diff --git a/docs/ahriman.core.configuration.rst b/docs/ahriman.core.configuration.rst
index f33f01f4..efd53d89 100644
--- a/docs/ahriman.core.configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/ahriman.core.configuration.rst
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ ahriman.core.configuration.schema module
    :no-undoc-members:
    :show-inheritance:
 
+ahriman.core.configuration.shell\_interpolator module
+-----------------------------------------------------
+
+.. automodule:: ahriman.core.configuration.shell_interpolator
+   :members:
+   :no-undoc-members:
+   :show-inheritance:
+
 ahriman.core.configuration.validator module
 -------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/docs/ahriman.core.database.migrations.rst b/docs/ahriman.core.database.migrations.rst
index cf0cfaf0..a144ed6a 100644
--- a/docs/ahriman.core.database.migrations.rst
+++ b/docs/ahriman.core.database.migrations.rst
@@ -84,6 +84,14 @@ ahriman.core.database.migrations.m009\_local\_source module
    :no-undoc-members:
    :show-inheritance:
 
+ahriman.core.database.migrations.m010\_version\_based\_logs\_removal module
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+.. automodule:: ahriman.core.database.migrations.m010_version_based_logs_removal
+   :members:
+   :no-undoc-members:
+   :show-inheritance:
+
 Module contents
 ---------------
 
