 		h.Logger.Debug("successfully decoded JSON")
@@ -55,7 +65,7 @@ func (h *Handler) VmImport(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 			// Convert vmModel to CreateInventoryParams using the utility function
 			db.ConvertToSQLParams(&inData, &params)
-			prettyPrint(params)
+			//prettyPrint(params)
 
 			// Insert the new inventory record into the database
 			result, err := h.Database.Queries().CreateInventory(ctx, params)
@@ -72,7 +82,11 @@ func (h *Handler) VmImport(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		h.Logger.Info("not adding vm to inventory table since record alraedy exists", "vm_id", inData.VmId, "datacenter_name", inData.Datacenter)
 	}
 
-	//h.Logger.Debug("received import request", "body", string(reqBody))
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
-	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Import Request (%d): %v\n", len(reqBody), string(reqBody))
+	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]string{
+		"status":  "OK",
+		"message": fmt.Sprintf("Successfully processed import request for VM '%s'", inData.Name),
+	})
+	return
 }