diff --git a/CheckInGUI/PythonFiles/Data/DBSender.py b/CheckInGUI/PythonFiles/Data/DBSender.py
index 29d6adaa..96f757d7 100644
--- a/CheckInGUI/PythonFiles/Data/DBSender.py
+++ b/CheckInGUI/PythonFiles/Data/DBSender.py
@@ -94,7 +94,11 @@ def get_usernames(self):
     # Whether or not DB has passing results 
     def get_previous_test_results(self, full_id):
    
-        r = requests.post('{}/get_previous_test_results.py'.format(self.db_url), data={'full_id': str(full_id)})
+        try:
+            r = requests.post('{}/get_previous_test_results.py'.format(self.db_url), data={'full_id': str(full_id)}, timeout=10)
+        except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+            logger.error("get_previous_test_results.py request failed (%s); treating board as having no prior results.", e)
+            return [], []
         lines = r.text.split('\n')
 
         try:
@@ -104,9 +108,10 @@ def get_previous_test_results(self, full_id):
             end2 = lines.index("End2")
             begin3 = lines.index("Begin3") + 1
             end3 = lines.index("End3")
-        except:
-            logger.error("There was an issue with the web API script `get_previous_test_results.py`. There is likely a syntax error in an associated web API script.")
+        except ValueError:
+            logger.error("There was an issue with the web API script `get_previous_test_results.py` (no Begin/End markers in response); treating board as having no prior results.")
             logger.debug(r.text)
+            return [], []
 
         tests_run = []
         outcomes = []
diff --git a/CheckInGUI/PythonFiles/Data/DataHolder.py b/CheckInGUI/PythonFiles/Data/DataHolder.py
index 3f693dd9..70626a04 100644
--- a/CheckInGUI/PythonFiles/Data/DataHolder.py
+++ b/CheckInGUI/PythonFiles/Data/DataHolder.py
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ def send_to_DB(self):
         info_dict = {"full_id":self.get_full_ID(),"tester": self.data_dict['user_ID'], "test_type": test_name, "successful": self.data_dict["inspection_pass"], "comments": self.data_dict['comments']}
         logger.debug(info_dict)
 
+        os.makedirs("{}/JSONFiles".format(PythonFiles.__path__[0]), exist_ok=True)
+
         with open("{}/JSONFiles/storage.json".format(PythonFiles.__path__[0]), "w") as outfile:
             json.dump(info_dict, outfile)
 
diff --git a/Configs/WM_cfg.yaml b/Configs/WM_cfg.yaml
index e6b47afa..0036e6c8 100644
--- a/Configs/WM_cfg.yaml
+++ b/Configs/WM_cfg.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 DBInfo:
   admin: FactoryInserter
-  baseURL: http://128.186.110.114/Factory/mbDB
+  baseURL: http://phy-k619lf-a.hep.fsu.edu/Factory/mbDB
   inserter: FactoryInserter
   name: mbdb
   reader: FactoryReadUser