diff --git a/lncrawl/core/app.py b/lncrawl/core/app.py
index 83f92f8e0..809004725 100644
--- a/lncrawl/core/app.py
+++ b/lncrawl/core/app.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import logging
 import os
 import shutil
+from pathlib import Path
 from threading import Thread
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ def start_download(self):
         fetch_chapter_images(self)
         save_metadata(self, True)
 
-        if not self.output_formats.get("json", False):
+        if not self.output_formats.get(OutputFormat.json.value, False):
             shutil.rmtree(os.path.join(self.output_path, "json"), ignore_errors=True)
 
         if self.can_do("logout"):
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ def compress_books(self, archive_singles=False):
                 logger.info("Not archiving single file inside %s" % root_dir)
                 archived_file = os.path.join(root_dir, file_list[0])
             else:
-                base_path = os.path.join(self.output_path, output_name)
+                base_path = Path(self.output_path) / output_name
                 logger.info("Compressing %s to %s" % (root_dir, base_path))
                 archived_file = shutil.make_archive(
                     base_path,
diff --git a/lncrawl/core/crawler.py b/lncrawl/core/crawler.py
index bafde7435..20c89b00b 100644
--- a/lncrawl/core/crawler.py
+++ b/lncrawl/core/crawler.py
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ def download_chapters(
             unit="item",
             fail_fast=fail_fast,
         )
+        chapter = None
         for (index, future) in futures.items():
             try:
                 chapter = chapters[index]
@@ -162,8 +163,9 @@ def download_chapters(
                 self.extract_chapter_images(chapter)
                 chapter.success = True
             except Exception as e:
-                chapter.body = ""
-                chapter.success = False
+                if isinstance(chapter, Chapter):
+                    chapter.body = ""
+                    chapter.success = False
                 if isinstance(e, KeyboardInterrupt):
                     break
             finally:
diff --git a/lncrawl/core/downloader.py b/lncrawl/core/downloader.py
index 57d836a58..39bcf18a6 100644
--- a/lncrawl/core/downloader.py
+++ b/lncrawl/core/downloader.py
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ def fetch_chapter_body(app):
                 old_chapter = json.load(file)
                 chapter.update(**old_chapter)
         except FileNotFoundError:
-            logger.info("Missing File: %s Retrieved!" % (file_name))
+            logger.info("Missing File: %s Retrieved!" % file_name)
         except json.JSONDecodeError:
-            logger.info("Unable to decode JSON from the file: %s" % (file_name))
+            logger.info("Unable to decode JSON from the file: %s" % file_name)
         except Exception as e:
             logger.exception("An error occurred while reading the file:", e)
 
diff --git a/lncrawl/core/logconfig.py b/lncrawl/core/logconfig.py
index 660b6cd50..898676c3f 100644
--- a/lncrawl/core/logconfig.py
+++ b/lncrawl/core/logconfig.py
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ def configure_logging():
     }
     if not log_file:
         del config["handlers"]["file"]
-        config["root"]["level"] = level
+        config["root"]["level"] = logging.getLevelName(level)
         config["root"]["handlers"] = ["console"]
-        config["handlers"]["console"]["level"] = level
+        config["handlers"]["console"]["level"] = logging.getLevelName(level)
 
     logging.config.dictConfig(config)
diff --git a/lncrawl/core/novel_info.py b/lncrawl/core/novel_info.py
index 77d487ef0..ef2c542cb 100644
--- a/lncrawl/core/novel_info.py
+++ b/lncrawl/core/novel_info.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import math
 import os
 import re
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Dict
 
 from .. import constants as C
@@ -109,5 +110,5 @@ def save_metadata(app, completed=False):
     )
 
     os.makedirs(app.output_path, exist_ok=True)
-    file_name = os.path.join(app.output_path, C.META_FILE_NAME)
+    file_name = Path(app.output_path) / C.META_FILE_NAME
     novel.to_json(file_name, encoding="utf-8", indent=2)
diff --git a/lncrawl/core/proxy.py b/lncrawl/core/proxy.py
index ed7dc2822..e2247ba40 100644
--- a/lncrawl/core/proxy.py
+++ b/lncrawl/core/proxy.py
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ def __find_proxies():
                 __proxy_list.setdefault(scheme, [])
                 if __proxy_visited_at.get(url, 0) + __proxy_ttl < time.time():
                     __validate_and_add(scheme, ip, url)
-                    __proxy_visited_at[url] = time.time()
+                    __proxy_visited_at[url] = int(time.time())
 
             wait_times = 3 * 60
             while wait_times and not __has_exit:
@@ -178,6 +178,6 @@ def start_proxy_fetcher():
     Thread(target=__find_proxies, daemon=False).start()
 
 
-def stop_proxy_fetcher():
+def stop_proxy_fetcher(*args, **kwargs):
     global __has_exit
     __has_exit = True
diff --git a/lncrawl/core/taskman.py b/lncrawl/core/taskman.py
index e9b186d1b..7fccb7f38 100644
--- a/lncrawl/core/taskman.py
+++ b/lncrawl/core/taskman.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def domain_gate(self, hostname: str = ""):
         """Limit number of entry per hostname.
 
         Args:
-            url: A fully qualified url.
+            hostname: A fully qualified url.
 
         Returns:
             A semaphore object to wait.
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ def resolve_futures(
             disable_bar: Hides the progress bar if True.
             desc: The progress bar description
             unit: The progress unit name
+            fail_fast: Fail on first error
         """
         if not futures:
             return