diff --git a/app/helpers/external/mailbluster_helper.rb b/app/helpers/external/mailbluster_helper.rb
index 57527267..d9b4062c 100644
--- a/app/helpers/external/mailbluster_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/external/mailbluster_helper.rb
@@ -2,36 +2,35 @@
 
 module External
   module MailblusterHelper
-    def query_api()
-      
-    end
+    MAILBLUSTER_URL = 'https://api.mailbluster.com/api/leads'
+
+    def query_api; end
 
     def create_lead(user)
       # TODO
-      begin
-        uri = URI("http://api.mailbluster.com/api/leads")
-        http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
-        request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri.path,
-          {'Authorization' => ENV["MAILBLUSTER_API_KEY"]}) # TODO Authorization=APIKEY
-        request.body = {
-            'email' => user.email,
-            'firstName' => user.name,
-            'overrideExisting' => true,
-            'subscribed' => true,
-            'tags' => ["snapcon"],
-        }.to_json
-        response = http.request(request)
-        # puts request.body.to_json
-        # puts response.body.to_json
-        return response.to_json
-      rescue => e
-        puts "ERROR #{e}"
-        return nil
-      end
+
+      uri = URI(MAILBLUSTER_URL)
+      http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
+      request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri.path,
+                                    'Authorization' => ENV['MAILBLUSTER_API_KEY']) # TODO: Authorization=APIKEY
+      request.body = {
+        'email'            => user.email,
+        'firstName'        => user.name,
+        'overrideExisting' => true,
+        'subscribed'       => true,
+        'tags'             => ['snapcon']
+      }.to_json
+      response = http.request(request)
+      # puts request.body.to_json
+      # puts response.body.to_json
+      response.to_json
+    rescue StandardError => e
+      puts "ERROR #{e}"
+      nil
     end
 
     def delete_lead(user)
-
+      # TODO
     end
   end
 end