diff --git a/lib/ndc_ex.ex b/lib/ndc_ex.ex
index 14ecbbb..c58ddbc 100644
--- a/lib/ndc_ex.ex
+++ b/lib/ndc_ex.ex
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 defmodule NDCEx do
   require HTTPotion
   require Logger
-  import SweetXml
   @acceptable_ndc_methods [ AirShopping: ["AirShoppingRQ", "AirShoppingRS"],
                             FlightPrice: ["FlightPriceRQ", "FlightPriceRS"],
                             SeatAvailability: ["SeatAvailabilityRQ", "SeatAvailabilityRS"],
@@ -15,39 +14,35 @@ defmodule NDCEx do
                           ]
 
   def request(method, params) do
-    try do
     [request_name, response_name] = @acceptable_ndc_methods[method]
 
     :ndc
     |> get_mix_config
     |> NDCEx.Message.Base.build_document(request_name, params)
     |> rest_call_with_message(get_mix_config(:rest))
-    rescue
-      e -> {:error, error_message(e.message)}
-    end
   end
 
   def rest_call_with_message(xml, rest_config) do
     Logger.debug xml
-    try do
-      case HTTPotion.post rest_config[:url], [body: xml, headers: rest_config[:headers]] do
-        %HTTPotion.Response{body: body, headers: _headers, status_code: 200 } ->
-          {:ok, Exmerl.parse(body)}
-        %HTTPotion.Response{body: body, headers: _headers, status_code: _status_code } ->
-          {:error, Exmerl.parse(body)}
-          apply(NDCEx.Response.Error, :convert, [body])
-        %HTTPotion.Response{status_code: 404} ->
-          {:error, error_message("Request does not exist")}
-        _ ->
-          {:error, error_message("Unknown Error")}
-      end
-    rescue
-      e -> {:error, error_message(e.message)}
+    case HTTPotion.post rest_config[:url], [body: xml, headers: rest_config[:headers]] do
+      %HTTPotion.Response{body: body, headers: _headers, status_code: 200 } ->
+        {:ok, scan body}
+      %HTTPotion.Response{body: body, headers: _headers, status_code: _status_code } ->
+        {:error, scan body}
+      %HTTPotion.Response{status_code: 404} ->
+        {:error, error_message("Request does not exist")}
+      _ ->
+        {:error, error_message("Unknown Error")}
     end
   end
 
+  def scan(doc) do
+    { response, _ } = doc |> String.to_char_list |> :xmerl_scan.string
+    response
+  end
+
   defp error_message(message) do
-    Exmerl.parse "<error><message>#{message}</message></error>"
+    scan "<error><message>#{message}</message></error>"
   end
 
   def get_mix_config(key) when is_atom(key) do