diff --git a/feature-healthcheck/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/healthcheck/HealthCheck.java b/feature-healthcheck/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/healthcheck/HealthCheck.java
index 0e4ed79..5cbcf55 100644
--- a/feature-healthcheck/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/healthcheck/HealthCheck.java
+++ b/feature-healthcheck/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/healthcheck/HealthCheck.java
@@ -172,9 +172,11 @@
 				try {
 					report.message = HttpClient.getBody(response, String.class);
 				} catch (Exception e) {
-					logger.warn("{}: cannot get body from http-client {}", this, client, e);
+					logger.info("{}: cannot get body from http-client {}", this, client, e);
 				}
 			} catch (Exception e) {
+				logger.warn("{}: cannot contact http-client {}", this, client, e);
+				
 				report.healthy = false;
 				reports.healthy = false;
 			}
@@ -202,6 +204,7 @@
 				}
 			}
 		} catch (Exception e) {
+			logger.warn("{}: cannot start {}", this, e);		
 			return false;
 		}
 		
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/event/comm/TopicEndpoint.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/event/comm/TopicEndpoint.java
index c1eb1e0..84cc1de 100644
--- a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/event/comm/TopicEndpoint.java
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/event/comm/TopicEndpoint.java
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@
 				if (uebSource != null)
 					sources.add(uebSource);
 			} catch (Exception e) {
-				logger.info("No UEB source for topic: {}", topic);
+				logger.info("No UEB source for topic: {}", topic, e);
 			}
 			
 			try {
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@
 				if (dmaapSource != null)
 					sources.add(dmaapSource);
 			} catch (Exception e) {
-				logger.info("No DMAAP source for topic: {}", topic);
+				logger.info("No DMAAP source for topic: {}", topic, e);
 			}
 		}
 		return sources;
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@
 				if (uebSink != null)
 					sinks.add(uebSink);
 			} catch (Exception e) {
-				logger.info("No UEB sink for topic: {}", topic);
+				logger.info("No UEB sink for topic: {}", topic, e);
 			}
 			
 			try {
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@
 				if (dmaapSink != null)
 					sinks.add(dmaapSink);
 			} catch (Exception e) {
-				logger.info("No DMAAP sink for topic: {}", topic);
+				logger.info("No DMAAP sink for topic: {}", topic, e);
 			}
 		}
 		return sinks;
@@ -682,13 +682,13 @@
 		try {
 			sinks.add(this.getUebTopicSink(topicName));
 		} catch (Exception e) {
-			;
+			logger.debug("No sink for topic: {}", topicName, e);
 		}
 		
 		try {
 			sinks.add(this.getDmaapTopicSink(topicName));
 		} catch (Exception e) {
-			;
+			logger.debug("No sink for topic: {}", topicName, e);
 		}
 		
 		return sinks;
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/event/comm/bus/internal/BusConsumer.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/event/comm/bus/internal/BusConsumer.java
index 0555940..6122c5d 100644
--- a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/event/comm/bus/internal/BusConsumer.java
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/event/comm/bus/internal/BusConsumer.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.drools.event.comm.bus.internal;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.MalformedURLException;
 import java.security.GeneralSecurityException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@
 	 * @return list of messages
 	 * @throws Exception when error encountered by underlying libraries
 	 */
-	public Iterable<String> fetch() throws Exception;
+	public Iterable<String> fetch() throws InterruptedException, IOException;
 	
 	/**
 	 * close underlying library consumer
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@
 		/**
 		 * {@inheritDoc}
 		 */
-		public Iterable<String> fetch() throws Exception {
+		public Iterable<String> fetch() throws IOException {
 			return this.consumer.fetch();
 		}
 		
@@ -208,7 +209,8 @@
 		/**
 		 * {@inheritDoc}
 		 */
-		public Iterable<String> fetch() throws Exception {
+		@Override
+		public Iterable<String> fetch() throws InterruptedException, IOException {
 			MRConsumerResponse response = this.consumer.fetchWithReturnConsumerResponse();
 			if (response == null) {
 				logger.warn("{}: DMaaP NULL response received", this);
@@ -245,6 +247,7 @@
 		/**
 		 * {@inheritDoc}
 		 */
+		@Override
 		public void close() {
 			synchronized (closeCondition) {
 				closeCondition.notifyAll();
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/event/comm/bus/internal/SingleThreadedBusTopicSource.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/event/comm/bus/internal/SingleThreadedBusTopicSource.java
index c396049..5243838 100644
--- a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/event/comm/bus/internal/SingleThreadedBusTopicSource.java
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/event/comm/bus/internal/SingleThreadedBusTopicSource.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.drools.event.comm.bus.internal;
 
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.UUID;
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@
 	/**
 	 * Initialize the Bus client
 	 */
-	public abstract void init() throws Exception;
+	public abstract void init() throws MalformedURLException;
 	
