diff --git a/src/lib/ae_api/api_get_object.ts b/src/lib/ae_api/api_get_object.ts
index dcf4556b..ab07f49d 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_api/api_get_object.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ae_api/api_get_object.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export let get_object = async function get_object(
         // The task_id value should be a random string that is unique to the task. This is used to identify the task in the message event.
         task_id = crypto.randomUUID(),
         log_lvl = 0,
-        retry_count = 3 // Number of retry attempts
+        retry_count = 5 // Number of retry attempts
     }: {
         api_cfg: any,
         endpoint: string,
diff --git a/src/lib/ae_api/api_patch_object.ts b/src/lib/ae_api/api_patch_object.ts
index 62efa0bb..7693a176 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_api/api_patch_object.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ae_api/api_patch_object.ts
@@ -3,22 +3,30 @@ import axios from 'axios';
 // Updated 2024-05-23
 export let patch_object = async function patch_object(
     {
-        api_cfg=null,
-        endpoint='',
-        params={},
-        data={},
-        return_meta=false,
-        log_lvl = 3
+        api_cfg = null,
+        endpoint = '',
+        params = {},
+        data = {},
+        return_meta = false,
+        log_lvl = 2,
+        retry_count = 5 // Number of retry attempts
     }: {
         api_cfg: any,
         endpoint: string,
         params?: any,
         data?: any,
         return_meta?: boolean,
-        log_lvl?: number
+        log_lvl?: number,
+        retry_count?: number
     }
 ) {
-console.log('*** patch_object() XXXX ***');
+if (log_lvl) {
+    console.log(`*** patch_object() *** Endpoint: ${endpoint}`);
+    console.log('Params:', params);
+    if (log_lvl > 1) {
+        console.log('Data:', data);
+    }
+}
 
 if (log_lvl) {
     // console.log(api_cfg);
@@ -31,30 +39,52 @@ if (log_lvl) {
     // console.log(as_list);
 }
 
+if (!api_cfg) {
+    console.error('No API Config was provided. Returning false.');
+    return false;
+}
+
 let axios_api = axios.create({
     baseURL: api_cfg['base_url'],
     /* other custom settings */
 });
 axios_api.defaults.headers = api_cfg['headers'];
 
-let response_data = await axios_api.patch(endpoint, data, { params: params })
-.then(function (response) {
-    console.log(response.data);
-    return response.data['data'];
-    //return response.data;
-})
-.catch(function (error) {
-    if (error.response && error.response.status === 404) {
-        return null; // Returning null since there were no results
+for (let attempt = 1; attempt <= retry_count; attempt++) {
+    try {
+        const response = await axios_api.patch(endpoint, data, { params: params });
+        if (log_lvl) {
+            console.log(`Response: status=${response.status} attempt=${attempt}`);
+        }
+        if (log_lvl > 1) {
+            console.log('Response Data:', response.data);
+        }
+
+        // Return the response data
+        return response.data['data'];
+    } catch (error) {
+        if (log_lvl) {
+            console.error(`Error on attempt ${attempt}:`, error);
+        }
+
+        // Handle specific errors (e.g., 404)
+        if (error.response && error.response.status === 404) {
+            console.warn('404 Not Found. Returning null.');
+            return null; // Returning null since there were no results
+        }
+
+        // If this is the last attempt, return false
+        if (attempt === retry_count) {
+            console.error('Max retry attempts reached. Returning false.');
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // Log retry information
+        if (log_lvl) {
+            console.log(`Retrying... (${attempt}/${retry_count})`);
+        }
     }
-    console.log(error);
-    return false; // Returning false since something may have gone wrong. Also more in line with what the API returns.
-    // return error;
-});
-
-if (log_lvl > 1) {
-    console.log(response_data);
 }
-return response_data;
+// return response_data;
 }