diff --git a/backend/Pipfile b/backend/Pipfile
index 5f1f3fb07..ad1bdb46c 100644
--- a/backend/Pipfile
+++ b/backend/Pipfile
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ rocrate = "*"
 [dev-packages]
 requests = "*"
 pytest = "*"
+pytest-asyncio = "*"
 black = "*"
 faker = "*"
 
diff --git a/backend/Pipfile.lock b/backend/Pipfile.lock
index e0f002b45..8c9f7e56c 100644
--- a/backend/Pipfile.lock
+++ b/backend/Pipfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "_meta": {
         "hash": {
-            "sha256": "ab763f87e91bfba572248f4137cd96efd8dc32252b8f56e90b7907c5317ae47a"
+            "sha256": "81e6911fc9f48c1036174ca3b745cd14313ea469de000031b4dc269a1f9ba6a0"
         },
         "pipfile-spec": 6,
         "requires": {
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@
         },
         "anyio": {
             "hashes": [
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-                "sha256:cb29b9c70620506a9a8f87a309591713446953302d7d995344d0d7c6c0c9a7be"
+                "sha256:25ea0d673ae30af41a0c442f81cf3b38c7e79fdc7b60335a4c14e05eb0947421",
+                "sha256:fbbe32bd270d2a2ef3ed1c5d45041250284e31fc0a4df4a5a6071842051a51e3"
             ],
             "markers": "python_full_version >= '3.6.2'",
-            "version": "==3.6.1"
+            "version": "==3.6.2"
         },
         "arcp": {
             "hashes": [
@@ -80,44 +80,46 @@
         },
         "bcrypt": {
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+                "sha256:ae88eca3024bb34bb3430f964beab71226e761f51b912de5133470b649d82344",
+                "sha256:b1023030aec778185a6c16cf70f359cbb6e0c289fd564a7cfa29e727a1c38f8f",
+                "sha256:b3b85202d95dd568efcb35b53936c5e3b3600c7cdcc6115ba461df3a8e89f38d",
+                "sha256:b57adba8a1444faf784394de3436233728a1ecaeb6e07e8c22c8848f179b893c",
+                "sha256:bf4fa8b2ca74381bb5442c089350f09a3f17797829d958fad058d6e44d9eb83c",
+                "sha256:ca3204d00d3cb2dfed07f2d74a25f12fc12f73e606fcaa6975d1f7ae69cacbb2",
+                "sha256:cbb03eec97496166b704ed663a53680ab57c5084b2fc98ef23291987b525cb7d",
+                "sha256:e9a51bbfe7e9802b5f3508687758b564069ba937748ad7b9e890086290d2f79e",
+                "sha256:fbdaec13c5105f0c4e5c52614d04f0bca5f5af007910daa8b6b12095edaa67b3"
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             "index": "pypi",
-            "version": "==4.0.0"
+            "version": "==4.0.1"
         },
         "beanie": {
             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:0d27c089fc316fbbe1effe09104f0d1b62185fd8cae766b322a05254f9018eb2",
-                "sha256:740d8479b17bc78b16b9636b274a01878844fc87aef01f8bffa97c967bcecfd9"
+                "sha256:3aae32ba6bd40c3768ca1126a07725577d45133d240cca50ef1e6a35699f6063",
+                "sha256:954e33ffc7b6b79eec87b61a20c36e296dab98fe021e6798f3f2de752f35f9a6"
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             "index": "pypi",
-            "version": "==1.12.0"
+            "version": "==1.13.1"
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         "bioblend": {
             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:0cfbe8f11b0c3813a3822a9640931ae62ea14bea31e21591bca1310b25e745b3",
-                "sha256:2e1ce7e34f1363a0375d56185dcfa6a2834e2dff74157cb3b7fb34876772defb"
+                "sha256:3794288bbf891ae6edc1bcdd9618a3ae16b6ed4a04c946505f7e29f2f28898a5",
+                "sha256:db9616a77c614f3de900796079e9db72af739809232702d5ea4acf5ef49b4d38"
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             "markers": "python_version >= '3.7'",
-            "version": "==0.18.0"
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-        "boto": {
-            "hashes": [
-                "sha256:147758d41ae7240dc989f0039f27da8ca0d53734be0eb869ef16e3adcfa462e8",
-                "sha256:ea0d3b40a2d852767be77ca343b58a9e3a4b00d9db440efb8da74b4e58025e5a"
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-            "version": "==2.49.0"
+            "version": "==1.0.0"
         },
         "certifi": {
             "hashes": [
@@ -199,11 +201,11 @@
         },
         "fastapi": {
             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:1803d962f169dc9f8dde54a64b22eb16f6d81573f54401971f90f0a67234a8b4",
-                "sha256:bb219cfafd0d2ccf8f32310c9a257a06b0210bd8e2a03706a6f5a9f9f1416878"
+                "sha256:3e10ea0992c700e0b17b6de8c2092d7b9cd763ce92c49ee8d4be10fee3b2f367",
+                "sha256:6292db0edd4a11f0d938d6033ccec5f706e9d476958bf33b119e8ddb4e524bde"
             ],
             "index": "pypi",
-            "version": "==0.85.0"
+            "version": "==0.85.2"
         },
         "filelock": {
             "hashes": [
@@ -331,11 +333,11 @@
         },
         "motor": {
             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:203bb5e29fce22bfedc232b84e0170cd0b8bdbfa3be9df1cd472bc5180e90b75",
-                "sha256:b76cf533f64adbeeaa192941fbc6474d38dfc61d1f53c8d06faea197fc6a91ff"
+                "sha256:01d93d7c512810dcd85f4d634a7244ba42ff6be7340c869791fe793561e734da",
+                "sha256:a4bdadf8a08ebb186ba16e557ba432aa867f689a42b80f2e9f8b24bbb1604742"