 	@Override
 	public void register(TopicListener topicListener) 
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/event/comm/bus/internal/SingleThreadedDmaapTopicSource.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/event/comm/bus/internal/SingleThreadedDmaapTopicSource.java
index dc70e52..6c1bc8a 100644
--- a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/event/comm/bus/internal/SingleThreadedDmaapTopicSource.java
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/event/comm/bus/internal/SingleThreadedDmaapTopicSource.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.drools.event.comm.bus.internal;
 
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@
 	 * Initialize the Cambria or MR Client
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public void init() throws Exception {
+	public void init() throws MalformedURLException {
 		if (this.userName == null || this.userName.isEmpty() || 
 				this.password == null || this.password.isEmpty()) {
 				this.consumer =
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/http/client/HttpClientFactory.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/http/client/HttpClientFactory.java
index c434c64..aa0a8e6 100644
--- a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/http/client/HttpClientFactory.java
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/http/client/HttpClientFactory.java
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
  */
 package org.onap.policy.drools.http.client;
 
+import java.security.KeyManagementException;
+import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -30,26 +32,52 @@
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+/**
+ * Http Client Factory
+ */
 public interface HttpClientFactory {
 	
+	/**
+	 * build and http client with the following parameters
+	 */
 	public HttpClient build(String name, boolean https, 
                             boolean selfSignedCerts,
                             String hostname, int port, 
                             String baseUrl, String userName,
                             String password, boolean managed) 
-    throws Exception;
+    throws KeyManagementException, NoSuchAlgorithmException;
 	
-	public ArrayList<HttpClient> build(Properties properties) throws Exception;
+	/**
+	 * build http client from properties
+	 */
+	public ArrayList<HttpClient> build(Properties properties) 
+			throws KeyManagementException, NoSuchAlgorithmException;
 	
+	/**
+	 * get http client
+	 * @param name the name
+	 * @return the http client
+	 */
 	public HttpClient get(String name);
 	
+	/**
+	 * list of http clients
+	 * @return http clients
+	 */
 	public List<HttpClient> inventory();
 	
+	/**
+	 * destroy by name
+	 * @param name name
+	 */
 	public void destroy(String name);
 	
 	public void destroy();
 }
 
+/**
+ * http client factory implementation indexed by name
+ */
 class IndexedHttpClientFactory implements HttpClientFactory {
 	
 	/**
@@ -64,7 +92,7 @@
 			                             String hostname, int port,
 			                             String baseUrl, String userName, String password,
 			                             boolean managed) 
-	throws Exception {
+	throws KeyManagementException, NoSuchAlgorithmException {
 		if (clients.containsKey(name))
 			return clients.get(name);
 		
@@ -78,7 +106,8 @@
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public synchronized ArrayList<HttpClient> build(Properties properties) throws Exception {
+	public synchronized ArrayList<HttpClient> build(Properties properties) 
+	throws KeyManagementException, NoSuchAlgorithmException {
 		ArrayList<HttpClient> clientList = new ArrayList<HttpClient>();
 		
 		String clientNames = properties.getProperty(PolicyProperties.PROPERTY_HTTP_CLIENT_SERVICES);
diff --git a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/http/client/internal/JerseyClient.java b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/http/client/internal/JerseyClient.java
index fe36740..5dd9736 100644
--- a/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/http/client/internal/JerseyClient.java
+++ b/policy-endpoints/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/http/client/internal/JerseyClient.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.drools.http.client.internal;
 
+import java.security.KeyManagementException;
+import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
 import java.security.SecureRandom;
 import java.security.cert.CertificateException;
 import java.security.cert.X509Certificate;
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@
 			            String hostname, int port, 
 			            String basePath, String userName,
 			            String password) 
-	throws Exception {
+	throws KeyManagementException, NoSuchAlgorithmException {
 		
 		super();
 		
diff --git a/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/controller/DroolsController.java b/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/controller/DroolsController.java
index c4c61a8..f531c44 100644
--- a/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/controller/DroolsController.java
+++ b/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/controller/DroolsController.java
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
 	public void updateToVersion(String newGroupId, String newArtifactId, String newVersion,
 			List<TopicCoderFilterConfiguration> decoderConfigurations,
 			List<TopicCoderFilterConfiguration> encoderConfigurations)
-	throws IllegalArgumentException, LinkageError, Exception;
+	throws IllegalArgumentException, LinkageError;
 
 	/**
 	 * gets the classnames of facts as well as the current count
diff --git a/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/controller/DroolsControllerFactory.java b/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/controller/DroolsControllerFactory.java
index c7a63a0..8b73397 100644
--- a/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/controller/DroolsControllerFactory.java
+++ b/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/controller/DroolsControllerFactory.java
@@ -58,12 +58,11 @@
 	 * @return the instantiated Drools Controller
 	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException with invalid parameters
 	 * @throws LinkageError Failure to link rules and models in Drools Libraries
-	 * @throws Exception Exception from Drools Libraries
 	 */
 	public DroolsController build(Properties properties,
 								  List<? extends TopicSource> eventSources, 
 								  List<? extends TopicSink> eventSinks)
-			throws IllegalArgumentException, LinkageError, Exception;
+			throws IllegalArgumentException, LinkageError;
 	