diff --git a/package/share/bash-completion/completions/_ahriman b/package/share/bash-completion/completions/_ahriman
index 90ffec35..72301b94 100644
--- a/package/share/bash-completion/completions/_ahriman
+++ b/package/share/bash-completion/completions/_ahriman
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ _shtab_ahriman_config_validate_option_strings=('-h' '--help' '-e' '--exit-code')
 _shtab_ahriman_repo_config_validate_option_strings=('-h' '--help' '-e' '--exit-code')
 _shtab_ahriman_service_key_import_option_strings=('-h' '--help' '--key-server')
 _shtab_ahriman_key_import_option_strings=('-h' '--help' '--key-server')
-_shtab_ahriman_service_setup_option_strings=('-h' '--help' '--build-as-user' '--build-command' '--from-configuration' '--generate-salt' '--no-generate-salt' '--makeflags-jobs' '--no-makeflags-jobs' '--mirror' '--multilib' '--no-multilib' '--packager' '--repository' '--sign-key' '--sign-target' '--web-port' '--web-unix-socket')
-_shtab_ahriman_init_option_strings=('-h' '--help' '--build-as-user' '--build-command' '--from-configuration' '--generate-salt' '--no-generate-salt' '--makeflags-jobs' '--no-makeflags-jobs' '--mirror' '--multilib' '--no-multilib' '--packager' '--repository' '--sign-key' '--sign-target' '--web-port' '--web-unix-socket')
-_shtab_ahriman_repo_init_option_strings=('-h' '--help' '--build-as-user' '--build-command' '--from-configuration' '--generate-salt' '--no-generate-salt' '--makeflags-jobs' '--no-makeflags-jobs' '--mirror' '--multilib' '--no-multilib' '--packager' '--repository' '--sign-key' '--sign-target' '--web-port' '--web-unix-socket')
-_shtab_ahriman_repo_setup_option_strings=('-h' '--help' '--build-as-user' '--build-command' '--from-configuration' '--generate-salt' '--no-generate-salt' '--makeflags-jobs' '--no-makeflags-jobs' '--mirror' '--multilib' '--no-multilib' '--packager' '--repository' '--sign-key' '--sign-target' '--web-port' '--web-unix-socket')
-_shtab_ahriman_setup_option_strings=('-h' '--help' '--build-as-user' '--build-command' '--from-configuration' '--generate-salt' '--no-generate-salt' '--makeflags-jobs' '--no-makeflags-jobs' '--mirror' '--multilib' '--no-multilib' '--packager' '--repository' '--sign-key' '--sign-target' '--web-port' '--web-unix-socket')
+_shtab_ahriman_service_setup_option_strings=('-h' '--help' '--build-as-user' '--build-command' '--from-configuration' '--generate-salt' '--no-generate-salt' '--makeflags-jobs' '--no-makeflags-jobs' '--mirror' '--multilib' '--no-multilib' '--packager' '--repository' '--server' '--sign-key' '--sign-target' '--web-port' '--web-unix-socket')
+_shtab_ahriman_init_option_strings=('-h' '--help' '--build-as-user' '--build-command' '--from-configuration' '--generate-salt' '--no-generate-salt' '--makeflags-jobs' '--no-makeflags-jobs' '--mirror' '--multilib' '--no-multilib' '--packager' '--repository' '--server' '--sign-key' '--sign-target' '--web-port' '--web-unix-socket')
+_shtab_ahriman_repo_init_option_strings=('-h' '--help' '--build-as-user' '--build-command' '--from-configuration' '--generate-salt' '--no-generate-salt' '--makeflags-jobs' '--no-makeflags-jobs' '--mirror' '--multilib' '--no-multilib' '--packager' '--repository' '--server' '--sign-key' '--sign-target' '--web-port' '--web-unix-socket')
+_shtab_ahriman_repo_setup_option_strings=('-h' '--help' '--build-as-user' '--build-command' '--from-configuration' '--generate-salt' '--no-generate-salt' '--makeflags-jobs' '--no-makeflags-jobs' '--mirror' '--multilib' '--no-multilib' '--packager' '--repository' '--server' '--sign-key' '--sign-target' '--web-port' '--web-unix-socket')
+_shtab_ahriman_setup_option_strings=('-h' '--help' '--build-as-user' '--build-command' '--from-configuration' '--generate-salt' '--no-generate-salt' '--makeflags-jobs' '--no-makeflags-jobs' '--mirror' '--multilib' '--no-multilib' '--packager' '--repository' '--server' '--sign-key' '--sign-target' '--web-port' '--web-unix-socket')
 _shtab_ahriman_service_shell_option_strings=('-h' '--help')
 _shtab_ahriman_shell_option_strings=('-h' '--help')
 _shtab_ahriman_user_add_option_strings=('-h' '--help' '--key' '--packager' '-p' '--password' '-r' '--role')
diff --git a/package/share/man/man1/ahriman.1 b/package/share/man/man1/ahriman.1
index 17237ea5..93d108dc 100644
--- a/package/share/man/man1/ahriman.1
+++ b/package/share/man/man1/ahriman.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH AHRIMAN "1" "2023\-08\-13" "ahriman" "Generated Python Manual"
+.TH AHRIMAN "1" "2023\-08\-19" "ahriman" "Generated Python Manual"
 .SH NAME
 ahriman
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ key server for key import
 usage: ahriman service\-setup [\-h] [\-\-build\-as\-user BUILD_AS_USER] [\-\-build\-command BUILD_COMMAND]
                              [\-\-from\-configuration FROM_CONFIGURATION] [\-\-generate\-salt | \-\-no\-generate\-salt]
                              [\-\-makeflags\-jobs | \-\-no\-makeflags\-jobs] [\-\-mirror MIRROR] [\-\-multilib | \-\-no\-multilib]
-                             \-\-packager PACKAGER \-\-repository REPOSITORY [\-\-sign\-key SIGN_KEY]
+                             \-\-packager PACKAGER \-\-repository REPOSITORY [\-\-server SERVER] [\-\-sign\-key SIGN_KEY]
                              [\-\-sign\-target {disabled,packages,repository}] [\-\-web\-port WEB_PORT]
                              [\-\-web\-unix\-socket WEB_UNIX_SOCKET]
 
@@ -732,6 +732,10 @@ packager name and email
 \fB\-\-repository\fR \fI\,REPOSITORY\/\fR
 repository name
 
