diff --git a/parsers/logbooks.py b/parsers/logbooks.py
index dabc701..b94f597 100644
--- a/parsers/logbooks.py
+++ b/parsers/logbooks.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ LOGBOOK_PARSER_SETTINGS = {
 LOGBOOKS_DIR = "years" # subfolder of settings.EXPOWEB
 
 ENTRIES = {
-    "2024": 20,
+    "2024": 27,
     "2023": 86,
     "2022": 94,
     "2019": 55,
@@ -579,6 +579,8 @@ def parse_logbook_for_expedition(expedition, blog=False):
         yearfile = DEFAULT_LOGBOOK_FILE
         expedition.logbookfile = DEFAULT_LOGBOOK_FILE # don't change this if a blog
         parsefunc = DEFAULT_LOGBOOK_PARSER
+
+    logbookpath = Path(yearfile)
         
     if blog:
         if year not in  BLOG_PARSER_SETTINGS:
@@ -588,15 +590,16 @@ def parse_logbook_for_expedition(expedition, blog=False):
         else:
             yearfile, parsefunc = BLOG_PARSER_SETTINGS[year]
         print(f" - BLOG file {yearfile} using parser {parsefunc}")
-
-    logbookpath = Path(yearfile)
-    # print(f" - Logbook file {yearfile} using parser {parsefunc}")
-    # expedition.save()
+    else:
+        lb = Path(expologbase, year, logbookpath.stem + logbookpath.suffix) 
+        if not (lb.is_file()):
+            message = f"   ! Logbook file does not exist (yet): '{lb}'"
+            DataIssue.objects.create(parser="logbooks", message=message)
+            print(message)
 
     for sq in ["", "2", "3", "4"]:  # cope with blog saved as many separate files
         lb = Path(expologbase, year, logbookpath.stem + sq + logbookpath.suffix)
         if not (lb.is_file()):
-            # print(f"   ! End of blog. Next blog file in sequence not there:{lb}")
             break
         try:
             with open(lb, "rb") as file_in:
@@ -706,8 +709,9 @@ def LoadLogbooks():
             if year in ENTRIES:
                 loglist.append(expo)
             else:
-                print(" - No Logbook yet for: " + year)  # catch case when preparing for next expo
-
+                print(" - No Logbook entries count yet for: " + year)  # catch case when preparing for next expo
+                loglist.append(expo)
+                
         if year in BLOG_PARSER_SETTINGS:
             bloglist.append(expo)