diff --git a/.changeset/bright-cameras-carry.md b/.changeset/bright-cameras-carry.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b3c769
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/bright-cameras-carry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@verify-media/verify-client": patch
+---
+
+error handling for register org
diff --git a/src/graph/protocol/index.ts b/src/graph/protocol/index.ts
index b5a9405..66229b1 100644
--- a/src/graph/protocol/index.ts
+++ b/src/graph/protocol/index.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ import { getGraphContractAddress } from '../../constants'
 import { fetchFromIPFS } from '../../storage/ipfs'
 import { fetchFileFromPinata } from '../../read'
 import { PinataConfig } from '../../storage/pinata/types'
-import { withErrorHandlingGraph } from '../../utils/error/decode-ether-error'
+import {
+  VerifyError,
+  withErrorHandlingGraph
+} from '../../utils/error/decode-ether-error'
 import { debugLogger } from '../../utils/logger'
 
 /**
@@ -638,10 +641,12 @@ export const registerOrg = withErrorHandlingGraph(
       '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
     // create org node
 
+    let incrBy = 1
+
     debugLogger().debug(`get nodes created for ${rootWalletAddress}`)
 
     let nodesCreated = (
-      (await getNodesCreated(rootWalletAddress)).toNumber() + 1
+      (await getNodesCreated(rootWalletAddress)).toNumber() + incrBy
     ).toString()
 
     debugLogger().debug(`nodesCreated ${nodesCreated}`)
@@ -653,12 +658,22 @@ export const registerOrg = withErrorHandlingGraph(
 
     debugLogger().debug(`orgId ${orgId}`)
 
-    const orgTransaction = await createNode({
-      id: orgId,
-      parentId: ZeroHash,
-      nodeType: NodeType.ORG,
-      referenceOf: ZeroHash
-    })
+    let orgTransaction = null
+    try {
+      orgTransaction = await createNode({
+        id: orgId,
+        parentId: ZeroHash,
+        nodeType: NodeType.ORG,
+        referenceOf: ZeroHash
+      })
+    } catch (error) {
+      if ((error as VerifyError).data === '0xe63231f6') {
+        incrBy = incrBy + 1
+        debugLogger().debug('org node already exists')
+      } else {
+        throw error
+      }
+    }
 
     //create og node
     nodesCreated = (
@@ -674,21 +689,30 @@ export const registerOrg = withErrorHandlingGraph(
 
     debugLogger().debug(`ogId ${ogId}`)
 
-    const ogTransaction = await createNode({
-      id: ogId,
-      parentId: orgId,
-      nodeType: NodeType.ORG,
-      referenceOf: ZeroHash
-    })
+    let ogTransaction = null
+    try {
+      ogTransaction = await createNode({
+        id: ogId,
+        parentId: orgId,
+        nodeType: NodeType.ORG,
+        referenceOf: ZeroHash
+      })
+    } catch (error) {
+      if ((error as VerifyError).data === '0xe63231f6') {
+        debugLogger().debug('og node already exists')
+      } else {
+        throw error
+      }
+    }
 
     return {
       org: {
         id: orgId,
-        txnHash: orgTransaction.transactionHash
+        txnHash: orgTransaction?.transactionHash || ''
       },
       originalMaterial: {
         id: ogId,
-        txnHash: ogTransaction.transactionHash
+        txnHash: ogTransaction?.transactionHash || ''
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/utils/config.ts b/src/utils/config.ts
index 61a4c18..789f236 100644
--- a/src/utils/config.ts
+++ b/src/utils/config.ts
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ export const { init, getConfig, clearConfig, unset, set } = (() => {
       throw new Error('stage can be either sandbox, testnet or mainnet')
     }
 
-    if (!_config.stage) _config.stage = stage
+    _config.stage = stage
 
     const pvtKey = config?.pvtKey || process.env.PVT_KEY || ''
-    if (!_config.pvtKey) _config.pvtKey = pvtKey
+    _config.pvtKey = pvtKey
 
     const rpcUrl = config?.rpcUrl || process.env.RPC_URL || ''
     if (!rpcUrl) {
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export const { init, getConfig, clearConfig, unset, set } = (() => {
         'rpcUrl cannot be empty, either set and env var RPC_URL or pass a value to this function'
       )
     }
-    if (!_config.rpcUrl) _config.rpcUrl = rpcUrl
+    _config.rpcUrl = rpcUrl
 
     const chainId = config?.chainId || process.env.CHAIN_ID || 0
     if (!chainId) {
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export const { init, getConfig, clearConfig, unset, set } = (() => {
       )
     }
     //convert chainId to number
-    if (!_config.chainId) _config.chainId = parseInt(chainId.toString())
+    _config.chainId = parseInt(chainId.toString())
 
     const chain = config?.chain || process.env.CHAIN || ''
     if (!chain) {
@@ -87,25 +87,21 @@ export const { init, getConfig, clearConfig, unset, set } = (() => {
         'chain cannot be empty, either set and env var CHAIN or pass a value to this function'
       )
     }
-    if (!_config.chain) _config.chain = chain
+    _config.chain = chain
 
     const walletExpiry =
       config?.walletExpiryDays || process.env.WALLET_EXPIRY_DAYS || 1
 
-    if (!_config.walletExpiryDays)
-      _config.walletExpiryDays = Number(walletExpiry)
+    _config.walletExpiryDays = Number(walletExpiry)
 
     const maxGasPrice = config?.maxGasPrice || process.env.MAX_GAS_PRICE || 0
-    if (!_config.maxGasPrice) _config.maxGasPrice = Number(maxGasPrice)
+    _config.maxGasPrice = Number(maxGasPrice)
 
     const rootPvtKey = config?.rootPvtKey || process.env.ROOT_PVT_KEY || ''
-    if (!_config.rootPvtKey) _config.rootPvtKey = rootPvtKey
+    _config.rootPvtKey = rootPvtKey
 
-    if (!_config.contractAddress)
-      _config.contractAddress = getGraphContractAddress(stage)
-
-    if (!_config.identityContractAddress)
-      _config.identityContractAddress = getIdentityContractAddress(stage)
+    _config.contractAddress = getGraphContractAddress(stage)
+    _config.identityContractAddress = getIdentityContractAddress(stage)
 
     setDebug(config?.debug || process.env.DEBUG === '1')
 
diff --git a/src/utils/error/decode-ether-error.ts b/src/utils/error/decode-ether-error.ts
index 190a16d..be3e5ec 100644
--- a/src/utils/error/decode-ether-error.ts
+++ b/src/utils/error/decode-ether-error.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ interface NestedError {
   message?: string
 }
 
+export type VerifyError = {
+  type: string
+  error: string
+  data: string
+}
+
 function extractErrorDataFromErrorObject(error: unknown): string {
   let currentError: NestedError | undefined = error as NestedError
   let errorData: string | undefined