diff --git a/packages/python/examples/metrics_django/metrics_django/settings.py b/packages/python/examples/metrics_django/metrics_django/settings.py
index 3809ea9398..269da566b8 100644
--- a/packages/python/examples/metrics_django/metrics_django/settings.py
+++ b/packages/python/examples/metrics_django/metrics_django/settings.py
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
     api_key=os.getenv("README_API_KEY"),
     grouping_function="metrics.views.grouping_function",
     background_worker_mode=False,
-    base_log_url="https://docs.readme.com"
+    # base_log_url="https://example.com",
     buffer_length=1,
     timeout=5,
 )
diff --git a/packages/python/readme_metrics/GetProjectBaseUrl.py b/packages/python/readme_metrics/GetProjectBaseUrl.py
index 95c9661e3a..dae589764e 100644
--- a/packages/python/readme_metrics/GetProjectBaseUrl.py
+++ b/packages/python/readme_metrics/GetProjectBaseUrl.py
@@ -1,18 +1,24 @@
 import requests, base64
 
 from functools import lru_cache
+from urllib.parse import urljoin
 
 
 def auth(readme_api_key: str):
-    encodedAuth = base64.b64encode("%s:" % readme_api_key)
+    encodedAuth = base64.b64encode(f"{readme_api_key}:")
     return {"Authorization": "Basic %s" % encodedAuth}
 
 
-@lru_cache(maxsize = 512)
+@lru_cache(maxsize=None)
 def get_project_base_url(readme_api_url: str, readme_api_key: str):
-    url = "%s/v1" % readme_api_url
+
+    url = urljoin(readme_api_url, "/v1")
     headers = auth(readme_api_key)
 
-    project = requests.get(url, headers=headers).json()
-    return project.baseUrl
+    try:
+        response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, timeout=1)
+        response.raise_for_status()
+        return response.baseUrl
+    except:
+        return ""
 
diff --git a/test/integration-metrics.test.js b/test/integration-metrics.test.js
index 613da430f0..248291c24e 100644
--- a/test/integration-metrics.test.js
+++ b/test/integration-metrics.test.js
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ describe('Metrics SDK Integration Tests', function () {
     expect(response.content.mimeType).toMatch(/application\/json(;\s?charset=utf-8)?/);
   });
 
-  it.only('should include an _id UUID in har payload', async function () {
+  it('should include an _id UUID in har payload', async function () {
     await fetch(`http://localhost:${PORT}`, { method: 'get' });
 
     const [, body] = await getRequest();