diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b3db3b72..4c0b580b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 <!-- Please add changes under the Unreleased section that reads 'No current changes' otherwise -->
 
+## v2.1.0
+
+ - New CLI option `execution` that allows for resuming executions more easily
+ - Fix issue that prevented the status.json information to be written
+
 ## v2.0.1
 
  - Improved Slurm engine
diff --git a/src/machinable/storage/component.py b/src/machinable/storage/component.py
index 9f986da6..e8bd4bb1 100644
--- a/src/machinable/storage/component.py
+++ b/src/machinable/storage/component.py
@@ -128,17 +128,17 @@ def output(self):
     @property
     def records(self):
         """Returns the record interface"""
-        return self.get_records_writer("default")
+        return self.get_records("default")
 
     def has_records(self, scope="default"):
         """Returns True if records of given scope exist"""
         return bool(self.file(f"records/{scope}.p", default=False))
 
-    def get_records_writer(self, scope=None):
-        """Returns a record writer
+    def get_records(self, scope=None):
+        """Returns a record collection
 
         # Arguments
-        scope: The name of the record writer
+        scope: The name of the record scope
         """
         if scope is None:
             # return list of available scopes
@@ -148,7 +148,9 @@ def get_records_writer(self, scope=None):
                     return [s[:-5] for s in scopes if s.endswith(".json")]
             except:
                 return []
-        return RecordCollection(self.file(f"records/{scope}.p", reload=self.is_alive()))
+        return RecordCollection(
+            self.file(f"records/{scope}.p", default=[], reload=self.is_alive())
+        )
 
     @property
     def started_at(self):
diff --git a/src/machinable/store/store.py b/src/machinable/store/store.py
index c6e8082a..204dc018 100644
--- a/src/machinable/store/store.py
+++ b/src/machinable/store/store.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from fs import open_fs
 
 from ..utils.dicts import serialize, update_dict
+from ..utils.formatting import exception_to_str
 from .log import Log
 from .record import Record
 
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ def __init__(self, config=None, component=None):
         self._status = dict()
         self._status["started_at"] = str(pendulum.now())
         self._status["finished_at"] = False
-        self.refresh_status()
+        self.refresh_status(log_errors=True)
 
         if not self.config["url"].startswith("mem://"):
             OutputRedirection.apply(
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ def destroy(self):
         """Destroys the store instance"""
         # write finished status (not triggered in the case of an unhandled exception)
         self._status["finished_at"] = str(pendulum.now())
-        self.refresh_status()
+        self.refresh_status(log_errors=True)
 
         OutputRedirection.revert()
 
@@ -182,16 +183,24 @@ def local_directory(self, append=""):
             self.config["url"].split("osfs://")[-1], self.get_path(append)
         )
 
-    def refresh_status(self):
+    def refresh_status(self, log_errors=False):
         """Updates the status.json file with a heartbeat at the current time
         """
-        if not self.config.get("components", None):
-            return
+        if not self.config.get("component", None):
+            return False
+
         try:
             self._status["heartbeat_at"] = str(pendulum.now())
             self.write("status.json", self._status, overwrite=True, _meta=True)
-        except:
-            pass
+        except (IOError, Exception) as ex:
+            if log_errors:
+                self.log.error(
+                    f"Could not write status information. {exception_to_str(ex)}"
+                )
+
+            return ex
+
+        return True
 
     def get_record_writer(self, scope):
         """Creates or returns an instance of a record writer
diff --git a/tests/storage/storage_test.py b/tests/storage/storage_test.py
index f379a668..c57c2f54 100644
--- a/tests/storage/storage_test.py
+++ b/tests/storage/storage_test.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def test_storage_component_interface():
     assert "test" in comp.store()
     assert len(comp.store()["$files"])
     assert len(comp.host) == 8
-    assert len(comp.get_records_writer()) == 2
+    assert len(comp.get_records()) == 2
 
     comp = ml.Storage(STORAGE_DIRECTORY).find("TTTTTT")
     assert comp.components.first().experiment.id == "TTTTTT"
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def test_storage_component_interface():
 def test_storage_records_interface():
     obs = ml.Storage(STORAGE_DIRECTORY).find("tttttt").components.first()
     records = obs.records
-    custom = obs.get_records_writer("validation")
+    custom = obs.get_records("validation")
     assert custom.sum("iteration") == 15
     assert records.as_dataframe().size > 0