diff --git a/agenda/thespacedevs.py b/agenda/thespacedevs.py
index 4092f40..8ca9428 100644
--- a/agenda/thespacedevs.py
+++ b/agenda/thespacedevs.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Summary = dict[str, typing.Any]
 ttl = 60 * 60 * 2  # two hours
 
 
-def next_launch_api_data(rocket_dir: str, limit: int = 200) -> StrDict | None:
+def next_launch_api_data(rocket_dir: str, limit: int = 200) -> StrDict:
     """Get the next upcoming launches from the API."""
     now = datetime.now()
     filename = os.path.join(rocket_dir, now.strftime("%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M:%S.json"))
@@ -24,19 +24,14 @@ def next_launch_api_data(rocket_dir: str, limit: int = 200) -> StrDict | None:
 
     params: dict[str, str | int] = {"limit": limit}
     r = requests.get(url, params=params)
-    try:
-        data: StrDict = r.json()
-    except requests.exceptions.JSONDecodeError:
-        return None
+    data: StrDict = r.json()
     open(filename, "w").write(r.text)
     return data
 
 
-def next_launch_api(rocket_dir: str, limit: int = 200) -> list[Launch] | None:
+def next_launch_api(rocket_dir: str, limit: int = 200) -> list[Launch]:
     """Get the next upcoming launches from the API."""
     data = next_launch_api_data(rocket_dir, limit)
-    if not data:
-        return None
     return [summarize_launch(launch) for launch in data["results"]]
 
 
diff --git a/update.py b/update.py
index d4a1f0b..01ec251 100755
--- a/update.py
+++ b/update.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import typing
 from datetime import date, datetime
 from time import time
 
-import deepdiff  # type: ignore
 import flask
 import requests
 
@@ -88,14 +87,16 @@ def report_space_launch_change(
         name = prev_launch["name"]
     subject = f"Change to {name}"
 
-    differences = deepdiff.DeepDiff(prev_launch, cur_launch)
-
     body = f"""
 A space launch of interest was updated.
 
 Get ready for two big piles of JSON.
 
-{json.dumps(differences, indent=2)}
+Old launch data
+{json.dumps(prev_launch, indent=2)}
+
+New launch data
+{json.dumps(cur_launch, indent=2)}
     """
 
     agenda.mail.send_mail(config, subject, body)
@@ -113,7 +114,6 @@ def update_thespacedevs(config: flask.config.Config) -> None:
     rocket_dir = os.path.join(config["DATA_DIR"], "thespacedevs")
 
     existing_data = agenda.thespacedevs.load_cached_launches(rocket_dir)
-    assert existing_data
     prev_launches = {
         slug: get_launch_by_slug(existing_data, slug)
         for slug in config["FOLLOW_LAUNCHES"]
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ def update_thespacedevs(config: flask.config.Config) -> None:
 
     t0 = time()
     data = agenda.thespacedevs.next_launch_api_data(rocket_dir)
-    if not data:
-        return  # thespacedevs API call failed
     cur_launches = {
         slug: get_launch_by_slug(data, slug) for slug in config["FOLLOW_LAUNCHES"]
     }