diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 977af52..3d83daa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Fluxer Reaper is a simple tool to help you move an entire Discord server over to
 
 ## Notes:
 - The Discord bot has read-only access to the source server. Hence no changes will be made to the source server.
-- Currently Fluxer is unstable probably due to high traffic, migrating servers now will only add to that problem. Only use this for testing purposes for now. [Check status here](https://uptime.reallyaweso.me/status/fluxer)
+- Currently Fluxer is unstable probably due to high traffic, migrating servers now will only add to that problem. Only use this for testing purposes for now. [Check status here](https://fluxerstatus.com)
 
 
 # Bot Setup
diff --git a/launcher.sh b/launcher.sh
index 0294a94..a8346aa 100755
--- a/launcher.sh
+++ b/launcher.sh
@@ -4,14 +4,31 @@
 DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
 cd "$DIR"
 
-# Check if venv exists
-if [ -d "$DIR/venv" ]; then
-    # Activate virtual environment
+# Check if venv exists, create it if not
+if [ ! -d "$DIR/venv" ]; then
+    echo "Virtual environment not found. Creating one..."
+    python3 -m venv "$DIR/venv"
+    
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "Error: Failed to create virtual environment."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # Activate and install requirements
     source "$DIR/venv/bin/activate"
-    # Run the application
-    python3 fluxer-reaper.py "$@"
+    
+    if [ -f "$DIR/requirements.txt" ]; then
+        echo "Installing requirements..."
+        pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install -r "$DIR/requirements.txt"
+    else
+        echo "Warning: requirements.txt not found. Skipping dependency installation."
+    fi
 else
-    echo "Error: Virtual environment not found in $DIR/venv"
-    echo "Please ensure you have installed the requirements into a 'venv' folder."
-    exit 1
+    # Activate existing virtual environment
+    source "$DIR/venv/bin/activate"
 fi
+
+# Run the application
+python3 fluxer-reaper.py "$@"
+
diff --git a/src/core/base.py b/src/core/base.py
index 8c511f2..95e3c04 100644
--- a/src/core/base.py
+++ b/src/core/base.py
@@ -63,12 +63,22 @@ class MigrationContext:
         await self.fluxer_writer.start()
 
     async def close_connections(self):
-        await self.discord_reader.close()
-        await self.fluxer_writer.close()
+        try:
+            await self.discord_reader.close()
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.debug(f"Error closing Discord reader: {e}")
+        try:
+            await self.fluxer_writer.close()
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.debug(f"Error closing Fluxer writer: {e}")
 
     async def close_fluxer_only(self):
         """Closes only the Fluxer writer. Pair with start_fluxer_only()."""
-        await self.fluxer_writer.close()
+        try:
+            await self.fluxer_writer.close()
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.debug(f"Error closing Fluxer writer: {e}")
+
 
     def stop(self):
         self.is_running = False
diff --git a/src/core/fluxer_writer.py b/src/core/fluxer_writer.py
index 2863720..5e4144a 100644
--- a/src/core/fluxer_writer.py
+++ b/src/core/fluxer_writer.py
@@ -589,7 +589,11 @@ class FluxerWriter:
     async def close(self):
         """Cleanly close connection and stop bot task."""
         if self.bot:
-            await self.bot.close()
+            try:
+                await self.bot.close()
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.debug(f"Error closing Fluxer bot: {e}")
+                
         if self._bot_task:
             self._bot_task.cancel()
             try:
@@ -598,3 +602,4 @@ class FluxerWriter:
                 pass
         self._ready_event.clear()
 
+