diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 28279a7..0062050 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-1.7.0
+1.8.0
 
 Live-docs: https://tapis-project.github.io/live-docs/?service=GlobusProxy
 
@@ -9,9 +9,4 @@ New features:
  - none
 
 Bug fixes:
- - fixed incorrect error code when globus errors happen while making a transfer
- - fixed formatting of error logs
- - fixed 400 error on GET when a content-type header is included
- - added additional tenant
- - better error messages for uncaught exceptions
- - change schema to allow for larger file sizes
+ - none
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cce3ba9..66614de 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -154,3 +154,8 @@ $ curl -x GET "http://localhost:5000/v3/globus-proxy/transfers/<client id>/<task
 }
 ```
 
+## Links
+
+docker: https://hub.docker.com/r/tapis/globus-proxy
+github: https://github.com/tapis-project/globus-proxy
+
diff --git a/service/utils.py b/service/utils.py
index 49e455a..6c022b2 100644
--- a/service/utils.py
+++ b/service/utils.py
@@ -228,6 +228,8 @@ def handle_transfer_error(exception, endpoint_id=None, msg=None):
             error = GlobusInvalidRequestError(msg=message)
         if exception.code == 404:
             error = EndpointNotFoundError(msg=exception.message)
+        if exception.code == 'EndpointDeleted':
+            error = EndpointNotFoundError(msg=exception.message)
         logger.error(error)
         return error
 
@@ -335,7 +337,10 @@ def precheck(client_id, endpoints, access_token, refresh_token):
             endpoints = list(endpoints.split())
             logger.debug(f'have ep list:: {endpoints}')
         for endpoint_id in endpoints:
-            endpoint_info = transfer_client.get_endpoint(endpoint_id)
+            try:
+                endpoint_info = transfer_client.get_endpoint(endpoint_id)
+            except TransferAPIError as e:
+                raise handle_transfer_error(e)
             endpoint_type = endpoint_info["entity_type"]
             if endpoint_type == "GCP_mapped_collection": # if it's a globus connect personal ep
                 connected = is_endpoint_connected(transfer_client, endpoint_id)