+.TP
+\fB\-\-server\fR \fI\,SERVER\/\fR
+server to be used for devtools. If none set, local files will be used
+
 .TP
 \fB\-\-sign\-key\fR \fI\,SIGN_KEY\/\fR
 sign key id
diff --git a/package/share/zsh/site-functions/_ahriman b/package/share/zsh/site-functions/_ahriman
index eb431d40..91316737 100644
--- a/package/share/zsh/site-functions/_ahriman
+++ b/package/share/zsh/site-functions/_ahriman
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ _shtab_ahriman_init_options=(
   {--multilib,--no-multilib}"[add or do not multilib repository (default\: True)]:multilib:"
   "--packager[packager name and email (default\: None)]:packager:"
   "--repository[repository name (default\: None)]:repository:"
+  "--server[server to be used for devtools. If none set, local files will be used (default\: None)]:server:"
   "--sign-key[sign key id (default\: None)]:sign_key:"
   "*--sign-target[sign options (default\: None)]:sign_target:(disabled packages repository)"
   "--web-port[port of the web service (default\: None)]:web_port:"
@@ -347,6 +348,7 @@ _shtab_ahriman_repo_init_options=(
   {--multilib,--no-multilib}"[add or do not multilib repository (default\: True)]:multilib:"
   "--packager[packager name and email (default\: None)]:packager:"
   "--repository[repository name (default\: None)]:repository:"
+  "--server[server to be used for devtools. If none set, local files will be used (default\: None)]:server:"
   "--sign-key[sign key id (default\: None)]:sign_key:"
   "*--sign-target[sign options (default\: None)]:sign_target:(disabled packages repository)"
   "--web-port[port of the web service (default\: None)]:web_port:"
@@ -390,6 +392,7 @@ _shtab_ahriman_repo_setup_options=(
   {--multilib,--no-multilib}"[add or do not multilib repository (default\: True)]:multilib:"
   "--packager[packager name and email (default\: None)]:packager:"
   "--repository[repository name (default\: None)]:repository:"
+  "--server[server to be used for devtools. If none set, local files will be used (default\: None)]:server:"
   "--sign-key[sign key id (default\: None)]:sign_key:"
   "*--sign-target[sign options (default\: None)]:sign_target:(disabled packages repository)"
   "--web-port[port of the web service (default\: None)]:web_port:"
@@ -482,6 +485,7 @@ _shtab_ahriman_service_setup_options=(
   {--multilib,--no-multilib}"[add or do not multilib repository (default\: True)]:multilib:"
   "--packager[packager name and email (default\: None)]:packager:"
   "--repository[repository name (default\: None)]:repository:"
+  "--server[server to be used for devtools. If none set, local files will be used (default\: None)]:server:"
   "--sign-key[sign key id (default\: None)]:sign_key:"
   "*--sign-target[sign options (default\: None)]:sign_target:(disabled packages repository)"
   "--web-port[port of the web service (default\: None)]:web_port:"
@@ -504,6 +508,7 @@ _shtab_ahriman_setup_options=(
   {--multilib,--no-multilib}"[add or do not multilib repository (default\: True)]:multilib:"
   "--packager[packager name and email (default\: None)]:packager:"
   "--repository[repository name (default\: None)]:repository:"
+  "--server[server to be used for devtools. If none set, local files will be used (default\: None)]:server:"
   "--sign-key[sign key id (default\: None)]:sign_key:"
   "*--sign-target[sign options (default\: None)]:sign_target:(disabled packages repository)"
   "--web-port[port of the web service (default\: None)]:web_port:"
diff --git a/src/ahriman/core/database/operations/logs_operations.py b/src/ahriman/core/database/operations/logs_operations.py
index f952ee62..202d1eb8 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/core/database/operations/logs_operations.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/core/database/operations/logs_operations.py
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ class LogsOperations(Operations):
             connection.execute(
                 """
                 insert into logs
-                (package_base, created, version, record)
+                (package_base, version, created, record)
                 values
-                (:package_base, :created, :version, :record)
+                (:package_base, :version, :created, :record)
                 """,
                 {
                     "package_base": log_record_id.package_base,
diff --git a/src/ahriman/core/log/http_log_handler.py b/src/ahriman/core/log/http_log_handler.py
index f1826c1d..6bab9d30 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/core/log/http_log_handler.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/core/log/http_log_handler.py
@@ -31,15 +31,17 @@ class HttpLogHandler(logging.Handler):
 
     Attributes:
         reporter(Client): build status reporter instance
+        suppress_errors(bool): suppress logging errors (e.g. if no web server available)
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, configuration: Configuration, *, report: bool) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, configuration: Configuration, *, report: bool, suppress_errors: bool) -> None:
         """
         default constructor
 
         Args:
             configuration(Configuration): configuration instance
             report(bool): force enable or disable reporting
+            suppress_errors(bool): suppress logging errors (e.g. if no web server available)
         """
         # we don't really care about those parameters because they will be handled by the reporter
         logging.Handler.__init__(self)
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ class HttpLogHandler(logging.Handler):
         # client has to be imported here because of circular imports
         from ahriman.core.status.client import Client
         self.reporter = Client.load(configuration, report=report)
+        self.suppress_errors = suppress_errors
 
