diff --git a/theonionbox/sections/monitor/monitor.js b/theonionbox/sections/monitor/monitor.js
index a3ed4f2..66cc96b 100644
--- a/theonionbox/sections/monitor/monitor.js
+++ b/theonionbox/sections/monitor/monitor.js
@@ -134,8 +134,6 @@ monitor_handler.prototype.process = function(data, timedelta) {
     var data_point;
     var DOM_changed = false;
 
-    // console.log(data);
-
     for (var key in data) {
         if (!data.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
             //The current property is not a direct property of p
@@ -220,18 +218,20 @@ monitor_handler.prototype.process = function(data, timedelta) {
             var ia = $.inArray(key, monitor_keys);
             if (ia > -1) {
 
-                DOM_changed = connect_canvas(key) || DOM_changed;
+                // console.log(key)
 
+                DOM_changed = connect_canvas(key) || DOM_changed;
 
-                if (monitor_read_data[key].length === 0) {
-                    monitor_read_data[key].append(data_points[data_point].m - (monitor_intervals[key] * 1000), 0);
-                }
+                if (data_points.length > 0) {
+                    if (monitor_read_data[key].data.length === 0) {
+                        monitor_read_data[key].append(data_points[0].m - (monitor_intervals[key] * 1000), 0);
+                    }
 
-                if (monitor_written_data[key].length === 0) {
-                    monitor_written_data[key].append(data_points[data_point].m - (monitor_intervals[key] * 1000), 0);
+                    if (monitor_written_data[key].data.length === 0) {
+                        monitor_written_data[key].append(data_points[0].m - (monitor_intervals[key] * 1000), 0);
+                    }
                 }
 
-
                 for (data_point in data_points) {
                     monitor_read_data[key].append(data_points[data_point].m, data_points[data_point].r / monitor_intervals[key]);
                     monitor_written_data[key].append(data_points[data_point].m, data_points[data_point].w / monitor_intervals[key]);
@@ -501,6 +501,11 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 
 function connect_canvas(tag) {
 
+    // only show chart with at least 3 points (to avoid empty charts!)
+    if (monitor_read_data[tag].data.length < 3) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     var glide = $("#monitor_glide_" + tag);
     if (glide.length > 0) {
         return false;
diff --git a/theonionbox/sections/network_bandwidth/network_bandwidth.js b/theonionbox/sections/network_bandwidth/network_bandwidth.js
index 0e4b13d..b31a103 100644
--- a/theonionbox/sections/network_bandwidth/network_bandwidth.js
+++ b/theonionbox/sections/network_bandwidth/network_bandwidth.js
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 
 function connect_history_canvas(tag) {
 
-    console.log(tag);
+    // console.log(tag);
 
     var glide = $("#history_glide_" + tag);
     if (glide.length > 0) {
diff --git a/theonionbox/stamp.py b/theonionbox/stamp.py
index 0cd7483..9c14e65 100644
--- a/theonionbox/stamp.py
+++ b/theonionbox/stamp.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 __title__ = 'The Onion Box'
 __description__ = 'Dashboard to monitor Tor node operations.'
 __version__ = '19.2b5'
-__stamp__ = '20191123|222417'
\ No newline at end of file
+__stamp__ = '20191124|221837'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/theonionbox/tob/apps/dashboard.py b/theonionbox/tob/apps/dashboard.py
index 4e34ed0..d0f9075 100644
--- a/theonionbox/tob/apps/dashboard.py
+++ b/theonionbox/tob/apps/dashboard.py
@@ -749,7 +749,6 @@ def post_data(self, session):
                     if len(retval) > 0:
                         return_data_dict['mon'][interval] = retval
                 except Exception as e:
-                    # print(e)
                     pass
 
             # if ('network_bw' not in session) or (session['network_bw'] == 0):
diff --git a/theonionbox/tob/nodes/node.py b/theonionbox/tob/nodes/node.py
index 2a1e21f..5e6c64c 100644
--- a/theonionbox/tob/nodes/node.py
+++ b/theonionbox/tob/nodes/node.py
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ def shutdown(self):
         log = logging.getLogger('theonionbox')
         log.debug("Shutting down controller to '{}'...".format(self._id))
 
+        if self._bandwidth is not None:
+            self._bandwidth.shutdown()
+
         self.disconnect()
 
         # if self._onionoo is not None:
diff --git a/theonionbox/tob/persistor.py b/theonionbox/tob/persistor.py
index 22a66e1..99268a3 100644
--- a/theonionbox/tob/persistor.py
+++ b/theonionbox/tob/persistor.py
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ def __init__(self, storage: Storage, fingerprint: str):
 
         self.path = None
         self.fp = None
+        log = logging.getLogger('theonionbox')
 
         if len(fingerprint) == 0:
-            log = logging.getLogger('theonionbox')
             log.debug('Skipped registration for persistance of node with fingerprint of length = 0.')
             return
 
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ def __init__(self, storage: Storage, fingerprint: str):
             with conn:
                 conn.execute("INSERT OR IGNORE INTO nodes(fp) VALUES(?);", (fingerprint,))
         except Exception as exc:
-            log = logging.getLogger('theonionbox')
             log.warning('Failed to register {}... for persistance. {}'.format(fingerprint[:6], exc))
             return
 
@@ -139,6 +138,8 @@ def persist(self, interval: str, timestamp: float,
             connection.execute("INSERT INTO bandwidth(fp, interval, timestamp, read, write) VALUES(?, ?, ?, ?, ?)",
                                (self.fp, interval, timestamp, read, write))
         except Exception as e:
+            log = logging.getLogger('theonionbox')
+            log.warning(f'Failed to open persist bandwidth data for fingerprint {self.fp}: {e}')
             return False
 
         return True