diff --git a/core/views/wallets_edit.py b/core/views/wallets_edit.py
index af82acb..b578882 100644
--- a/core/views/wallets_edit.py
+++ b/core/views/wallets_edit.py
@@ -553,26 +553,32 @@ def walletedit(request, path=None):
         if not type(survex_paths) == list:  # a string also is a sequence type, so do it this way
                 survex_paths = [survex_paths]
 
-        for svxf in survex_paths:
-            if not svxf: # not a blank string
+        for svxfl in survex_paths:
+            if not svxfl: # not a blank string
                 continue
                 
             # print(f" - - {svxf=} ")
-            svx = Path(svxf)
-            if svx.suffix.lower() != ".svx":
-                svx = svx.with_suffix(".svx")
-            f = Path(settings.SURVEX_DATA) / svx
+            svxf = Path(svxfl)
+            if svxf.suffix.lower() != ".svx":
+                svxf = svx.with_suffix(".svx")
+            f = Path(settings.SURVEX_DATA) / svxf
             if not f.is_file():
+                message = f"Specified survex file '{fpath}' in database not found on disc"
+                print(message)
                 continue
                 
-            fpath = svx.parent / svx.stem
+            fpath = svxf.parent / svxf.stem
             # print(f' - {fpath=}')
             try:
                 svxfile = SurvexFile.objects.get(path=fpath)
-
+            except:
+                message = f"Specified survex file '{fpath}'not found? database may be empty. Exception."
+                print(message)
+                # This failure will also get picked up by the "S" colour code red or orange
+            try:
                 if svxfile.cave:
                     caves.append(svxfile.cave)
-                    cave_refs.append(svxfile.cave.reference()) # this is a string?!
+                    cave_refs.append(svxfile.cave.slug()) # this is a string?!
                     
                 
                 w, d, n, t = scan_survexblocks(svxfile)
@@ -581,7 +587,7 @@ def walletedit(request, path=None):
                 names.extend(n)
                 team.extend(t)
             except:
-                message = "Specified survex file not found - database may be empty."
+                message = f"Exception wallet handling for {fpath} '{svxfile.cave}' "
                 print(message)
                 # This failure will also get picked up by the "S" colour code red or orange