diff --git a/publish/index.js b/publish/index.js
index 4cfb3661..d8818004 100644
--- a/publish/index.js
+++ b/publish/index.js
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ firebaseAdmin.initializeApp({
   }),
 });
 
+if(!process.env.private_key || !process.env.private_key_id || !process.env.client_email || !process.env.client_id || !process.env.client_cert_url){
+  throw new Error("Misssing required environment variables for Firbase initialization");
+}
 const firestore = firebaseAdmin.firestore();
 
 function getBlogsFileNames() {
@@ -33,72 +36,57 @@ function getBlogsFileNames() {
 }
 
 async function main() {
-  const blogFileNames = getBlogsFileNames();
-
-  for (let filename of blogFileNames) {
-    const fileNameWithoutExtension = filename.split(".")[0];
-    const blogExists = (
-      await firestore.collection("blogs").doc(fileNameWithoutExtension).get()
-    ).exists;
-
-    const blog = fs.readFileSync(
-      path.resolve(process.cwd(), "blogs", filename),
-      "utf-8"
-    );
+  try{
 
-    const blogMatter = matter(blog);
-
-    const source = await serialize(blogMatter.content, {
-      mdxOptions: {
-        remarkPlugins: [
-          remarkPresetLintConsistent,
-          remarkPresetLintRecommended,
-          remarkBreaks,
-          remarkGfm,
-        ],
-        rehypePlugins: [
-          rehypeSlug,
-          rehypeHighlight,
-          [
-            rehypeExternalLinks,
-            { target: "_blank", rel: ["nofollow", "noreferrer", "noopener"] },
+    const blogFileNames = getBlogsFileNames();
+  
+    for (let filename of blogFileNames) {
+      const fileNameWithoutExtension = filename.split(".")[0];
+      const blogExists = (
+        await firestore.collection("blogs").doc(fileNameWithoutExtension).get()
+      ).exists;
+  
+      const blog = fs.readFileSync(
+        path.resolve(process.cwd(), "blogs", filename),
+        "utf-8"
+      );
+  
+      const blogMatter = matter(blog);
+  
+      const source = await serialize(blogMatter.content, {
+        mdxOptions: {
+          remarkPlugins: [
+            remarkPresetLintConsistent,
+            remarkPresetLintRecommended,
+            remarkBreaks,
+            remarkGfm,
+          ],
+          rehypePlugins: [
+            rehypeSlug,
+            rehypeHighlight,
+            [
+              rehypeExternalLinks,
+              { target: "_blank", rel: ["nofollow", "noreferrer", "noopener"] },
+            ],
           ],
-        ],
-      },
-    });
-    if (!blogExists) {
-      await firestore
-        .collection("blogs")
-        .doc(fileNameWithoutExtension)
-        .set(
-          {
-            source,
-            content: blogMatter.content,
-            ...blogMatter.data,
-            dateCreated: blogMatter.data.dateCreated.toUTCString(),
-            dateUpdated: new Date().toUTCString(),
-            likes: 0,
-            link: fileNameWithoutExtension,
-          },
-          { merge: true }
-        );
-    } else {
-      await firestore
-        .collection("blogs")
-        .doc(fileNameWithoutExtension)
-        .set(
-          {
-            source,
-            content: blogMatter.content,
-            ...blogMatter.data,
-            dateCreated: blogMatter.data.dateCreated.toUTCString(),
-            dateUpdated: new Date().toUTCString(),
-            link: fileNameWithoutExtension,
-          },
-          { merge: true }
-        );
+        },
+      });
+      const blogData = {
+        source,
+        content: blogMatter.content,
+        ...blogMatter.data,
+        dateCreated: blogMatter.data.dateCreated.toUTCString(),
+        dateUpdated: new Date().toUTCString(),
+        likes: blogExists ? (blogMatter.data.likes || 0) : 0,
+        link: fileNameWithoutExtension,
+      };
+      await firestore.collection('blogs').doc(fileNameWithoutExtension).set(blogData, {merge: true});
+      
     }
   }
+  catch(error){
+    console.error("Error processing blogs :", error)
+  }
 }
 
 main();