diff --git a/docker/release/.tag b/docker/release/.tag
index 2da577b..9eea834 100644
--- a/docker/release/.tag
+++ b/docker/release/.tag
@@ -1 +1 @@
-rwynn/mongofluxd:1.1.1
+rwynn/mongofluxd:1.2.0
diff --git a/docker/release/.version b/docker/release/.version
index 524cb55..26aaba0 100644
--- a/docker/release/.version
+++ b/docker/release/.version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.1.1
+1.2.0
diff --git a/mongofluxd.go b/mongofluxd.go
index 019323f..1819a57 100644
--- a/mongofluxd.go
+++ b/mongofluxd.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ var errorLog *log.Logger = log.New(os.Stdout, "ERROR ", log.Flags())
 
 const (
 	Name                  = "mongofluxd"
-	Version               = "1.1.1"
+	Version               = "1.2.0"
 	mongoUrlDefault       = "mongodb://localhost:27017"
 	influxUrlDefault      = "http://localhost:8086"
 	influxClientsDefault  = 10
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ func (ctx *InfluxCtx) setupMeasurements() error {
 		}
 		return nil
 	} else {
-		return fmt.Errorf("at least one measurement is required")
+		return fmt.Errorf("At least one measurement is required")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -309,9 +309,6 @@ func (ctx *InfluxCtx) writeBatch() (err error) {
 		}
 	}
 	ctx.m = make(map[string]client.BatchPoints)
-	if err == nil {
-		err = ctx.saveTs()
-	}
 	return
 }
 
@@ -637,19 +634,19 @@ func (config *configOptions) LoadPlugin() *configOptions {
 	}
 	p, err := plugin.Open(config.PluginPath)
 	if err != nil {
-		errorLog.Panicf("Unable to load plugin <%s>: %s", config.PluginPath, err)
+		errorLog.Fatalf("Unable to load plugin <%s>: %s", config.PluginPath, err)
 	}
 	for _, m := range config.Measurement {
 		if m.Symbol != "" {
 			f, err := p.Lookup(m.Symbol)
 			if err != nil {
-				errorLog.Panicf("Unable to lookup symbol <%s> for plugin <%s>: %s", m.Symbol, config.PluginPath, err)
+				errorLog.Fatalf("Unable to lookup symbol <%s> for plugin <%s>: %s", m.Symbol, config.PluginPath, err)
 			}
 			switch f.(type) {
 			case func(*mongofluxdplug.MongoDocument) ([]*mongofluxdplug.InfluxPoint, error):
 				m.plug = f.(func(*mongofluxdplug.MongoDocument) ([]*mongofluxdplug.InfluxPoint, error))
 			default:
-				errorLog.Panicf("Plugin symbol <%s> must be typed %T", m.Symbol, m.plug)
+				errorLog.Fatalf("Plugin symbol <%s> must be typed %T", m.Symbol, m.plug)
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -868,7 +865,7 @@ func main() {
 	config.LoadConfigFile().SetDefaults().LoadPlugin()
 
 	if len(config.Measurement) == 0 {
-		errorLog.Panicf("at least one measurement is required")
+		errorLog.Fatalf("at least one measurement is required")
 	}
 
 	sigs := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
@@ -878,7 +875,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	mongoClient, err := config.DialMongo()
 	if err != nil {
-		errorLog.Panicf("Unable to connect to mongodb using URL %s: %s",
+		errorLog.Fatalf("Unable to connect to mongodb using URL %s: %s",
 			cleanMongoURL(config.MongoURL), err)
 	}
 
@@ -953,7 +950,7 @@ func main() {
 	filter = gtm.ChainOpFilters(filterChain...)
 	gtmBufferDuration, err := time.ParseDuration(config.GtmSettings.BufferDuration)
 	if err != nil {
-		errorLog.Panicf("Unable to parse gtm buffer duration %s: %s", config.GtmSettings.BufferDuration, err)
+		errorLog.Fatalf("Unable to parse gtm buffer duration %s: %s", config.GtmSettings.BufferDuration, err)
 	}
 	httpConfig := client.HTTPConfig{
 		UserAgent:          fmt.Sprintf("%s v%s", Name, Version),
@@ -965,13 +962,13 @@ func main() {
 	if config.InfluxPemFile != "" {
 		tlsConfig, err := config.InfluxTLS()
 		if err != nil {
-			errorLog.Panicf("Unable to configure TLS for InfluxDB: %s", err)
+			errorLog.Fatalf("Unable to configure TLS for InfluxDB: %s", err)
 		}
 		httpConfig.TLSConfig = tlsConfig
 	}
 	influxClient, err := client.NewHTTPClient(httpConfig)
 	if err != nil {
-		errorLog.Panicf("Unable to create InfluxDB client: %s", err)
+		errorLog.Fatalf("Unable to create InfluxDB client: %s", err)
 	}
 	var directReadNs, changeStreamNs []string
 	if config.DirectReads {
@@ -1011,6 +1008,8 @@ func main() {
 			defer wg.Done()
 			flusher := time.NewTicker(1 * time.Second)
 			defer flusher.Stop()
+			progress := time.NewTicker(10 * time.Second)
+			defer progress.Stop()
 			influx := &InfluxCtx{
 				c:        influxClient,
 				m:        make(map[string]client.BatchPoints),
@@ -1021,13 +1020,19 @@ func main() {
 				tokens:   bson.M{},
 			}
 			if err := influx.setupMeasurements(); err != nil {
-				errorLog.Panicf("Configuration error: %s", err)
+				errorLog.Fatalf("Configuration error: %s", err)
 			}
 			for {
 				select {
+				case <-progress.C:
+					if err := influx.saveTs(); err != nil {
+						exitStatus = 1
+						errorLog.Println(err)
+					}
 				case <-flusher.C:
 					if err := influx.writeBatch(); err != nil {
-						gtmCtx.ErrC <- err
+						exitStatus = 1
+						errorLog.Println(err)
 					}
 				case err = <-gtmCtx.ErrC:
 					if err == nil {
@@ -1042,12 +1047,14 @@ func main() {
 								exitStatus = 1
 								errorLog.Println(err)
 							}
+							influx.saveTs()
 							return
 						}
 						break
 					}
 					if err := influx.addPoint(op); err != nil {
-						gtmCtx.ErrC <- err
+						exitStatus = 1
+						errorLog.Println(err)
 					}
 				}
 			}