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             "index": "pypi",
-            "version": "==3.1.0.dev0"
+            "version": "==3.1.1"
         },
         "multidict": {
             "hashes": [
@@ -378,19 +380,19 @@
         },
         "pika": {
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-                "sha256:15357ddc47a5c28f0b07d80e93d504cbbf7a1ad5e1cd129ecd27afe76472c529",
-                "sha256:9195f37aed089862b205fd8f8ce1cc6ea0a7ee3cd80f58e6eea6cb9d8411a647"
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             "index": "pypi",
-            "version": "==1.3.0"
+            "version": "==1.3.1"
         },
         "pipenv": {
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-                "sha256:fc1982e47e8214f47713efadf61cd61ff643b5988372a83edd040cf0f7d942f2"
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             "index": "pypi",
-            "version": "==2022.10.4"
+            "version": "==2022.10.25"
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         "pipfile": {
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@@ -459,84 +461,91 @@
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         "pyjwt": {
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             "index": "pypi",
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         "pymongo": {
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diff --git a/backend/app/database/errors.py b/backend/app/database/errors.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe4be1e8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/database/errors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import logging
+import traceback
+import motor.motor_asyncio
+from typing import Optional, Generator
+from fastapi import Depends
+from pymongo import MongoClient
+
+from app.config import settings
+from app.mongo import crete_mongo_indexes
+from app.models.errors import Error
+from app.models.metadata import MongoDBRef
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+async def _get_db() -> Generator:
+    """Duplicate of app.dependencies.get_db(), but importing that causes circular import."""
+    mongo_client = motor.motor_asyncio.AsyncIOMotorClient(settings.MONGODB_URL)
+    db = mongo_client[settings.MONGO_DATABASE]
+    await crete_mongo_indexes(db)
+    yield db
+
+
+async def log_error(
+    exception: Exception,
+    resource: Optional[MongoDBRef] = None,
+    user: Optional[str] = None,
+):
+    """Insert new Error into the database.
+
+    Arguments:
+        exception -- instance of an Exception or subclass
+        resource -- if error relates to a specific resource, you can include it
+        user --- if error relates to actions performed by a user, you can include them
+    """
+    db = _get_db()
+    message = str(exception)
+    trace = traceback.format_exc(exception, limit=4)
+
+    logger.error(message)
+    error_log = Error(message=message, trace=trace, resource=resource, user=user)
+    await db["errors"].insert_one(error_log.to_mongo())
diff --git a/backend/app/main.py b/backend/app/main.py
index e44b01288..1062c6191 100644
--- a/backend/app/main.py
+++ b/backend/app/main.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
 @app.on_event("startup")
 async def startup_elasticsearch():
     # create elasticsearch indices
-    es = connect_elasticsearch()
+    es = await connect_elasticsearch()
     create_index(
         es, "file", settings.elasticsearch_setting, indexSettings.file_mappings
     )
diff --git a/backend/app/models/errors.py b/backend/app/models/errors.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bfda50ce1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/models/errors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+from datetime import datetime
+from typing import Optional
+from pydantic import Field
+
+from app.models.mongomodel import MongoModel
+from app.models.metadata import MongoDBRef
+
+
+class ServiceUnreachable(Exception):
+    """Raised when Clowder can't connect to an outside service e.g. MongoDB, Elasticsearch."""
+
+    def __init__(self, service, *args):
+        super().__init__(args)
+        self.service = service
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return f"{self.service} could not be reached."
+
+
+class Error(MongoModel):
+    message: str  # Shorthand message of the error
+    trace: str  # Full stack trace of the error
+    resource: Optional[MongoDBRef] = None
+    user_id: Optional[str] = None
+    timestamp: datetime = Field(default_factory=datetime.utcnow)
diff --git a/backend/app/routers/datasets.py b/backend/app/routers/datasets.py
index d42f8a69b..983f1851b 100644
--- a/backend/app/routers/datasets.py
+++ b/backend/app/routers/datasets.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 from app import dependencies
 from app import keycloak_auth
 from app.search.connect import (
+    connect_elasticsearch,
     insert_record,
     delete_document_by_id,
     update_record,
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@ async def save_dataset(
     db: MongoClient = Depends(dependencies.get_db),
     es=Depends(dependencies.get_elasticsearchclient),
 ):
+    es = await connect_elasticsearch()
 
