diff --git a/backend/src/handlers/ics_fetcher.rs b/backend/src/handlers/ics_fetcher.rs
index eb62cef..1800e14 100644
--- a/backend/src/handlers/ics_fetcher.rs
+++ b/backend/src/handlers/ics_fetcher.rs
@@ -96,14 +96,12 @@ pub async fn fetch_external_calendar_events(
 
         // Store in cache for future requests
         let etag = None; // TODO: Extract ETag from response headers if available
-        if let Err(e) = repo.update_cache(id, &ics_content, etag).await {
+        if let Err(_) = repo.update_cache(id, &ics_content, etag).await {
             // Log error but don't fail the request
-            eprintln!("Failed to update cache for calendar {}: {}", id, e);
         }
 
         // Update last_fetched timestamp
-        if let Err(e) = repo.update_last_fetched(id, &user.id).await {
-            eprintln!("Failed to update last_fetched for calendar {}: {}", id, e);
+        if let Err(_) = repo.update_last_fetched(id, &user.id).await {
         }
         
         last_fetched = Utc::now();
@@ -122,16 +120,25 @@ pub async fn fetch_external_calendar_events(
 fn parse_ics_content(ics_content: &str) -> Result<Vec<VEvent>, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     let reader = ical::IcalParser::new(ics_content.as_bytes());
     let mut events = Vec::new();
+    let mut _total_components = 0;
+    let mut _failed_conversions = 0;
 
     for calendar in reader {
         let calendar = calendar?;
         for component in calendar.events {
-            if let Ok(vevent) = convert_ical_to_vevent(component) {
-                events.push(vevent);
+            _total_components += 1;
+            match convert_ical_to_vevent(component) {
+                Ok(vevent) => {
+                    events.push(vevent);
+                }
+                Err(_) => {
+                    _failed_conversions += 1;
+                }
             }
         }
     }
 
+
     Ok(events)
 }
 
@@ -147,6 +154,7 @@ fn convert_ical_to_vevent(ical_event: IcalEvent) -> Result<VEvent, Box<dyn std::
     let mut all_day = false;
     let mut rrule = None;
 
+
     // Extract properties
     for property in ical_event.properties {
         match property.name.as_str() {
@@ -211,9 +219,12 @@ fn convert_ical_to_vevent(ical_event: IcalEvent) -> Result<VEvent, Box<dyn std::
         }
     }
 
+
+    let dtstart = dtstart.ok_or("Missing DTSTART")?;
+
     let vevent = VEvent {
         uid: uid.unwrap_or_else(|| Uuid::new_v4().to_string()),
-        dtstart: dtstart.ok_or("Missing DTSTART")?,
+        dtstart,
         dtend,
         summary,
         description,
@@ -255,11 +266,15 @@ fn parse_datetime_with_tz(datetime_str: &str, tzid: Option<&str>) -> Option<Date
     use chrono::TimeZone;
     use chrono_tz::Tz;
     
+    
     // Try various datetime formats commonly found in ICS files
     
-    // Format: 20231201T103000Z (UTC)
-    if let Ok(dt) = DateTime::parse_from_str(datetime_str, "%Y%m%dT%H%M%SZ") {
-        return Some(dt.with_timezone(&Utc));
+    // Format: 20231201T103000Z (UTC) - handle as naive datetime first
+    if datetime_str.ends_with('Z') {
+        let datetime_without_z = &datetime_str[..datetime_str.len()-1];
+        if let Ok(naive_dt) = chrono::NaiveDateTime::parse_from_str(datetime_without_z, "%Y%m%dT%H%M%S") {
+            return Some(naive_dt.and_utc());
+        }
     }
 
     // Format: 20231201T103000-0500 (with timezone offset)