diff --git a/core/views/logbooks.py b/core/views/logbooks.py
index 716e17c..68b2c1e 100644
--- a/core/views/logbooks.py
+++ b/core/views/logbooks.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ todo = """- Fix the get_person_chronology() display bug.
 - Fix id= value preservation on editing
 """
 
+LOGBOOK_ENTRIES = "log_entries" # directory name
 
 def notablepersons(request):
     def notabilitykey(person):
@@ -383,34 +384,21 @@ def logbook_entries_export(request, year):
     entries = get_entries(year)
     # for e in entries:
         # print(f"{e.pk:03} {e}")
-
     editor = get_editor(request)
+
     write_entries(entries, year, editor)
     return redirect(f"/logreport/{year}")
 
 
-def write_entries(entries, year, editor):   
+def write_entries(entries, year, editor):  
+    """Exports logentries from the live database to JSON files.
+    
+    entries - a list, use a list of one member if writing a single entry
+    
+    year    - the year of the expo. 
+    """
         
-    dirpath = settings.EXPOWEB / "years" / year / "log_entries"
-    try:
-        dirpath.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-    except PermissionError as e:
-        raise PermissionError(
-            f"CANNOT  make the directory.\nPERMISSIONS incorrectly set on server for this file {filepath}. Ask a nerd to fix this: {e}"
-        )
-    except Exception as e:
-        raise OSError(
-            f"CANNOT  make the directory for {filepath}. Ask a nerd to fix this: {e}"
-        )  
-        
-    for le in entries:
-        # REPLACE this with hand-built serializer which includes .author, .who which were added to the entries but re not in the model Class directly
-        # see below for Gemini code to do that. Going to bed now.
-        jsondict = serialize("json", [le], fields=('slug', 'date', 'expedition', 'title', 'cave', 'place', 'other_people', 'time_underground', 'text'))
-        
-        filename = f"{le.slug}-{le.pk:03}.json"
-        filepath = dirpath / filename
-        description =  f" {le.slug} :: {le.date} - {le.title}"
+    def write_json_file():
         try:
             with open(filepath, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as json_f:
                 json.dump(jsondict, json_f, indent=1)
@@ -420,8 +408,21 @@ def write_entries(entries, year, editor):
             )
         except Exception as e:
             print(f"CANNOT  write this file {filepath}. Exception dumping json. Ask a nerd to fix this: {e}")
-            raise e
+            raise e        
+        
+    dirpath = settings.EXPOWEB / "years" / year / LOGBOOK_ENTRIES
+    dirpath.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
             
+    for le in entries:        
+        filename = f"{le.slug}-{le.pk:03}.json"
+        filepath = dirpath / filename
+        # description =  f" {le.slug} :: {le.date} - {le.title}"
+        
+        # REPLACE this with hand-built serializer which includes .author, .who which were added to the entries but re not in the model Class directly
+        # see below for Gemini code to do that. Going to bed now.
+        jsondict = serialize("json", [le], fields=('slug', 'date', 'expedition', 'title', 'cave', 'place', 'other_people', 'time_underground', 'text'))
+        
+        write_json_file()    
         git_add(filename, dirpath)
        
     commit_msg = f"Exporting logbook entries as individual files"