     # Check all connection and abort if any one of them is not available
     if db is None or es is None:
@@ -304,6 +306,7 @@ async def edit_dataset(
     user_id=Depends(get_user),
     es=Depends(dependencies.get_elasticsearchclient),
 ):
+    es = await connect_elasticsearch()
 
     # Check all connection and abort if any one of them is not available
     if db is None or es is None:
@@ -347,6 +350,7 @@ async def patch_dataset(
     db: MongoClient = Depends(dependencies.get_db),
     es=Depends(dependencies.get_elasticsearchclient),
 ):
+    es = await connect_elasticsearch()
 
     # Check all connection and abort if any one of them is not available
     if db is None or es is None:
@@ -388,6 +392,7 @@ async def delete_dataset(
     fs: Minio = Depends(dependencies.get_fs),
     es=Depends(dependencies.get_elasticsearchclient),
 ):
+    es = await connect_elasticsearch()
 
     # Check all connection and abort if any one of them is not available
     if db is None or fs is None or es is None:
diff --git a/backend/app/routers/elasticsearch.py b/backend/app/routers/elasticsearch.py
index 3fe4bec05..822756090 100644
--- a/backend/app/routers/elasticsearch.py
+++ b/backend/app/routers/elasticsearch.py
@@ -7,26 +7,26 @@
 
 @router.put("/search", response_model=str)
 async def search(index_name: str, query: str):
-    es = connect_elasticsearch()
+    es = await connect_elasticsearch()
     return search_index(es, index_name, query)
 
 
 @router.post("/file/_msearch")
 async def search_file(request: Request):
-    es = connect_elasticsearch()
+    es = await connect_elasticsearch()
     query = await request.body()
     return search_index(es, "file", query)
 
