diff --git a/api.planx.uk/modules/send/s3/index.ts b/api.planx.uk/modules/send/s3/index.ts
index 2a414d4e94..eed4ea0b0a 100644
--- a/api.planx.uk/modules/send/s3/index.ts
+++ b/api.planx.uk/modules/send/s3/index.ts
@@ -73,62 +73,58 @@ const sendToS3: SendIntegrationController = async (_req, res, next) => {
         payload: skipValidation ? "Discretionary" : "Validated ODP Schema",
       },
     };
-    const webhookResponse = await axios(webhookRequest)
-      .then(async (res) => {
-        // Mark session as submitted so that reminder and expiry emails are not triggered
-        markSessionAsSubmitted(sessionId);
 
-        // Create an audit entry
-        const applicationId = await $api.client.request<CreateS3Application>(
-          gql`
-            mutation CreateS3Application(
-              $session_id: String!
-              $team_slug: String!
-              $webhook_request: jsonb!
-              $webhook_response: jsonb = {}
-            ) {
-              insertS3Application: insert_s3_applications_one(
-                object: {
-                  session_id: $session_id
-                  team_slug: $team_slug
-                  webhook_request: $webhook_request
-                  webhook_response: $webhook_response
-                }
-              ) {
-                id
-              }
-            }
-          `,
-          {
-            session_id: sessionId,
-            team_slug: localAuthority,
-            webhook_request: webhookRequest,
-            webhook_response: {
-              status: res.status,
-              statusText: res.statusText,
-              headers: res.headers,
-              config: res.config,
-              data: res.data,
-            },
-          },
-        );
+    const webhookResponse = await axios(webhookRequest).catch((error) => {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Failed to send submission notification to ${localAuthority}'s Power Automate Webhook (${sessionId}): ${error}`,
+      );
+    });
 
-        return {
-          id: applicationId.insertS3Application?.id,
-          axiosResponse: res,
-        };
-      })
-      .catch((error) => {
-        throw new Error(
-          `Failed to send submission notification to ${localAuthority}'s Power Automate Webhook (${sessionId}): ${error}`,
-        );
-      });
+    // Mark session as submitted so that reminder and expiry emails are not triggered
+    markSessionAsSubmitted(sessionId);
+
+    // Create an audit entry
+    const {
+      insertS3Application: { id: auditEntryId },
+    } = await $api.client.request<CreateS3Application>(
+      gql`
+        mutation CreateS3Application(
+          $session_id: String!
+          $team_slug: String!
+          $webhook_request: jsonb!
+          $webhook_response: jsonb = {}
+        ) {
+          insertS3Application: insert_s3_applications_one(
+            object: {
+              session_id: $session_id
+              team_slug: $team_slug
+              webhook_request: $webhook_request
+              webhook_response: $webhook_response
+            }
+          ) {
+            id
+          }
+        }
+      `,
+      {
+        session_id: sessionId,
+        team_slug: localAuthority,
+        webhook_request: webhookRequest,
+        webhook_response: {
+          status: webhookResponse.status,
+          statusText: webhookResponse.statusText,
+          headers: webhookResponse.headers,
+          config: webhookResponse.config,
+          data: webhookResponse.data,
+        },
+      },
+    );
 
     res.status(200).send({
       message: `Successfully uploaded submission to S3: ${fileUrl}`,
       payload: skipValidation ? "Discretionary" : "Validated ODP Schema",
-      webhookResponse: webhookResponse.axiosResponse.status,
-      auditEntryId: webhookResponse.id,
+      webhookResponse: webhookResponse.status,
+      auditEntryId,
     });
   } catch (error) {
     return next({