diff --git a/app/Controllers/LeadsController.php b/app/Controllers/LeadsController.php
index 12f9ed38..fd5ab968 100644
--- a/app/Controllers/LeadsController.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/LeadsController.php
@@ -6802,67 +6802,79 @@ class LeadsController extends BaseController
 
     public function handleMemberDataGPATotalSumInsurerFromExcel($params)
     {
-        $lead_id   = $params['lead_id'];
-        $lead_data = $this->leadsModel->find((int) $lead_id);
-        // dd($lead_data);
-        $file_name_with_path = WRITEPATH . "/uploads/lead_files/" . $lead_data['file_name'];
-        //  dd($file_name_with_path);
+        try {
+            $lead_id   = $params['lead_id'];
+            $lead_data = $this->leadsModel->find((int) $lead_id);
 
-        if (! $lead_data) {
-            return ['status' => 'failed', 'message' => 'Opportunity data not found'];
-        }
-
-        if ($lead_data['file_name']) {
-
-            //check physical file
-            if (! file_exists($file_name_with_path)) {
-
-                $message = "Lead Physcial file not found";
-                $this->myLogger->logme('error', ($message . ' for file  ' . $file_name_with_path));
-                return ['status' => 'failed', 'message' => 'no physical file'];
+            if (! $lead_data) {
+                return ['status' => 'failed', 'message' => 'Opportunity data not found'];
             }
 
-            $spreadsheet = \PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\IOFactory::load($file_name_with_path);
+            $file_name_with_path = WRITEPATH . "/uploads/lead_files/" . $lead_data['file_name'];
 
-            //get members data
-            $members_sheet       = $spreadsheet->getSheet(0);
-            $highestRowAndColumn = $members_sheet->getHighestRowAndColumn();
-            // dd($highestRowAndColumn);
+            if ($lead_data['file_name']) {
 
-            $uncleaned_members = $members_sheet->rangeToArray('A1:' . $highestRowAndColumn['column'] . $highestRowAndColumn['row']);
-            // dd($uncleaned_members);
+                //check physical file
+                if (! file_exists($file_name_with_path)) {
 
-            $members = ExcelSanitizeHelper::sanitizeArrayData($uncleaned_members);
-            // dd($members);
-
-            // Check column headings
-            $members_heading = $members[0];
-            $available_col   = [];
-
-            $lower_headers = array_map('strtolower', $members_heading);
-            foreach ($lower_headers as $index => $header) {
-                if (preg_match('/^(sa\s*-\s*option|proposed\s+sum\s+insured)\s+\d+$/i', $header)) {
-                    $column_name = $members_heading[$index];
-                    $sum         = 0;
-
-                    for ($i = 1; $i < count($members); $i++) {
-                        $cell_raw   = $members[$i][$index] ?? '';
-                        $cell_clean = preg_replace('/[^0-9.\-]/', '', $cell_raw); // remove non-numeric chars
-
-                        if ($cell_clean !== '' && is_numeric($cell_clean)) {
-                            $sum += (float) $cell_clean;
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                    $available_col[] = $sum;
+                    $message = "Lead Physcial file not found";
+                    $this->myLogger->logme('error', ($message . ' for file  ' . $file_name_with_path));
+                    return ['status' => 'failed', 'message' => 'no physical file'];
                 }
+
+                $spreadsheet = \PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\IOFactory::load($file_name_with_path);
+
+                //get members data
+                $members_sheet       = $spreadsheet->getSheet(0);
+                $highestRowAndColumn = $members_sheet->getHighestRowAndColumn();
+
+                // Read raw values and skip formula evaluation to avoid Calculation exceptions from malformed formulas.
+                $uncleaned_members = $members_sheet->rangeToArray(
+                    'A1:' . $highestRowAndColumn['column'] . $highestRowAndColumn['row'],
+                    null,
+                    false,
+                    true,
+                    false
+                );
+
+                $members = ExcelSanitizeHelper::sanitizeArrayData($uncleaned_members);
+
+                // Check column headings
+                $members_heading = $members[0];
+                $available_col   = [];
+
+                $lower_headers = array_map('strtolower', $members_heading);
+                foreach ($lower_headers as $index => $header) {
+                    if (preg_match('/^(sa\s*-\s*option|proposed\s+sum\s+insured)\s+\d+$/i', $header)) {
+                        $sum = 0;
+
+                        for ($i = 1; $i < count($members); $i++) {
+                            $cell_raw   = $members[$i][$index] ?? '';
+                            $cell_clean = preg_replace('/[^0-9.\-]/', '', $cell_raw); // remove non-numeric chars
+
+                            if ($cell_clean !== '' && is_numeric($cell_clean)) {
+                                $sum += (float) $cell_clean;
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        $available_col[] = $sum;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                return $available_col;
             }
 
-            // dd($available_col);
-            return $available_col;
-        }
+            return [];
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            log_message('error', 'Exception in handleMemberDataGPATotalSumInsurerFromExcel: {message}', [
+                'message' => $e->getMessage(),
+            ]);
+            log_message('error', 'Trace: {trace}', [
+                'trace' => $e->getTraceAsString(),
+            ]);
 
-        return [];
+            return [];
+        }
     }
 
     public function generateDemographyDataTable($param = [])