diff --git a/atdb/taskdatabase/models.py b/atdb/taskdatabase/models.py
index 954f70e146b85b27fb51fb4205e8f64b870f3ae0..c8547417ba18b30e7e1642d65ec021f3dd095dd1 100644
--- a/atdb/taskdatabase/models.py
+++ b/atdb/taskdatabase/models.py
@@ -615,7 +615,10 @@ class Monitor(models.Model):
             # it has happened that latest_monitoring objects failed to delete, 
             # which leads to a growing database and failure of the 'Hold' button on the Monitoring screen.
             LatestMonitor.objects.all().delete()
-        
+        except:
+            # if something else is wrong, just continue, so that a new entry can be created
+            pass
+
         try:
             # carry over the metadata, if possible
             latest_metadata = latestMonitor.metadata
diff --git a/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/taskdatabase/index.html b/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/taskdatabase/index.html
index ca199e45770330c0d192606c5f34c2fc19067158..51fbf003542065651c6503b8722212d3f3961e6d 100644
--- a/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/taskdatabase/index.html
+++ b/atdb/taskdatabase/templates/taskdatabase/index.html
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
             {% include 'taskdatabase/pagination.html' %}
         </div>
     </div>
-    <p class="footer"> Version 23 Feb 2024
+    <p class="footer"> Version 29 Feb 2024
 </div>
 
 {% include 'taskdatabase/refresh.html' %}