diff --git a/server/integrations/VSSTA/vsstaIntegrationRoute.js b/server/integrations/VSSTA/vsstaIntegrationRoute.js
index c40fce462..4fa0b800f 100644
--- a/server/integrations/VSSTA/vsstaIntegrationRoute.js
+++ b/server/integrations/VSSTA/vsstaIntegrationRoute.js
@@ -5,25 +5,34 @@ const { GET_JOB_BY_RO_NUMBER_AND_SHOP_ID, INSERT_NEW_DOCUMENT } = require("../..
 const { InstanceRegion } = require("../../utils/instanceMgr");
 const client = require("../../graphql-client/graphql-client").client;
 
-const S3_BUCKET = process.env.IMGPROXY_DESTINATION_BUCKET;
+const S3_BUCKET = process.env?.IMGPROXY_DESTINATION_BUCKET;
+
+/**
+ * @description VSSTA integration route
+ * @type {string[]}
+ */
+const requiredParams = [
+  "shop_id",
+  "ro_nbr",
+  "pdf_download_link",
+  "company_api_key",
+  "scan_type",
+  "scan_time",
+  "technician",
+  "year",
+  "make",
+  "model"
+];
 
 const vsstaIntegrationRoute = async (req, res) => {
   const { logger } = req;
 
-  try {
-    const requiredParams = [
-      "shop_id",
-      "ro_nbr",
-      "pdf_download_link",
-      "company_api_key",
-      "scan_type",
-      "scan_time",
-      "technician",
-      "year",
-      "make",
-      "model"
-    ];
+  if (!S3_BUCKET) {
+    logger.log("vssta-integration-missing-bucket", "error", "api", "vssta");
+    return res.status(500).json({ error: "Improper configuration" });
+  }
 
+  try {
     const missingParams = requiredParams.filter((param) => !req.body[param]);
 
     if (missingParams.length > 0) {
@@ -54,25 +63,24 @@ const vsstaIntegrationRoute = async (req, res) => {
 
     const job = jobResult.jobs[0];
 
-    logger.logger.info(`Found job with ID ${job.id} for RO number ${ro_nbr}`);
-
-    // 2. Download the PDF from the provided link
-    logger.logger.info(`Downloading PDF from ${pdf_download_link}`);
+    // 2. Download the base64-encoded PDF string from the provided link
     const pdfResponse = await axios.get(pdf_download_link, {
-      responseType: "arraybuffer"
-      // headers: {
-      //   "auth:token": company_api_key
-      // }
+      responseType: "text", // Expect base64 string
+      headers: {
+        "auth-token": company_api_key
+      }
     });
 
-    // 3. Generate key for S3
+    // 3. Decode the base64 string to a PDF buffer
+    const base64String = pdfResponse.data.replace(/^data:application\/pdf;base64,/, "");
+    const pdfBuffer = Buffer.from(base64String, "base64");
+
+    // 4. Generate key for S3
     const timestamp = Date.now();
     const fileName = `VSSTA_${scan_type}_Scan_${timestamp}.pdf`;
     const s3Key = `${job.shopid}/${job.id}/${fileName.replace(/[^A-Z0-9]+/gi, "_")}-${timestamp}.pdf`;
 
-    // 4. Generate presigned URL for S3 upload
-    logger.logger.info(`Generating presigned URL for S3 key ${s3Key}`);
-
+    // 5. Generate presigned URL for S3 upload
     const s3Client = new S3Client({ region: InstanceRegion() });
 
     const putCommand = new PutObjectCommand({
@@ -84,45 +92,42 @@ const vsstaIntegrationRoute = async (req, res) => {
 
     const presignedUrl = await getSignedUrl(s3Client, putCommand, { expiresIn: 360 });
 
-    // 5. Upload file to S3
-    logger.logger.info(`Uploading PDF to S3 with key ${s3Key}`);
-
-    await axios.put(presignedUrl, pdfResponse.data, {
+    // 6. Upload the decoded PDF to S3
+    await axios.put(presignedUrl, pdfBuffer, {
       headers: { "Content-Type": "application/pdf" }
     });
 
-    // 6. Create document record in database
+    // 7. Create document record in database
     const documentMeta = {
-      jobid: job.id, // Matches jobid (uuid, nullable)
-      uploaded_by: "VSSTA Integration", // Matches uploaded_by (text)
-      name: fileName, // Matches name (text, nullable)
-      key: s3Key, // Matches key (text, default: '0'::text)
-      // type: determineFileType("application/pdf"), // Matches type (text, nullable), using determineFileType
-      // Ask Patrick why determineFileType just returns image...
-      type: "application/pdf", // Matches type (text, nullable),
-      extension: "pdf", // Matches extension (text, nullable)
-      bodyshopid: job.shopid, // Matches bodyshopid (uuid, nullable)
-      size: pdfResponse.data.length, // Matches size (integer, default: 0)
-      takenat: scan_time // Matches takenat (timestamp with time zone, nullable)
+      jobid: job.id,
+      uploaded_by: "VSSTA Integration",
+      name: fileName,
+      key: s3Key,
+      type: "application/pdf",
+      extension: "pdf",
+      bodyshopid: job.shopid,
+      size: pdfBuffer.length,
+      takenat: scan_time
     };
 
     const documentInsert = await client.request(INSERT_NEW_DOCUMENT, {
       docInput: [documentMeta]
     });
 
-    if (documentInsert.insert_documents?.returning?.length > 0) {
-      logger.logger.info(`Document created with ID ${documentInsert.insert_documents.returning[0].id}`);
-      return res.status(200).json({
-        message: "VSSTA integration successful",
-        documentId: documentInsert.insert_documents.returning[0].id
-      });
-    } else {
+    // Reversed flow: check for error case
+    if (!documentInsert.insert_documents?.returning?.length) {
       logger.log(`vssta-integration-failed-to-create-document-record`, "error", "api", "vssta", {
         params: missingParams
       });
-
       return res.status(500).json({ error: "Failed to create document record" });
     }
+
+    // Success case
+    logger.logger.info(`Document created with ID ${documentInsert.insert_documents.returning[0].id}`);
+    return res.status(200).json({
+      message: "VSSTA integration successful",
+      documentId: documentInsert.insert_documents.returning[0].id
+    });
   } catch (error) {
     logger.log(`vssta-integration-general`, "error", "api", "vssta", {
       error: error?.message,