diff --git a/freedata_gui/src/components/grid/grid_active_heard_stations.vue b/freedata_gui/src/components/grid/grid_active_heard_stations.vue
index cb818957..8c887f6d 100644
--- a/freedata_gui/src/components/grid/grid_active_heard_stations.vue
+++ b/freedata_gui/src/components/grid/grid_active_heard_stations.vue
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ function transmitPing(callsign) {
                   data-bs-toggle="modal"
                   type="button"
                   data-bs-trigger="hover"
-                  data-bs-title="Start new chat"
+                  data-bs-title="$t('grid.components.newmessage_help') "
                   @click="startNewChat(item.origin)"
                 >
                   <i class="bi bi-pencil-square"></i>
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ function transmitPing(callsign) {
                   type="button"
                   data-bs-toggle="tooltip"
                   data-bs-trigger="hover"
-                  data-bs-title="Transmit ping"
+                  :data-bs-title="$t('grid.components.ping_help') "
                   @click="transmitPing(item.origin)"
                 >
                   <i class="bi bi-arrow-left-right"></i>
diff --git a/freedata_gui/src/locales/en_English.json b/freedata_gui/src/locales/en_English.json
index 4069dc05..50b4ce0f 100644
--- a/freedata_gui/src/locales/en_English.json
+++ b/freedata_gui/src/locales/en_English.json
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
             "onair": "on air",
             "ping": "Ping",
             "ping_help": "Send a ping request to a remote station",
+            "newmessage_help": "Send a new message to a remote station",
             "heardstations": "Heard Stations",
             "time": "Time",
             "freq": "Freq",
diff --git a/freedata_server/message_system_db_messages.py b/freedata_server/message_system_db_messages.py
index 93420a95..c0f7d904 100644
--- a/freedata_server/message_system_db_messages.py
+++ b/freedata_server/message_system_db_messages.py
@@ -234,9 +234,6 @@ class DatabaseManagerMessages(DatabaseManager):
                 status = message_dict.get("status", "")
                 statistics = message_dict.get("statistics", {})
 
-                print(message_dict)
-                print(statistics)
-
                 # Determine the CALL based on the direction
                 if direction == "receive":
                     call = origin.split("-")[0]  # Take the part before the "-" if it exists
@@ -273,15 +270,18 @@ class DatabaseManagerMessages(DatabaseManager):
                 else:
                     grid = ""
 
-
                 # Extract and adjust the frequency (Hz to MHz)
                 frequency_hz = statistics.get("frequency")  # Get the frequency, may be None
                 if frequency_hz is not None:
-                    frequency_mhz = round(frequency_hz / 1_000_000,
-                                          3)  # Convert Hz to MHz and round to 3 decimal places
-                    frequency_str = str(frequency_mhz)  # Convert to string for ADIF format
+                    try:
+                        # Convert frequency_hz to float if it's a string
+                        frequency_value = float(frequency_hz)
+                    except ValueError:
+                        frequency_value = 0.0
+                    frequency_mhz = round(frequency_value / 1_000_000, 3)  # Convert Hz to MHz
+                    frequency_str = str(frequency_mhz)
                 else:
-                    frequency_str = "14.000000"  # Default to "0.000" MHz if frequency is missing
+                    frequency_str = "14.000000"  # Default if frequency is missing
 
                 # Construct the ADIF message
                 adif_fields = [
diff --git a/freedata_server/schedule_manager.py b/freedata_server/schedule_manager.py
index 4a3ecdf7..aa8012fe 100644
--- a/freedata_server/schedule_manager.py
+++ b/freedata_server/schedule_manager.py
@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ class ScheduleManager:
     def push_to_explorer(self):
         
         self.config = self.config_manager.read()
+
+        # check before if self.config has a loaded config dict
+        if not isinstance(self.config, dict):
+            return
+
         if self.config['STATION']['enable_explorer'] and self.state_manager.is_modem_running:
             try:
                 explorer.Explorer(self.modem_version, self.config_manager, self.state_manager).push()