diff --git a/jsonformer/main.py b/jsonformer/main.py
index f27558f..cebafe0 100644
--- a/jsonformer/main.py
+++ b/jsonformer/main.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class Jsonformer:
 
     def choose_type_to_generate(self, possible_types: List[str]) -> str:
         possible_types = list(set(possible_types))  # remove duplicates
-        self.debug("[choosing type to generate]", possible_types)
+        self.debug("[choose_type_to_generate]", possible_types)
         if len(possible_types) < 1:
             raise ValueError(f"Union type must not be empty")
         elif len(possible_types) == 1:
@@ -165,11 +165,11 @@ class Jsonformer:
         logits = output.logits[0, -1]
 
         max_type = None
-        max_logit = -1
+        max_logit = -float("inf")
         for possible_type in possible_types:
             try: 
                 prefix_tokens = self.type_prefix_tokens[possible_type]
-            except IndexError:
+            except KeyError:
                 raise ValueError(f"Unsupported schema type: {possible_type}")
             max_type_logit = logits[prefix_tokens].max()
             if max_type_logit > max_logit:
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class Jsonformer:
 
         if max_type is None:
             raise Exception("Unable to find best type to generate for union type")
-        self.debug("[chose type to generate]", max_type)
+        self.debug("[choose_type_to_generate]", max_type)
         return max_type
     
     def generate_value(