diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 372bdcb..35ee029 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ func main() {
 
 func imagineHandler(imageName string) http.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		log.Printf("Received request: %s %s", r.Method, r.URL.Path)
 		if r.Method != http.MethodPost {
 			if r.Method == http.MethodGet {
 				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
@@ -78,6 +79,12 @@ func imagineHandler(imageName string) http.HandlerFunc {
 			return
 		}
 
+		if admissionReview.Request == nil {
+			log.Printf("AdmissionReview.Request is nil")
+			http.Error(w, "invalid admission review request", http.StatusBadRequest)
+			return
+		}
+
 		var pod corev1.Pod
 		if err := json.Unmarshal(admissionReview.Request.Object.Raw, &pod); err != nil {
 			log.Printf("Failed to decode pod spec: %v", err)