     @classmethod
     def load(cls, configuration: Configuration, *, report: bool) -> Self:
@@ -65,7 +68,8 @@ class HttpLogHandler(logging.Handler):
         if (handler := next((handler for handler in root.handlers if isinstance(handler, cls)), None)) is not None:
             return handler  # there is already registered instance
 
-        handler = cls(configuration, report=report)
+        suppress_errors = configuration.getboolean("settings", "suppress_http_log_errors", fallback=False)
+        handler = cls(configuration, report=report, suppress_errors=suppress_errors)
         root.addHandler(handler)
 
         return handler
@@ -81,4 +85,9 @@ class HttpLogHandler(logging.Handler):
         if log_record_id is None:
             return  # in case if no package base supplied we need just skip log message
 
-        self.reporter.package_logs(log_record_id, record)
+        try:
+            self.reporter.package_logs(log_record_id, record)
+        except Exception:
+            if self.suppress_errors:
+                return
+            self.handleError(record)
diff --git a/src/ahriman/core/report/remote_call.py b/src/ahriman/core/report/remote_call.py
index 160b1aaf..ad467cb5 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/core/report/remote_call.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/core/report/remote_call.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
+import requests
+
 from ahriman.core.configuration import Configuration
 from ahriman.core.report.report import Report
 from ahriman.core.status.web_client import WebClient
@@ -77,43 +79,41 @@ class RemoteCall(Report):
         Returns:
             bool: True in case if remote process is alive and False otherwise
         """
-        response = self.client.make_request("GET", f"/api/v1/service/process/{process_id}")
-        if response is None:
-            return False
+        try:
+            response = self.client.make_request("GET", f"/api/v1/service/process/{process_id}")
+        except requests.RequestException as e:
+            if e.response is not None and e.response.status_code == 404:
+                return False
+            raise
 
         response_json = response.json()
         is_alive: bool = response_json["is_alive"]
 
         return is_alive
 
-    def remote_update(self) -> str | None:
+    def remote_update(self) -> str:
         """
         call remote server for update
 
         Returns:
-            str | None: remote process id on success and ``None`` otherwise
+            str: remote process id
         """
         response = self.client.make_request("POST", "/api/v1/service/update", json={
             "aur": self.update_aur,
             "local": self.update_local,
             "manual": self.update_manual,
         })
-        if response is None:
-            return None  # request terminated with error
-
         response_json = response.json()
+
         process_id: str = response_json["process_id"]
         return process_id
 
-    def remote_wait(self, process_id: str | None) -> None:
+    def remote_wait(self, process_id: str) -> None:
         """
         wait for remote process termination
 
         Args:
-            process_id(str | None): remote process id
+            process_id(str): remote process id
         """
-        if process_id is None:
-            return  # nothing to track
-
         waiter = Waiter(self.wait_timeout)
         waiter.wait(self.is_process_alive, process_id)
diff --git a/src/ahriman/core/status/web_client.py b/src/ahriman/core/status/web_client.py
index f88d6a78..b8514edd 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/core/status/web_client.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/core/status/web_client.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import contextlib
 import logging
 import requests
 
-from collections.abc import Generator
 from functools import cached_property
 from typing import Any, IO, Literal
 from urllib.parse import quote_plus as urlencode
@@ -129,32 +128,6 @@ class WebClient(Client, LazyLogging):
             address = f"http://{host}:{port}"
         return address, False
 
-    @contextlib.contextmanager
-    def __get_session(self, session: requests.Session | None = None) -> Generator[requests.Session, None, None]:
-        """
-        execute request and handle exceptions
-
-        Args:
-            session(requests.Session | None, optional): session to be used or stored instance property otherwise
-                (Default value = None)
-
-        Yields:
-            requests.Session: session for requests
-        """
-        try:
-            if session is not None:
-                yield session  # use session from arguments
-            else:
-                yield self.session  # use instance generated session
-        except requests.RequestException as e:
-            if self.suppress_errors:
-                return
-            self.logger.exception("could not perform http request: %s", exception_response_text(e))
-        except Exception:
-            if self.suppress_errors:
-                return
-            self.logger.exception("could not perform http request")
-
     def _create_session(self, *, use_unix_socket: bool) -> requests.Session:
         """
         generate new request session
@@ -191,13 +164,15 @@ class WebClient(Client, LazyLogging):
             "username": self.user.username,
             "password": self.user.password
         }
-        self.make_request("POST", self._login_url, json=payload, session=session)
+        with contextlib.suppress(Exception):
+            self.make_request("POST", self._login_url, json=payload, session=session)
 
