diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 23ee560..1763b8a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Deploy with composer:
 ```json
 ...
 "require": {
-    "kristuff/abuseipdb": ">=0.9.9-stable"
+    "kristuff/abuseipdb": ">=0.9.10-stable"
 },
 ```
 
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 61b0af6..860a576 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
     "name": "kristuff/abuseipdb",
     "description": "A PHP wrapper for AbuseIPDB API v2",
     "type": "library",
+    "keywords": ["abuseIPDB", "API"],
     "license": "MIT",
     "authors": [
         {
diff --git a/lib/ApiBase.php b/lib/ApiBase.php
index e35a348..c0d029e 100644
--- a/lib/ApiBase.php
+++ b/lib/ApiBase.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
  * file that was distributed with this source code.
  *
- * @version    0.9.9
+ * @version    0.9.10
  * @copyright  2020-2021 Kristuff
  */
 
@@ -47,9 +47,10 @@ abstract class ApiBase
      * shorname, id (string), long name
      * last paramter is false when the category cant' be used alone
      * 
+     * @static
      * @var array
      */
-    protected $aipdbApiCategories = [
+    protected static $aipdbApiCategories = [
         
         // Altering DNS records resulting in improper redirection.        
         ['dns-c'           , '1', 'DNS Compromise', true],    
@@ -134,25 +135,27 @@ abstract class ApiBase
      * Get the list of report categories
      * 
      * @access public
+     * @static
      *  
      * @return array
      */
-    public function getCategories()
+    public static function getCategories(): array
     {
-        return $this->aipdbApiCategories;
+        return self::$aipdbApiCategories;
     }
 
     /**
      * Get the category id corresponding to given name
      * 
      * @access public
-     * @param string $categoryName    The report categoriy name
+     * @static
+     * @param string $categoryName    The report category name
      * 
      * @return string|bool            The category id in string format if found, otherwise false
      */
-    public function getCategoryIdbyName(string $categoryName)
+    public static function getCategoryIdbyName(string $categoryName)
     {
-        foreach ($this->aipdbApiCategories as $cat){
+        foreach (self::$aipdbApiCategories as $cat){
             if ($cat[0] === $categoryName) {
                 return $cat;
             }
@@ -166,13 +169,14 @@ abstract class ApiBase
      * Get the category name corresponding to given id
      * 
      * @access public
+     * @static
      * @param string    $categoryId   The report category id
      * 
      * @return string|bool            The category name if found, otherwise false
      */
-    public function getCategoryNameById(string $categoryId)
+    public static function getCategoryNameById(string $categoryId)
     {
-        foreach ($this->aipdbApiCategories as $cat){
+        foreach (self::$aipdbApiCategories as $cat){
            if ($cat[1] === $categoryId) {
                return $cat;
            }
@@ -186,15 +190,16 @@ abstract class ApiBase
      * Get the index of category corresponding to given value
      * 
      * @access protected
+     * @static
      * @param string        $value          The report category id or name
      * @param string        $index          The index in value array 
      * 
      * @return int|bool     The category index if found, otherwise false
      */
-    protected function getCategoryIndex(string $value, int $index)
+    protected static function getCategoryIndex(string $value, int $index)
     {
         $i = 0;
-        foreach ($this->aipdbApiCategories as $cat){
+        foreach (self::$aipdbApiCategories as $cat){
             if ($cat[$index] === $value) {
                 return $i;
             }
@@ -229,7 +234,7 @@ abstract class ApiBase
         foreach ($cats as $cat) {
 
             // get index on our array of categories
-            $catIndex    = is_numeric($cat) ? $this->getCategoryIndex($cat, 1) : $this->getCategoryIndex($cat, 0);
+            $catIndex    = is_numeric($cat) ? self::getCategoryIndex($cat, 1) : self::getCategoryIndex($cat, 0);
 
             // check if found
             if ($catIndex === false ){
@@ -237,13 +242,13 @@ abstract class ApiBase
             }
 
             // get Id
-            $catId = $this->aipdbApiCategories[$catIndex][1];
+            $catId = self::$aipdbApiCategories[$catIndex][1];
 
             // need another ?
             if ($needAnother !== false){
 
                 // is a standalone cat ?
-                if ($this->aipdbApiCategories[$catIndex][3] === false) {
+                if (self::$aipdbApiCategories[$catIndex][3] === false) {
                     $needAnother = true;
 
                 } else {
diff --git a/lib/ApiHandler.php b/lib/ApiHandler.php
index 549c985..7f93857 100644
--- a/lib/ApiHandler.php
+++ b/lib/ApiHandler.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
  * file that was distributed with this source code.
  *
- * @version    0.9.9
+ * @version    0.9.10
  * @copyright  2020-2021 Kristuff
  */
 
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ class ApiHandler extends ApiBase
     use CurlTrait;
 
     /**
-     * @var string      $version
+     * @var string
      */
-    const VERSION = 'v0.9.9'; 
+    const VERSION = 'v0.9.10'; 
 
