diff --git a/onshape_robotics_toolkit/connect.py b/onshape_robotics_toolkit/connect.py
index 5b1addf..26865cf 100644
--- a/onshape_robotics_toolkit/connect.py
+++ b/onshape_robotics_toolkit/connect.py
@@ -258,12 +258,20 @@ def get_elements(self, did: str, wtype: str, wid: str) -> dict[str, Element]:
 
         # /documents/d/{did}/{wvm}/{wvmid}/elements
         request_path = "/api/documents/d/" + did + "/" + wtype + "/" + wid + "/elements"
-        _elements_json = self.request(
+        response = self.request(
             HTTP.GET,
             request_path,
-        ).json()
+        )
+
+        if response.status_code == 404:
+            LOGGER.error(f"Elements not found for document: {did}")
+            return {}
+
+        elif response.status_code == 403:
+            LOGGER.error(f"Access forbidden for document: {did}")
+            return {}
 
-        return {element["name"]: Element.model_validate(element) for element in _elements_json}
+        return {element["name"]: Element.model_validate(element) for element in response.json()}
 
     def get_variables(self, did: str, wid: str, eid: str) -> dict[str, Variable]:
         """
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0e956ad..18024cf 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "onshape_robotics_toolkit"
 version = "0.0.1"
 description = "A python library to facilitate interaction with Onshape's REST API"
-authors = ["Senthur Ayyappan <neurobionics@gmail.com>"]
+authors = ["Senthur Ayyappan <senthurayyappan@gmail.com>"]
 repository = "https://github.com/neurobionics/onshape-robotics-toolkit"
 documentation = "https://neurobionics.github.io/onshape-robotics-toolkit/"
 readme = "README.md"