     def make_request(self, method: Literal["DELETE", "GET", "POST"], url: str, *,
                      params: list[tuple[str, str]] | None = None,
                      json: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
                      files: dict[str, MultipartType] | None = None,
-                     session: requests.Session | None = None) -> requests.Response | None:
+                     session: requests.Session | None = None,
+                     suppress_errors: bool | None = None) -> requests.Response:
         """
         perform request with specified parameters
 
@@ -208,17 +183,30 @@ class WebClient(Client, LazyLogging):
             json(dict[str, Any] | None, optional): request json parameters (Default value = None)
             files(dict[str, MultipartType] | None, optional): multipart upload (Default value = None)
             session(requests.Session | None, optional): session object if any (Default value = None)
+            suppress_errors(bool | None, optional): suppress logging errors (e.g. if no web server available). If none
+                set, the instance-wide value will be used (Default value = None)
 
         Returns:
-            requests.Response | None: response object or None in case of errors
+            requests.Response: response object
         """
-        with self.__get_session(session) as _session:
-            response = _session.request(method, f"{self.address}{url}", params=params, json=json, files=files)
+        # defaults
+        if suppress_errors is None:
+            suppress_errors = self.suppress_errors
+        if session is None:
+            session = self.session
+
+        try:
+            response = session.request(method, f"{self.address}{url}", params=params, json=json, files=files)
             response.raise_for_status()
             return response
-
-        # noinspection PyUnreachableCode
-        return None
+        except requests.RequestException as e:
+            if not suppress_errors:
+                self.logger.exception("could not perform http request: %s", exception_response_text(e))
+            raise
+        except Exception:
+            if not suppress_errors:
+                self.logger.exception("could not perform http request")
+            raise
 
     def package_add(self, package: Package, status: BuildStatusEnum) -> None:
         """
@@ -232,7 +220,8 @@ class WebClient(Client, LazyLogging):
             "status": status.value,
             "package": package.view()
         }
-        self.make_request("POST", self._package_url(package.base), json=payload)
+        with contextlib.suppress(Exception):
+            self.make_request("POST", self._package_url(package.base), json=payload)
 
     def package_get(self, package_base: str | None) -> list[tuple[Package, BuildStatus]]:
         """
@@ -244,15 +233,16 @@ class WebClient(Client, LazyLogging):
         Returns:
             list[tuple[Package, BuildStatus]]: list of current package description and status if it has been found
         """
-        response = self.make_request("GET", self._package_url(package_base or ""))
-        if response is None:
-            return []
+        with contextlib.suppress(Exception):
+            response = self.make_request("GET", self._package_url(package_base or ""))
+            response_json = response.json()
 
-        response_json = response.json()
-        return [
-            (Package.from_json(package["package"]), BuildStatus.from_json(package["status"]))
-            for package in response_json
-        ]
+            return [
+                (Package.from_json(package["package"]), BuildStatus.from_json(package["status"]))
+                for package in response_json
+            ]
+
+        return []
 
     def package_logs(self, log_record_id: LogRecordId, record: logging.LogRecord) -> None:
         """
@@ -267,7 +257,11 @@ class WebClient(Client, LazyLogging):
             "message": record.getMessage(),
             "version": log_record_id.version,
         }
-        self.make_request("POST", self._logs_url(log_record_id.package_base), json=payload)
+
+        # this is special case, because we would like to do not suppress exception here
+        # in case of exception raised it will be handled by upstream HttpLogHandler
+        # In the other hand, we force to suppress all http logs here to avoid cyclic reporting
+        self.make_request("POST", self._logs_url(log_record_id.package_base), json=payload, suppress_errors=True)
 
     def package_remove(self, package_base: str) -> None:
         """
@@ -276,7 +270,8 @@ class WebClient(Client, LazyLogging):
         Args:
             package_base(str): basename to remove
         """
-        self.make_request("DELETE", self._package_url(package_base))
+        with contextlib.suppress(Exception):
+            self.make_request("DELETE", self._package_url(package_base))
 