     /**
      * The ips to remove from report messages
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ class ApiHandler extends ApiBase
      * @param bool      $plainText          True to get the response in plaintext list. Default is false
      * @param int       $confidenceMinimum  The abuse confidence score minimum (subscribers feature). Default is 100.
      *                                      The confidence minimum must be between 25 and 100.
-     *                                      This parameter is subscriber feature (not honored otherwise).
+     *                                      This parameter is a subscriber feature (not honored otherwise).
      * 
      * @return ApiResponse
      * @throws \RuntimeException
diff --git a/lib/ApiResponse.php b/lib/ApiResponse.php
index 1231c00..8fa3e3c 100644
--- a/lib/ApiResponse.php
+++ b/lib/ApiResponse.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
  * file that was distributed with this source code.
  *
- * @version    0.9.9
+ * @version    0.9.10
  * @copyright  2020-2021 Kristuff
  */
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class ApiResponse
     public function __construct(?string $plaintext = null)
     {
         $this->curlResponse = $plaintext;
-        $this->decodedResponse = json_decode($plaintext, false);
+        $this->decodedResponse = !empty($plaintext) ? json_decode($plaintext, false) : null;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -112,4 +112,27 @@ class ApiResponse
     {
         return ($this->decodedResponse && $this->decodedResponse->errors) ? $this->decodedResponse->errors : [];
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Get an internal error message in an ApiResponse object
+     * 
+     * @access public
+     * @static
+     * @param string    $message        The error message
+     *
+     * @return ApiResponse
+     */
+    public static function createErrorResponse(string $message): ApiResponse
+    {
+        $response = [
+            "errors" => [
+                [
+                    "title"  => "Internal Error",
+                    "detail" => $message
+                ]
+            ]
+        ];
+
+        return new ApiResponse(json_encode($response));
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/lib/CurlTrait.php b/lib/CurlTrait.php
index bf73b1e..ba44556 100644
--- a/lib/CurlTrait.php
+++ b/lib/CurlTrait.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
  * file that was distributed with this source code.
  *
- * @version    0.9.9
+ * @version    0.9.10
  * @copyright  2020-2021 Kristuff
  */
 
diff --git a/lib/InvalidPermissionException.php b/lib/InvalidPermissionException.php
index bdf6ead..fd5b75c 100644
--- a/lib/InvalidPermissionException.php
+++ b/lib/InvalidPermissionException.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
  * file that was distributed with this source code.
  *
- * @version    0.9.9
+ * @version    0.9.10
  * @copyright  2020-2021 Kristuff
  */
 
diff --git a/lib/SilentApiHandler.php b/lib/QuietApiHandler.php
similarity index 77%
rename from lib/SilentApiHandler.php
rename to lib/QuietApiHandler.php
index dd45bc2..0bea1ee 100644
--- a/lib/SilentApiHandler.php
+++ b/lib/QuietApiHandler.php
@@ -14,43 +14,21 @@
  * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
  * file that was distributed with this source code.
  *
- * @version    0.9.9
+ * @version    0.9.10
  * @copyright  2020-2021 Kristuff
  */
 
 namespace Kristuff\AbuseIPDB;
 
 /**
- * Class SilentApiHandler
+ * Class QuietApiHandler
  * 
  * Overwrite ApiHandler with Exception handling
- * Instead of Exception, all method return an ApiResponse that may 
+ * Instead of Exception, all methods return an ApiResponse that may 
  * contains errors from the AbuseIPDB API, or internal errors  
  */
-class SilentApiHandler extends ApiHandler
+class QuietApiHandler extends ApiHandler
 {
-    /**
-     * Get an internal error message in an ApiResponse object
-     * 
-     * @access public
-     * @param string    $message        The error message
-     *
-     * @return ApiResponse
-     */
-    public function getErrorResponse(string $message): ApiResponse
-    {
-        $response = [
-            "errors" => [
-                [
-                    "title"  => "Internal Error",
-                    "detail" => $message
-                ]
-            ]
-        ];
-
-        return new ApiResponse(json_encode($response));
-    }
-
     /**
      * Performs a 'report' api request, with Exception handling
      * 
@@ -66,7 +44,7 @@ class SilentApiHandler extends ApiHandler
         try {
             return parent::report($ip,$categories,$message);
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            return $this->getErrorResponse($e->getMessage());
+            return ApiResponse::createErrorResponse($e->getMessage());
         }
     }
 
@@ -83,7 +61,7 @@ class SilentApiHandler extends ApiHandler
         try {
             return parent::bulkReport($filePath);
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            return $this->getErrorResponse($e->getMessage());
+            return ApiResponse::createErrorResponse($e->getMessage());
         }
     }
 
@@ -100,7 +78,7 @@ class SilentApiHandler extends ApiHandler
         try {
             return parent::clearAddress($ip);
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            return $this->getErrorResponse($e->getMessage());
+            return ApiResponse::createErrorResponse($e->getMessage());
         }
     }
 
@@ -119,7 +97,7 @@ class SilentApiHandler extends ApiHandler
         try {
             return parent::check($ip, $maxAgeInDays, $verbose);
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            return $this->getErrorResponse($e->getMessage());
+            return ApiResponse::createErrorResponse($e->getMessage());
         }
     }
 
@@ -137,7 +115,7 @@ class SilentApiHandler extends ApiHandler
         try {
             return parent::checkBlock($network, $maxAgeInDays);
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            return $this->getErrorResponse($e->getMessage());
+            return ApiResponse::createErrorResponse($e->getMessage());
         }
     }
 
@@ -149,7 +127,7 @@ class SilentApiHandler extends ApiHandler
      * @param bool      $plainText          True to get the response in plaintext list. Default is false
      * @param int       $confidenceMinimum  The abuse confidence score minimum (subscribers feature). Default is 100.
      *                                      The confidence minimum must be between 25 and 100.
-     *                                      This parameter is subscriber feature (not honored otherwise).
+     *                                      This parameter is a subscriber feature (not honored otherwise).
      * 
      * @return ApiResponse
      */
@@ -158,7 +136,7 @@ class SilentApiHandler extends ApiHandler
         try {
             return parent::blacklist($limit, $plainText, $confidenceMinimum);
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            return $this->getErrorResponse($e->getMessage());
+            return ApiResponse::createErrorResponse($e->getMessage());
         }
     }
 }
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