diff --git a/.coverage b/.coverage
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diff --git a/server/main.py b/server/main.py
index 8bb9b75f8bb80632c5192dcfb352d693bd02acc3..c7a1691335048990fa94fdb1bffcfa6e0eace208 100644
--- a/server/main.py
+++ b/server/main.py
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ from urllib.parse import urlparse, parse_qs, unquote
 from consts import SSL_CERT_PATH, SSL_KEY_PATH, HOST, PORT
 from http.server import HTTPServer, BaseHTTPRequestHandler
 
-from map_handler.add_new_lake import cut_map
+from map_handler.add_new_lake import cut_map_handler
 from server.scheduler import update_scheduler
 from server.consts import LAKE_RELATIONS_PATH
-from map_handler.get_lake_relation import get_map_data
+from map_handler.get_lake_relation import get_map_data_handler
 from map_handler.input_new_data import input_new_Lidar_data
 from map_handler.update_measurements import update_measurements, addTestData
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class IceHTTP(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
             lake_name = unquote(lake_name_param)  # Decode url param
 
             if lake_name_param:
-                get_map_data(self, lake_name, True)  # Get all measurements for selected lake
+                get_map_data_handler(self, lake_name, True)  # Get all measurements for selected lake
             else:
                 self.send_response(400)
                 self.send_header('Content-type', 'application/json')
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class IceHTTP(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
             lake_name_param = query_params.get('lake', [''])[0]
             lake_name = unquote(lake_name_param)  # Decode url param
 
-            get_map_data(self, lake_name, False)
+            get_map_data_handler(self, lake_name, False)
         elif self.path.startswith('/add_new_lake'):
             parsed_path = urlparse(self.path)
             query_params = parse_qs(parsed_path.query)
@@ -108,11 +108,11 @@ class IceHTTP(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                     try:
                         # Try to convert the value to a float and the map
                         cell_size_float = float(cell_size_param)
-                        cut_map(self, cursor, lake_name, cell_size_float)
+                        cut_map_handler(self, cursor, lake_name, cell_size_float)
                     except ValueError:
                         print("Error: cell_size_param is not a valid float")
                 else:
-                    cut_map(self, cursor, lake_name)
+                    cut_map_handler(self, cursor, lake_name)
             else:
                 self.send_response(400)
                 self.send_header('Content-type', 'application/json')
diff --git a/server/map_handler/__pycache__/add_new_lake.cpython-311.pyc b/server/map_handler/__pycache__/add_new_lake.cpython-311.pyc
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diff --git a/server/map_handler/__pycache__/get_lake_relation.cpython-311.pyc b/server/map_handler/__pycache__/get_lake_relation.cpython-311.pyc
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diff --git a/server/map_handler/add_new_lake.py b/server/map_handler/add_new_lake.py
index b9d22c5ee92c543483307cceb2b5fdb01ea0aed6..c14df4754e7b7f338e64ef51ddc7b6552882727a 100644
--- a/server/map_handler/add_new_lake.py
+++ b/server/map_handler/add_new_lake.py
@@ -10,12 +10,23 @@ from shapely.geometry import Polygon, LineString
 from server.consts import LAKE_RELATIONS_PATH
 
 
-def cut_map(self, cursor, lake_name: str, cell_size_in_km: float = 0.5):
+def cut_map_handler(self, cursor, lake_name: str, cell_size_in_km: float = 0.5):
+    status_code, map_data = cut_map(cursor, lake_name, cell_size_in_km)
+
+    # Set headers
+    self.send_response(status_code)
+    self.send_header("Content-type", "application/json")
+    self.end_headers()
+
+    # Write the map data to the response
+    self.wfile.write(json.dumps(map_data).encode('utf-8'))
+
+
+def cut_map(cursor, lake_name: str, cell_size_in_km: float = 0.5) -> (int, str):
     """
     Cuts a map into a grid based on a selected cell size
 
             Parameters:
-                    self (BaseHTTPRequestHandler): A instance of a BaseHTTPRequestHandler
                     cursor (cursor): An Sqlite3 cursor object that points to the database
                     lake_name (str): The name of the lake to be cut
                     cell_size_in_km (float): The selected cell size in kilometers
@@ -38,9 +49,9 @@ def cut_map(self, cursor, lake_name: str, cell_size_in_km: float = 0.5):
         cell_height = cell_width / cos(start_x * 0.01745)
 
         # List to store new GeoJSON feature objects
-        features = []   # List to store new GeoJSON feature objects
+        features = []  # List to store new GeoJSON feature objects
         sub_div_id = 0  # Tracker to create unique subdivision ids
-        divided_map = []    # Object for plotting the tiles
+        divided_map = []  # Object for plotting the tiles
 
         # Process all polygons
         for polygon in polygons:
@@ -114,20 +125,15 @@ def cut_map(self, cursor, lake_name: str, cell_size_in_km: float = 0.5):
         plot_map(divided_map)
         write_json_to_file(lake_name, feature_collection)
 
-        # Return the map to the response object
-        self.send_response(200)
-        self.send_header("Content-type", "application/json")
-        self.end_headers()
-
-        self.wfile.write(json.dumps(feature_collection).encode('utf-8'))
+        # Return OK and the newly divided map
+        return 200, feature_collection
 
+    except FileNotFoundError as e:
+        print(f"Failed to find the map file: {e}")
+        return 404, []
     except Exception as e:
         print(f"Error in adding new map: {e}")
-
-        self.send_response(500)
-        self.send_header("Content-type", "application/json")
-        self.end_headers()
-
+        return 500, []
 
 def create_grid(poly: Polygon, cell_width: float, cell_height: float):
     """
diff --git a/server/map_handler/get_lake_relation.py b/server/map_handler/get_lake_relation.py
index 220ebf52b804c072d792a4a86763461f88c3378b..f54746e124a291d4bb6ecc82c4c9107c43501903 100644
--- a/server/map_handler/get_lake_relation.py
+++ b/server/map_handler/get_lake_relation.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from server.consts import LAKE_RELATIONS_PATH
 
 
-def get_map_data(self, file_name: str, measurement: bool):
+def get_map_data_handler(self, file_name: str, measurement: bool):
     status_code, map_data = fetch_data(file_name, measurement)
 
     # Set HTTP headers
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diff --git a/server/map_handler/unit_tests/test_add_new_lake.py b/server/map_handler/unit_tests/test_add_new_lake.py
index 2f7d4c6fb9aa4d3a6a7354920597bc77625d0c5e..6b3fd67f5377ee6bb0fc1f7cb44b67fc01c9cdb3 100644
--- a/server/map_handler/unit_tests/test_add_new_lake.py
+++ b/server/map_handler/unit_tests/test_add_new_lake.py
@@ -2,7 +2,16 @@ import json
 from shapely.geometry import Polygon, LineString
 
 from server.consts import LAKE_RELATIONS_PATH
-from server.map_handler.add_new_lake import create_grid, write_json_to_file
+from server.map_handler.add_new_lake import create_grid, write_json_to_file, cut_map
+
+
+def test_cut_map() -> None:
+    test_cursor = None
+    test_lake_name = "test_lake"
+
+    status_code, _ = cut_map(test_cursor, test_lake_name, 1)
+
+    assert status_code == 500
 
 
 def test_create_grid_default() -> None:
@@ -37,8 +46,3 @@ def test_write_json_to_file() -> None:
         result = json.load(f)
 
     assert result == test_data
-
-
-
-
-