diff --git a/helpers/GitHelper.py b/helpers/GitHelper.py
index 96c29f9..b51482d 100644
--- a/helpers/GitHelper.py
+++ b/helpers/GitHelper.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class GitHelper(object):
 
     def create_pull_request(self, repository, title, description, head_branch, base_branch, git_token):
         """Creates the pull request for the head_branch against the base_branch"""
-        git_pulls_api = "https://github.com/api/v3/repos/{repository}/pulls".format(repository)
+        git_pulls_api = "https://github.com/api/v3/repos/{repository}/pulls".format(repository=repository)
 
         headers = {
             "Authorization": "token {0}".format(git_token),
@@ -24,13 +24,16 @@ def create_pull_request(self, repository, title, description, head_branch, base_
             "base": base_branch,
         }
 
-        r = requests.post(
-            git_pulls_api,
-            headers=headers,
-            data=json.dumps(payload))
-
-        if not r.ok:
-            print("Request Failed: {0}".format(r.text))
+        try:
+            r = requests.post(
+                git_pulls_api,
+                headers=headers,
+                data=json.dumps(payload))
+            if not r.ok:
+                print("Request Failed: {0}".format(r.text))
+        except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+            print("Request Failed: {0}".format(e))
+            raise e
 
     def push_changes_in_pull_request(self, repository, message, target_branch, head_branch, token, clone_path):
 
diff --git a/tests/helpers/test_GitHelper.py b/tests/helpers/test_GitHelper.py
index e69de29..915130a 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/test_GitHelper.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/test_GitHelper.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import unittest
+import requests
+from helpers.GitHelper import GitHelper
+from unittest import mock
+
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Mocks used in the below unit test class
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+def mocked_pull_request_failure(*args, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Mock function to mimic a failure to create a pull request
+    """
+    raise requests.exceptions.HTTPError
+
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Unit test class
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+class TestGitHelper(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    # Mock some methods. The mock object is passed in to our test case method.
+    @mock.patch('helpers.GitHelper.requests.post', side_effect=mocked_pull_request_failure)
+    def test_create_pull_request_ko(self, mock_requests_post):
+        git_helper = GitHelper()
+        repository = "repository"
+        title = "title"
+        description = "description"
+        head_branch = "head_branch"
+        base_branch = "base_branch"
+        git_token = "git_token"
+        self.assertRaises(requests.exceptions.HTTPError,
+                          lambda: git_helper.create_pull_request(repository, title, description, head_branch,
+                                                                 base_branch, git_token))
+
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Main
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()