 
 @router.post("/dataset/_msearch")
 async def search_dataset(request: Request):
-    es = connect_elasticsearch()
+    es = await connect_elasticsearch()
     query = await request.body()
     return search_index(es, "dataset", query)
 
 
 @router.post("/file,dataset/_msearch")
 async def search_file_and_dataset(request: Request):
-    es = connect_elasticsearch()
+    es = await connect_elasticsearch()
     query = await request.body()
     return search_index(es, ["file", "dataset"], query)
diff --git a/backend/app/routers/files.py b/backend/app/routers/files.py
index 7d5d22370..e0ac313fb 100644
--- a/backend/app/routers/files.py
+++ b/backend/app/routers/files.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 from app import dependencies
 from app.config import settings
 from app.search.connect import (
+    connect_elasticsearch,
     insert_record,
     delete_document_by_id,
     update_record,
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ async def add_file_entry(
         file_db: FileDB object controlling dataset and folder destination
         file: bytes to upload
     """
+    es = await connect_elasticsearch()
 
     # Check all connection and abort if any one of them is not available
     if db is None or fs is None or es is None:
@@ -124,6 +126,8 @@ async def remove_file_entry(
     """Remove FileDB object into MongoDB, Minio, and associated metadata and version information."""
     # TODO: Deleting individual versions will require updating version_id in mongo, or deleting entire document
 
+    es = await connect_elasticsearch()
+
     # Check all connection and abort if any one of them is not available
     if db is None or fs is None or es is None:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=503, detail="Service not available")
@@ -146,6 +150,7 @@ async def update_file(
     file: UploadFile = File(...),
     es=Depends(dependencies.get_elasticsearchclient),
 ):
+    es = await connect_elasticsearch()
 
     # Check all connection and abort if any one of them is not available
     if db is None or fs is None or es is None:
diff --git a/backend/app/search/connect.py b/backend/app/search/connect.py
index e3d8449b2..f4b29dbd4 100644
--- a/backend/app/search/connect.py
+++ b/backend/app/search/connect.py
@@ -7,21 +7,26 @@
 from app.models.files import FileOut
 from app.models.search import SearchCriteria
 from app.models.feeds import SearchObject
+from app.models.errors import ServiceUnreachable
+from app.database.errors import log_error
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 no_of_shards = settings.elasticsearch_no_of_shards
 no_of_replicas = settings.elasticsearch_no_of_replicas
 
 
-def connect_elasticsearch():
+async def connect_elasticsearch():
     """To connect to elasticsearch server and return the elasticsearch client"""
     _es = None
     logger.info(settings.elasticsearch_url)
     _es = Elasticsearch(settings.elasticsearch_url)
-    if _es.ping():
-        logger.info("Successfully connected to Elasticsearch")
-    else:
-        logger.info("Can not connect to Elasticsearch")
+    try:
+        if _es.ping():
+            logger.info("Successfully connected to Elasticsearch")
+        else:
+            raise ServiceUnreachable("Elasticsearch")
+    except ServiceUnreachable as e:
+        await log_error(e)
     return _es
 
 
diff --git a/backend/app/tests/test_elastic_search.py b/backend/app/tests/test_elastic_search.py
index 7bebdf324..d05418e18 100644
--- a/backend/app/tests/test_elastic_search.py
+++ b/backend/app/tests/test_elastic_search.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import json
 import time
+import pytest
 from datetime import datetime
 
 from bson import ObjectId
@@ -57,8 +58,9 @@
 }
 
 
-def test_files():
-    es = connect_elasticsearch()
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_files():
+    es = await connect_elasticsearch()
     if es is not None:
         create_index(
             es,
@@ -95,8 +97,9 @@ def test_files():
         delete_index(es, dummy_file_index_name)
 
 
-def test_datasets():
-    es = connect_elasticsearch()
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_datasets():
+    es = await connect_elasticsearch()
     if es is not None:
         create_index(
             es,