     def package_update(self, package_base: str, status: BuildStatusEnum) -> None:
         """
@@ -287,7 +282,8 @@ class WebClient(Client, LazyLogging):
             status(BuildStatusEnum): current package build status
         """
         payload = {"status": status.value}
-        self.make_request("POST", self._package_url(package_base), json=payload)
+        with contextlib.suppress(Exception):
+            self.make_request("POST", self._package_url(package_base), json=payload)
 
     def status_get(self) -> InternalStatus:
         """
@@ -296,12 +292,13 @@ class WebClient(Client, LazyLogging):
         Returns:
             InternalStatus: current internal (web) service status
         """
-        response = self.make_request("GET", self._status_url)
-        if response is None:
-            return InternalStatus(status=BuildStatus())
+        with contextlib.suppress(Exception):
+            response = self.make_request("GET", self._status_url)
+            response_json = response.json()
 
-        response_json = response.json()
-        return InternalStatus.from_json(response_json)
+            return InternalStatus.from_json(response_json)
+
+        return InternalStatus(status=BuildStatus())
 
     def status_update(self, status: BuildStatusEnum) -> None:
         """
@@ -311,4 +308,5 @@ class WebClient(Client, LazyLogging):
             status(BuildStatusEnum): current ahriman status
         """
         payload = {"status": status.value}
-        self.make_request("POST", self._status_url, json=payload)
+        with contextlib.suppress(Exception):
+            self.make_request("POST", self._status_url, json=payload)
diff --git a/tests/ahriman/core/log/test_http_log_handler.py b/tests/ahriman/core/log/test_http_log_handler.py
index e37ad4fd..fbe89adc 100644
--- a/tests/ahriman/core/log/test_http_log_handler.py
+++ b/tests/ahriman/core/log/test_http_log_handler.py
@@ -43,18 +43,46 @@ def test_emit(configuration: Configuration, log_record: logging.LogRecord, packa
     log_record_id = log_record.package_id = LogRecordId(package_ahriman.base, package_ahriman.version)
     log_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.status.client.Client.package_logs")
 
-    handler = HttpLogHandler(configuration, report=False)
+    handler = HttpLogHandler(configuration, report=False, suppress_errors=False)
 
     handler.emit(log_record)
     log_mock.assert_called_once_with(log_record_id, log_record)
 
 
+def test_emit_failed(configuration: Configuration, log_record: logging.LogRecord, package_ahriman: Package,
+                     mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
+    """
+    must call handle error on exception
+    """
+    log_record.package_id = LogRecordId(package_ahriman.base, package_ahriman.version)
+    mocker.patch("ahriman.core.status.client.Client.package_logs", side_effect=Exception())
+    handle_error_mock = mocker.patch("logging.Handler.handleError")
+    handler = HttpLogHandler(configuration, report=False, suppress_errors=False)
+
+    handler.emit(log_record)
+    handle_error_mock.assert_called_once_with(log_record)
+
+
+def test_emit_suppress_failed(configuration: Configuration, log_record: logging.LogRecord, package_ahriman: Package,
+                              mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
+    """
+    must not call handle error on exception if suppress flag is set
+    """
+    log_record.package_id = LogRecordId(package_ahriman.base, package_ahriman.version)
+    mocker.patch("ahriman.core.status.client.Client.package_logs", side_effect=Exception())
+    handle_error_mock = mocker.patch("logging.Handler.handleError")
+    handler = HttpLogHandler(configuration, report=False, suppress_errors=True)
+
+    handler.emit(log_record)
+    handle_error_mock.assert_not_called()
+
+
 def test_emit_skip(configuration: Configuration, log_record: logging.LogRecord, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
     """
     must skip log record posting if no package base set
     """
     log_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.status.client.Client.package_logs")
-    handler = HttpLogHandler(configuration, report=False)
+    handler = HttpLogHandler(configuration, report=False, suppress_errors=False)
 
     handler.emit(log_record)
     log_mock.assert_not_called()
diff --git a/tests/ahriman/core/report/test_remote_call.py b/tests/ahriman/core/report/test_remote_call.py
index 6f71c9b9..117129b9 100644
--- a/tests/ahriman/core/report/test_remote_call.py
+++ b/tests/ahriman/core/report/test_remote_call.py
@@ -37,10 +37,37 @@ def test_is_process_alive_unknown(remote_call: RemoteCall, mocker: MockerFixture
     """
     must correctly define if process is unknown
     """
-    mocker.patch("ahriman.core.status.web_client.WebClient.make_request", return_value=None)
+    response = requests.Response()
+    response.status_code = 404
+    mocker.patch("ahriman.core.status.web_client.WebClient.make_request",
+                 side_effect=requests.RequestException(response=response))
+
     assert not remote_call.is_process_alive("id")
 
