diff --git a/src/atproto/oauth.py b/src/atproto/oauth.py
index 3d36f78..75540c0 100644
--- a/src/atproto/oauth.py
+++ b/src/atproto/oauth.py
@@ -236,15 +236,14 @@ async def pds_authed_req(
     user: OAuthSession,
     update_dpop_pds_nonce: Callable[[str], None],
     body: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
-) -> ClientResponse | None:
+) -> ClientResponse:
     dpop_private_jwk = JsonWebKey.import_key(json.loads(user.dpop_private_jwk))
     dpop_pds_nonce = user.dpop_pds_nonce
     access_token = user.access_token
-
-    response: ClientResponse | None = None
+    response: ClientResponse
 
     # Might need to retry request with a new nonce.
-    for i in range(2):
+    for _ in range(2):
         dpop_jwt = _pds_dpop_jwt(
             "POST",
             url,
@@ -272,7 +271,7 @@ async def pds_authed_req(
             continue
         break
 
-    return response
+    return response  # pyright: ignore[reportPossiblyUnboundVariable] response is assigned inside the loop
 
 
 def _client_assertion_jwt(
diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index 045d59f..37d62a4 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import asyncio
 import json
 
-from aiohttp.client import ClientSession
+from aiohttp.client import ClientResponse, ClientSession
 from flask import Flask, g, session, redirect, render_template, request, url_for
 from flask_htmx import HTMX, make_response as htmx_reponse
 from typing import Any
@@ -310,7 +310,11 @@ async def put_record(
         update_dpop_pds_nonce=update_dpop_pds_nonce,
     )
 
-    return response is not None and response.ok
+    if not response.ok:
+        app.logger.warning(f"put_record failed with status {response.status}")
+        app.logger.warning(await response.text())
+
+    return response.ok
 
 
 def _is_did_blocked(did: str) -> bool: