diff --git a/internal/collector/collector.go b/internal/collector/collector.go
index 4aaf65e..ec44cfd 100644
--- a/internal/collector/collector.go
+++ b/internal/collector/collector.go
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ func (c *Collector) CollectMetrics(root fs.FS, collectionTime time.Time) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	c.storage.WriteMetrics(collected, collectionTime)
+	err = c.storage.WriteMetrics(collected, collectionTime)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	slog.Debug("Collected metrics", slog.Duration("duration", time.Since(start)))
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/internal/storage/fake.go b/internal/storage/fake.go
index 8be9300..42048d3 100644
--- a/internal/storage/fake.go
+++ b/internal/storage/fake.go
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ func NewFakeStorage() FakeStorage {
 	return FakeStorage{}
 }
 
-func (f FakeStorage) WriteMetrics(zettelkastenMetrics metrics.Metrics, timestamp time.Time) {
+func (f FakeStorage) WriteMetrics(zettelkastenMetrics metrics.Metrics, timestamp time.Time) error {
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (f FakeStorage) IsEmpty() bool {
diff --git a/internal/storage/influxdb.go b/internal/storage/influxdb.go
index 696e856..25ca572 100644
--- a/internal/storage/influxdb.go
+++ b/internal/storage/influxdb.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package storage
 
 import (
+	"context"
+	"log/slog"
 	"time"
 
 	influxdb2 "github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-go/v2"
@@ -16,24 +18,27 @@ const totalMeasurementName = "total"
 
 // InfluxDBStorage represents the implementation of a metric storage using InfluxDB.
 type InfluxDBStorage struct {
-	writeAPI api.WriteAPI
+	writeAPI api.WriteAPIBlocking
 	queryAPI api.QueryAPI
 }
 
 // NewInfluxDBStorage creates a new `InfluxDBStorage`.
 func NewInfluxDBStorage(url, org, bucket, token string) InfluxDBStorage {
 	client := influxdb2.NewClient(url, string(token))
-	writeAPI := client.WriteAPI(org, bucket)
+	writeAPI := client.WriteAPIBlocking(org, bucket)
 	queryAPI := client.QueryAPI(org)
 	return InfluxDBStorage{writeAPI: writeAPI, queryAPI: queryAPI}
 }
 
 // WriteMetric writes `metric` for `noteName` to the storage with `timestamp`.
-func (i InfluxDBStorage) WriteMetrics(zettelkastenMetrics metrics.Metrics, timestamp time.Time) {
+func (i InfluxDBStorage) WriteMetrics(zettelkastenMetrics metrics.Metrics, timestamp time.Time) error {
 	points := createInfluxDBPoints(zettelkastenMetrics, timestamp)
-	for _, point := range points {
-		i.writeAPI.WritePoint(point)
+	slog.Debug("Writing metrics to InfluxDB", slog.Any("points", points))
+	err := i.writeAPI.WritePoint(context.Background(), points...)
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.Error("Error writing points to InfluxDB storage", slog.Any("error", err))
 	}
+	return err
 }
 
 // createInfluxDBPoints creates a slice of InfluxDB measurement points from `zettelkastenMetrics` with the given `timestamp`.
diff --git a/internal/storage/storage.go b/internal/storage/storage.go
index 7861ec9..fa01529 100644
--- a/internal/storage/storage.go
+++ b/internal/storage/storage.go
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ import (
 // Storage represents a storage for metrics.
 type Storage interface {
 	// WriteMetric writes the `zettelkastenMetrics` to the storage.
-	WriteMetrics(zettelkastenMetrics metrics.Metrics, timestamp time.Time)
+	WriteMetrics(zettelkastenMetrics metrics.Metrics, timestamp time.Time) error
 }
diff --git a/internal/storage/victoriametrics.go b/internal/storage/victoriametrics.go
index ae7859b..7c12be9 100644
--- a/internal/storage/victoriametrics.go
+++ b/internal/storage/victoriametrics.go
@@ -20,19 +20,22 @@ func NewVictoriaMetricsStorage(url string) VictoriaMetricsStorage {
 	return VictoriaMetricsStorage{writeUrl: fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/v2/write", url)}
 }
 
-func (v VictoriaMetricsStorage) WriteMetrics(zettelkastenMetrics metrics.Metrics, timestamp time.Time) {
+func (v VictoriaMetricsStorage) WriteMetrics(zettelkastenMetrics metrics.Metrics, timestamp time.Time) error {
 	// NOTE: we encode the metrics in the InfluxDB line protocol and write them to the VictoriaMetrics write endpoint.
 	// Reference: https://docs.victoriametrics.com/#how-to-send-data-from-influxdb-compatible-agents-such-as-telegraf
 	points := createInfluxDBPoints(zettelkastenMetrics, timestamp)
 	content, err := encodePoints(points)
 	if err != nil {
 		slog.Error("Error encoding points into line procotol", slog.Any("error", err))
+		return err
 	}
-	slog.Info("Writing metrics to endpoint", slog.String("content", string(content)))
+	slog.Debug("Writing metrics to VictoriaMetrics", slog.String("content", string(content)))
 	_, err = http.Post(v.writeUrl, "application/x-www-form-urlencoded", bytes.NewBuffer(content))
 	if err != nil {
 		slog.Error("Error sending POST request to endpoint", slog.Any("error", err), slog.String("url", v.writeUrl))
+		return err
 	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // encodePoints encodes the given `points` into InfluxDB's line protocol.
@@ -42,7 +45,7 @@ func encodePoints(points []*write.Point) ([]byte, error) {
 	e.SetFieldTypeSupport(lp.UintSupport)
 	e.FailOnFieldErr(true)
 	e.SetPrecision(time.Millisecond)
-	slog.Info("Endcoding points", slog.Any("points", points))
+	slog.Debug("Encoding points", slog.Any("points", points))
 	for _, point := range points {
 		_, err := e.Encode(point)
 		if err != nil {