diff --git a/src/server/api/API_ingest/updated_data.py b/src/server/api/API_ingest/updated_data.py
index 6e3bc783..2b5cd368 100644
--- a/src/server/api/API_ingest/updated_data.py
+++ b/src/server/api/API_ingest/updated_data.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ def get_updated_contact_data():
     with Session() as session:
         result = session.execute(qry)
         sfdata = result.fetchone()[0]
-        logger.debug(sfdata)
-        logger.debug("Query for Salesforce update returned %d records", len(sfdata))
-        return sfdata
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+        if sfdata:
+            logger.debug(sfdata)
+            logger.debug("Query for Salesforce update returned %d records", len(sfdata))
+            return sfdata
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diff --git a/src/server/api/internal_api.py b/src/server/api/internal_api.py
index fd2ad08b..adc40f8a 100644
--- a/src/server/api/internal_api.py
+++ b/src/server/api/internal_api.py
@@ -45,8 +45,11 @@ def ingest_raw_data():
 def get_contact_data():
     logger.debug("Calling  get_updated_contact_data()")
     contact_json = updated_data.get_updated_contact_data()
-    logger.debug("Returning %d contact records", len(contact_json))
-    return jsonify(contact_json), 200
+    if contact_json:
+        logger.debug("Returning %d contact records", len(contact_json))
+    else:
+        logger.debug("No contact records found")
+    return jsonify({'outcome': 'OK'}), 200
 
 
 @internal_api.route("/api/internal/start_flow", methods=["GET"])
@@ -54,15 +57,17 @@ def run_flow():
     logger.debug("Calling    flow_script.start_flow()")
     flow_script.start_flow()
     logger.debug("Flow processing complete")
-    return jsonify(''), 200
+    return jsonify({'outcome': 'OK'}), 200
 
 
 @internal_api.route("/api/internal/send_salesforce_platform_message", methods=["GET"])
 def send_salesforce_platform_message():
     contact_list = updated_data.get_updated_contact_data()
-    logger.debug("Returning %d contact records", len(contact_list))
-    salesforce_message_publisher.send_pipeline_update_messages(contact_list)
-
+    if contact_list:
+        logger.debug("Returning %d contact records", len(contact_list))
+        salesforce_message_publisher.send_pipeline_update_messages(contact_list)
+    else:
+        logger.debug("No contact records found")
     return jsonify({'outcome': 'OK'}), 200
 
 @internal_api.route("/api/internal/full_flow", methods=["GET"])
@@ -73,7 +78,10 @@ def start_flow():
     flow_script.start_flow()
     logger.info("Building updated data payload")
     updated_contacts_list = updated_data.get_updated_contact_data()
-    logger.info("Sending Salesforce platform messages")
-    salesforce_message_publisher.send_pipeline_update_messages(updated_contacts_list)
+    if updated_contacts_list:
+        logger.info("Sending Salesforce platform messages")
+        salesforce_message_publisher.send_pipeline_update_messages(updated_contacts_list)
+    else:
+        logger.info("No contacts to update")
 
     return jsonify({'outcome': 'OK'}), 200
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diff --git a/src/server/requirements.txt b/src/server/requirements.txt
index 4ce11bc7..4a33bd12 100644
--- a/src/server/requirements.txt
+++ b/src/server/requirements.txt
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
-Flask==1.1.2
+Flask==3.0.1
 sqlalchemy==1.4.15 
 psycopg2-binary==2.9.1
 openpyxl
 requests
 pytest
-flask-jwt-extended==4.0.2
+flask-jwt-extended==4.6.0
 alembic
 flask-cors
 dropbox
 jellyfish
 networkx
-jinja2<3.1.0
-itsdangerous==2.0.1 # TODO: upgrade flask so we don't have to do this
+Jinja2>=3.1.2
+itsdangerous>=2.1.2
 simple-salesforce
-werkzeug==2.0.3
+werkzeug==3.0.1
 structlog
 pyjwt
 cryptography