 
+def test_is_process_alive_error(remote_call: RemoteCall, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
+    """
+    must reraise exception on process request
+    """
+    mocker.patch("ahriman.core.status.web_client.WebClient.make_request", side_effect=Exception)
+
+    with pytest.raises(Exception):
+        remote_call.is_process_alive("id")
+
+
+def test_is_process_alive_http_error(remote_call: RemoteCall, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
+    """
+    must reraise http exception on process request
+    """
+    response = requests.Response()
+    response.status_code = 500
+    mocker.patch("ahriman.core.status.web_client.WebClient.make_request",
+                 side_effect=requests.RequestException(response=response))
+
+    with pytest.raises(requests.RequestException):
+        remote_call.is_process_alive("id")
+
+
 def test_remote_update(remote_call: RemoteCall, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
     """
     must call remote server for update process
@@ -59,14 +86,6 @@ def test_remote_update(remote_call: RemoteCall, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
     })
 
 
-def test_remote_update_failed(remote_call: RemoteCall, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
-    """
-    must return empty process id in case of errors
-    """
-    mocker.patch("ahriman.core.status.web_client.WebClient.make_request", return_value=None)
-    assert remote_call.generate([], Result()) is None
-
-
 def test_remote_wait(remote_call: RemoteCall, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
     """
     must wait for remote process to success
@@ -74,12 +93,3 @@ def test_remote_wait(remote_call: RemoteCall, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
     wait_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.models.waiter.Waiter.wait")
     remote_call.remote_wait("id")
     wait_mock.assert_called_once_with(pytest.helpers.anyvar(int), "id")
-
-
-def test_remote_wait_skip(remote_call: RemoteCall, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
-    """
-    must skip wait if process id is unknown
-    """
-    wait_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.models.waiter.Waiter.wait")
-    remote_call.remote_wait(None)
-    wait_mock.assert_not_called()
diff --git a/tests/ahriman/core/status/test_web_client.py b/tests/ahriman/core/status/test_web_client.py
index b562bcbd..f16687a3 100644
--- a/tests/ahriman/core/status/test_web_client.py
+++ b/tests/ahriman/core/status/test_web_client.py
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@ def test_make_request_failed(web_client: WebClient, mocker: MockerFixture) -> No
     must make HTTP request
     """
     mocker.patch("requests.Session.request", side_effect=Exception())
-    assert web_client.make_request("GET", "url") is None
+    with pytest.raises(Exception):
+        web_client.make_request("GET", "url")
 
 
 def test_package_add(web_client: WebClient, package_ahriman: Package, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
@@ -296,7 +297,8 @@ def test_package_logs_failed(web_client: WebClient, log_record: logging.LogRecor
     """
     mocker.patch("requests.Session.request", side_effect=Exception())
     log_record.package_base = package_ahriman.base
-    web_client.package_logs(LogRecordId(package_ahriman.base, package_ahriman.version), log_record)
+    with pytest.raises(Exception):
+        web_client.package_logs(LogRecordId(package_ahriman.base, package_ahriman.version), log_record)
 
 
 def test_package_logs_failed_http_error(web_client: WebClient, log_record: logging.LogRecord, package_ahriman: Package,
@@ -306,7 +308,8 @@ def test_package_logs_failed_http_error(web_client: WebClient, log_record: loggi
     """
     mocker.patch("requests.Session.request", side_effect=requests.exceptions.HTTPError())
     log_record.package_base = package_ahriman.base
-    web_client.package_logs(LogRecordId(package_ahriman.base, package_ahriman.version), log_record)
+    with pytest.raises(Exception):
+        web_client.package_logs(LogRecordId(package_ahriman.base, package_ahriman.version), log_record)
 
 
 def test_package_remove(web_client: WebClient, package_ahriman: Package, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None: