diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8e047d5..e880d0a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
     }
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "axios": "^1.6.2",
     "concurrently": "^8.2.2",
     "husky": "^8.0.3",
     "lint-staged": "^15.1.0"
diff --git a/server/api/controllers/cards/create.js b/server/api/controllers/cards/create.js
index 23ee0d9..b46ef3a 100755
--- a/server/api/controllers/cards/create.js
+++ b/server/api/controllers/cards/create.js
@@ -111,10 +111,10 @@ module.exports = {
       .intercept('positionMustBeInValues', () => Errors.POSITION_MUST_BE_PRESENT);
 
     const cardUrl = services.buildCardUrl(card);
-    const messageText = cardUrl + ' was created by ' + currentUser.name + ' in *' + list.name + '*';
-    services.sendSlackMessage(messageText)
-      .then(() => { console.log('Slack message sent successfully.'); })
-      .catch((error) => { console.error('Failed to send Slack message:', error.message); });
+    const messageText = `${cardUrl} was created by ${currentUser.name} in *${list.name}*`;
+    services.sendSlackMessage(messageText).catch((error) => {
+      throw new Error('Failed to send Slack message:', error.message);
+    });
 
     return {
       item: card,
diff --git a/server/api/controllers/cards/delete.js b/server/api/controllers/cards/delete.js
index 84d188d..bb93b7e 100755
--- a/server/api/controllers/cards/delete.js
+++ b/server/api/controllers/cards/delete.js
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ module.exports = {
       throw Errors.CARD_NOT_FOUND;
     }
 
-    const messageText = '*' + card.name + '* was deleted by ' + currentUser.name;
-    services.sendSlackMessage(messageText)
-      .then(() => { console.log('Slack message sent successfully.'); })
-      .catch((error) => { console.error('Failed to send Slack message:', error.message); });
+    const messageText = `*${card.name}* was deleted by ${currentUser.name}`;
+    services.sendSlackMessage(messageText).catch((error) => {
+      throw new Error('Failed to send Slack message:', error.message);
+    });
 
     return {
       item: card,
diff --git a/server/api/controllers/cards/update.js b/server/api/controllers/cards/update.js
index 2c0a2c2..6f79968 100755
--- a/server/api/controllers/cards/update.js
+++ b/server/api/controllers/cards/update.js
@@ -203,10 +203,10 @@ module.exports = {
 
     if (cardMoved) {
       const cardUrl = services.buildCardUrl(card);
-      const messageText = cardUrl + ' was moved by ' + currentUser.name + ' to *' + nextList.name + '*';
-      services.sendSlackMessage(messageText)
-        .then(() => { console.log('Slack message sent successfully.'); })
-        .catch((error) => { console.error('Failed to send Slack message:', error.message); });
+      const messageText = `${cardUrl} was moved by ${currentUser.name} to *${nextList.name}*`;
+      services.sendSlackMessage(messageText).catch((error) => {
+        throw new Error('Failed to send Slack message:', error.message);
+      });
     }
 
     return {
diff --git a/server/api/controllers/comment-actions/create.js b/server/api/controllers/comment-actions/create.js
index 30463fd..a282cb0 100755
--- a/server/api/controllers/comment-actions/create.js
+++ b/server/api/controllers/comment-actions/create.js
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ module.exports = {
     });
 
     const cardUrl = services.buildCardUrl(card);
-    const messageText = '*' + currentUser.name + '* commented on ' + cardUrl + ':\n>' + inputs.text;
-    services.sendSlackMessage(messageText)
-      .then(() => { console.log('Slack message sent successfully.'); })
-      .catch((error) => { console.error('Failed to send Slack message:', error.message); });
+    const messageText = `*${currentUser.name}* commented on ${cardUrl}:\n>${inputs.text}`;
+    services.sendSlackMessage(messageText).catch((error) => {
+      throw new Error('Failed to send Slack message:', error.message);
+    });
 
     return {
       item: action,
diff --git a/server/api/services/slack.js b/server/api/services/slack.js
index c06aa5f..2aa5f54 100644
--- a/server/api/services/slack.js
+++ b/server/api/services/slack.js
@@ -1,58 +1,61 @@
-const axios = require('axios');
 const slackPostUrl = 'https://slack.com/api/chat.postMessage';
 const channelId = process.env.SLACK_CHANNEL_ID;
 const slackAPIToken = process.env.SLACK_BOT_TOKEN;
 const plankaProdUrl = process.env.BASE_URL;
 
 async function sendSlackMessage(messageText) {
-    if (!slackAPIToken) {
-        throw new Error('No Slack BOT token found');
-    }
-
-    console.log('Sending to Slack');
-
-    const postData = {
-        blocks: [ {
-          type: 'section',
-          text: {
-            type: 'mrkdwn',
-            text: messageText,
-          },
-        }]
-      };
-
-    try {
-      const config = {
-        headers: {
-          'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-          'Authorization': `Bearer ${slackAPIToken}`,
+  if (!slackAPIToken) {
+    throw new Error('No Slack BOT token found');
+  }
+
+  const postData = {
+    blocks: [
+      {
+        type: 'section',
+        text: {
+          type: 'mrkdwn',
+          text: messageText,
         },
-      };
-
-      axios.post(slackPostUrl, { ...postData, channel: channelId }, config)
-        .then(response => {
-            console.log('Slack response:', response.data);
-        })
-        .catch(error => {
-            console.error('Error sending to Slack:', error.message);
-        });
-
-      console.log('Slack response:', response.data);
-      return response.data;
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.error('Error sending to Slack:', error.message);
-      throw error;
-    }
+      },
+    ],
+    channel: channelId,
+  };
+
+  const config = {
+    headers: {
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json; charset=utf-8',
+      Authorization: `Bearer ${slackAPIToken}`,
+    },
+  };
+
+  const response = await fetch(slackPostUrl, {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: config.headers,
+    body: JSON.stringify(postData),
+  });
+
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    sails.log.Error('Error sending to Slack :', response.error);
+    return Promise.reject(response);
   }
 
-  function buildCardUrl(card) {
-    const url = plankaProdUrl + '/cards/' + card.id;
-    const cardUrl = '<' + url + '|' + card.name + '>';
-    console.log(cardUrl);
-    return cardUrl;
+  const responseText = await new Response(response.body).text();
+  const jsonBody = JSON.parse(responseText);
+  if (!jsonBody.ok) {
+    sails.log.Error('Error sending to Slack :', jsonBody.error);
+    return Promise.reject(response);
   }
 
-  module.exports = {
-    sendSlackMessage,
-    buildCardUrl
-  };
+  return response;
+}
+
+function buildCardUrl(card) {
+  const url = `${plankaProdUrl}/cards/${card.id}`;
+  const cardUrl = `<${url}|${card.name}>`;
+  return cardUrl;
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  sendSlackMessage,
+  buildCardUrl,
+};