 	/**
 	 * Explicit construction of a Drools Controller
@@ -77,14 +76,13 @@
 	 * @return the instantiated Drools Controller
 	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException with invalid parameters
 	 * @throws LinkageError Failure to link rules and models in Drools Libraries
-	 * @throws Exception Exception from Drools Libraries
 	 */
 	public DroolsController build(String groupId, 
 			 					  String artifactId, 
 			 					  String version,
 			 					  List<TopicCoderFilterConfiguration> decoderConfigurations,
 			 					  List<TopicCoderFilterConfiguration> encoderConfigurations)
-			throws IllegalArgumentException, LinkageError, Exception;
+			throws IllegalArgumentException, LinkageError;
 	
 	/**
 	 * Releases the Drools Controller from operation
@@ -177,7 +175,7 @@
 	public DroolsController build(Properties properties,
 								  List<? extends TopicSource> eventSources,
 								  List<? extends TopicSink> eventSinks) 
-			throws IllegalArgumentException, LinkageError, Exception {
+			throws IllegalArgumentException, LinkageError {
 		
 		String groupId = properties.getProperty(PolicyProperties.RULES_GROUPID);
 		if (groupId == null || groupId.isEmpty())
@@ -380,7 +378,7 @@
 			                      String newVersion, 
 			                      List<TopicCoderFilterConfiguration> decoderConfigurations,
 			                      List<TopicCoderFilterConfiguration> encoderConfigurations)
-			throws IllegalArgumentException, LinkageError, Exception {
+			throws IllegalArgumentException, LinkageError {
 		
 		if (newGroupId == null || newArtifactId == null || newVersion == null ||
 			newGroupId.isEmpty() || newArtifactId.isEmpty() || newVersion.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/controller/internal/MavenDroolsController.java b/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/controller/internal/MavenDroolsController.java
index db62f78..79743b0 100644
--- a/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/controller/internal/MavenDroolsController.java
+++ b/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/controller/internal/MavenDroolsController.java
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
 	public void updateToVersion(String newGroupId, String newArtifactId, String newVersion,
 			                    List<TopicCoderFilterConfiguration> decoderConfigurations,
 			                    List<TopicCoderFilterConfiguration> encoderConfigurations) 
-		throws IllegalArgumentException, LinkageError, Exception {
+		throws IllegalArgumentException, LinkageError {
 		
 		if (logger.isInfoEnabled())
 			logger.info("UPDATE-TO-VERSION: " +  this + " -> {" + newGroupId + ":" + newArtifactId + ":" + newVersion + "}");
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@
 		
 		List<PolicySession> sessions = this.getSessions();
 		for (PolicySession session : sessions) {
-			if (sessionName.equals(session.getName()) || sessionName.equals(session.getName()))
+			if (sessionName.equals(session.getName()) || sessionName.equals(session.getFullName()))
 				return session;				
 		}
 		
@@ -752,8 +752,7 @@
 				else
 					classNames.put(className, 1);
 			} catch (Exception e) {
-				if (logger.isInfoEnabled())
-					logger.info("Object cannot be retrieved from fact: " + fact);
+				logger.warn("Object cannot be retrieved from fact {}", fact, e);
 			}			
 		}	
 		
@@ -800,8 +799,7 @@
 				if (delete)
 					kieSession.delete(factHandle);					
 			} catch (Exception e) {
-				if (logger.isInfoEnabled())
-					logger.info("Object cannot be retrieved from fact: " + factHandle);
+				logger.warn("Object cannot be retrieved from fact {}", factHandle, e);
 			}
 		}		
 		
@@ -846,8 +844,7 @@
 				if (delete)
 					kieSession.delete(row.getFactHandle(queriedEntity));
 			} catch (Exception e) {
-				if (logger.isInfoEnabled())
-					logger.info("Object cannot be retrieved from fact: " + row);
+				logger.warn("Object cannot be retrieved from row: {}", row, e);
 			}
 		}
 		
diff --git a/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/controller/internal/NullDroolsController.java b/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/controller/internal/NullDroolsController.java
index 3fef6fa..c4db6c7 100644
--- a/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/controller/internal/NullDroolsController.java
+++ b/policy-management/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/drools/controller/internal/NullDroolsController.java
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
 	public void updateToVersion(String newGroupId, String newArtifactId, String newVersion,
 			List<TopicCoderFilterConfiguration> decoderConfigurations,
 			List<TopicCoderFilterConfiguration> encoderConfigurations)
-			throws IllegalArgumentException, LinkageError, Exception {
+			throws IllegalArgumentException, LinkageError {
 		throw new IllegalArgumentException(this.getClass().getCanonicalName() + " invoked");
 	}