diff --git a/server/data/chatter.js b/server/data/chatter.js
index e610f9791..5c9ce9ddc 100644
--- a/server/data/chatter.js
+++ b/server/data/chatter.js
@@ -135,17 +135,17 @@ exports.default = async (req, res) => {
       logger.log("chatter-sftp-error", "ERROR", "api", null, { ...error });
     } finally {
       sftp.end();
+      sendServerEmail({
+        subject: `Chatter Report ${moment().format("MM-DD-YY")}`,
+        text: `Errors: ${allErrors.map((e) => JSON.stringify(e, null, 2))}
+        Uploaded: ${JSON.stringify(
+          allcsvsToUpload.map((x) => ({ filename: x.filename, count: x.count })),
+          null,
+          2
+        )}`
+      });
+      res.sendStatus(200);
     }
-    sendServerEmail({
-      subject: `Chatter Report ${moment().format("MM-DD-YY")}`,
-      text: `Errors: ${allErrors.map((e) => JSON.stringify(e, null, 2))}
-      Uploaded: ${JSON.stringify(
-        allcsvsToUpload.map((x) => ({ filename: x.filename, count: x.count })),
-        null,
-        2
-      )}`
-    });
-    res.sendStatus(200);
   } catch (error) {
     res.status(200).json(error);
   }
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ async function getPrivateKey() {
   try {
     const { SecretString, SecretBinary } = await client.send(command);
     if (SecretString || SecretBinary) logger.log("chatter-retrieved-private-key", "DEBUG", "api", null, null);
-    const chatterPrivateKey = SecretString ? JSON.parse(SecretString) : JSON.parse(Buffer.from(SecretBinary, "base64").toString("ascii"));
-    return chatterPrivateKey.private_key;
+    const chatterPrivateKey = SecretString ? SecretString : Buffer.from(SecretBinary, "base64").toString("ascii");
+    return chatterPrivateKey;
   } catch (error) {
     logger.log("chatter-get-private-key", "ERROR", "api", null, error);
     throw err;