diff --git a/pa_job_manager.py b/pa_job_manager.py
index 8841aca..d539c1c 100644
--- a/pa_job_manager.py
+++ b/pa_job_manager.py
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ def ProcessImportDirs(parent_job=None):
         job2.extra.append(jex2)
         session.add(job2)
         session.commit()
+        """
         if parent_job:
             AddLogForJob(parent_job, "adding <a href='/job/{}'>job id={} {}</a> (wait for: {})".format( job2.id, job2.id, job2.name, job2.wait_for ) )
         jex3=JobExtra( name="path", value=path )
@@ -259,6 +260,7 @@ def ProcessImportDirs(parent_job=None):
         session.commit()
         if parent_job:
             AddLogForJob(parent_job, "adding <a href='/job/{}'>job id={} {}</a> (wait for: {})".format( job3.id, job3.id, job3.name, job3.wait_for ) )
+        """
     HandleJobs()
     return
 
@@ -414,10 +416,8 @@ def AddDir(job, dirname, path_prefix, in_dir):
     return dir
 
 def AddFile(job, fname, type_str, fsize, in_dir ):
-    # see if this exists already
-    e=session.query(Entry).filter(Entry.name==fname).first()
+    e=session.query(Entry).join(EntryDirLink).join(Dir).filter(Entry.name==fname,Dir.eid==in_dir.eid).first()
     if e:
-        print(f"in theory we reset file: {e.name} back to on fs")
         e.exists_on_fs=True
         return e
     ftype = session.query(FileType).filter(FileType.name==type_str).first()
@@ -714,7 +714,6 @@ def isImage(file):
         return False
 
 def GenImageThumbnail(job, file):
-    thumbnail=None
     AddLogForJob( job, "Generate Thumbnail from Image file: {}".format( file ), file )
     try:
         im_orig = Image.open(file)
@@ -725,23 +724,27 @@ def GenImageThumbnail(job, file):
         img_bytearray = img_bytearray.getvalue()
         thumbnail = base64.b64encode(img_bytearray)
         thumbnail = str(thumbnail)[2:-1]
-    except:
+    except Exception as e:
         print('WARNING: NO EXIF TAGS?!?!?!?')
-        AddLogForJob(job, "WARNING: No EXIF TAF found for: {}".format(file))
-
+        AddLogForJob(job, f"WARNING: No EXIF TAF found for: {file} - error={e}")
+        return None
     return thumbnail
     
 def GenVideoThumbnail(job, file):
     AddLogForJob( job, "Generate Thumbnail from Video file: {}".format( file ), file )
-    vcap = cv2.VideoCapture(file)
-    res, im_ar = vcap.read()
-    while im_ar.mean() < 15 and res:
+    try:
+        vcap = cv2.VideoCapture(file)
         res, im_ar = vcap.read()
-    im_ar = cv2.resize(im_ar, (160, 90), 0, 0, cv2.INTER_LINEAR)
-    res, thumb_buf = cv2.imencode('.jpeg', im_ar)
-    bt = thumb_buf.tobytes()
-    thumbnail = base64.b64encode(bt)
-    thumbnail = str(thumbnail)[2:-1]
+        while im_ar.mean() < 15 and res:
+            res, im_ar = vcap.read()
+        im_ar = cv2.resize(im_ar, (160, 90), 0, 0, cv2.INTER_LINEAR)
+        res, thumb_buf = cv2.imencode('.jpeg', im_ar)
+        bt = thumb_buf.tobytes()
+        thumbnail = base64.b64encode(bt)
+        thumbnail = str(thumbnail)[2:-1]
+    except Exception as e:
+        AddLogForJob( job, f"ERROR: Failed to Generate thumbnail for video file: {file} - error={e}" )
+        return None
     return thumbnail
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":