diff --git a/src/import/stacks.rs b/src/import/stacks.rs
index ca75a84..3dfbd5f 100644
--- a/src/import/stacks.rs
+++ b/src/import/stacks.rs
@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@ use kameo::{
     Actor,
 };
 
-use crate::import::rate_limit::RateLimitActor;
-use crate::rate_limit::RateLimit;
 use crate::{
-    import::{labels::LabelsActor, stack::ImportStackActor},
+    import::{labels::LabelsActor, rate_limit::RateLimitActor, stack::ImportStackActor},
     nextcloud::{
         client::DeckClient,
         model::{NextcloudBoardId, Stack},
     },
-    on_actor_link_died, on_actor_start, p, spawn_in_thread,
+    on_actor_link_died, on_actor_start, p,
+    rate_limit::RateLimit,
+    spawn_in_thread,
     trello::model::list::{TrelloList, TrelloListName},
     FullCtx,
 };
@@ -97,6 +97,37 @@ impl ImportStacksActor {
             children: Default::default(),
         }
     }
+
+    async fn stacks(
+        &self,
+        selected_trello_stacks: &[TrelloList],
+    ) -> color_eyre::Result<Vec<Stack>> {
+        // get list of nextcloud stacks in the selected board
+        let nextcloud_stacks = self
+            .ctx
+            .deck_client()
+            .get_stacks(self.nextcloud_board_id)
+            .await
+            .result?;
+        tracing::info!("creating missing stacks");
+        create_any_missing_stacks(
+            &self.ctx,
+            selected_trello_stacks,
+            self.nextcloud_board_id,
+            nextcloud_stacks,
+        )
+        .await?;
+        tracing::info!("created missing stacks");
+        // - get the list of nextcloud stacks again (with new stack ids)
+        let nextcloud_stacks = self
+            .ctx
+            .deck_client()
+            .get_stacks(self.nextcloud_board_id)
+            .await
+            .result?;
+
+        Ok(nextcloud_stacks)
+    }
 }
 impl Actor for ImportStacksActor {
     type Mailbox = UnboundedMailbox<Self>;
@@ -110,26 +141,14 @@ impl Actor for ImportStacksActor {
             .filter(|s| this.selected_trello_stack_names.contains(s.name.as_ref()))
             .collect::<Vec<_>>();
         // get list of nextcloud stacks in the selected board
-        let nextcloud_stacks = this
-            .ctx
-            .deck_client()
-            .get_stacks(this.nextcloud_board_id)
-            .await
-            .result?;
-        create_any_missing_stacks(
-            &this.ctx,
-            &selected_trello_stacks,
-            this.nextcloud_board_id,
-            nextcloud_stacks,
-        )
-        .await?;
-        // - get the list of nextcloud stacks again (with new stack ids)
-        let nextcloud_stacks = this
-            .ctx
-            .deck_client()
-            .get_stacks(this.nextcloud_board_id)
-            .await
-            .result?;
+        let nextcloud_stacks = match this.stacks(&selected_trello_stacks).await {
+            //
+            Ok(o) => o,
+            Err(error) => {
+                tracing::error!(?error, "failed to get stacks");
+                return Ok(actor_ref.stop_gracefully().await?);
+            }
+        };
 
         let mut limit = RateLimit::new("stacks", 1, 0.1, this.ctx.now());