diff --git a/metricsDatasource.js b/metricsDatasource.js
index c1c3f493..aaf5ddbc 100644
--- a/metricsDatasource.js
+++ b/metricsDatasource.js
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+/**
+ * TypeORM DataSource used only by the TypeORM CLI (e.g. migration:generate).
+ *
+ * Migrations at runtime are run from src/services/storage/migrations/runner.ts (allMigrations),
+ * not from this file. The app never uses this DataSource to run migrations.
+ *
+ * Workflow: update the migrations array in this file *before* running
+ * migration:generate, so TypeORM knows the current schema (entities + existing migrations).
+ * We do not update this file immediately after adding a new migration; update it when you
+ * are about to generate the next migration.
+ */
 import { DataSource } from "typeorm"
 import { BalanceEvent } from "./build/src/services/storage/entity/BalanceEvent.js"
 import { ChannelBalanceEvent } from "./build/src/services/storage/entity/ChannelsBalanceEvent.js"
@@ -11,13 +22,13 @@ import { BalanceEvents1724860966825 } from './build/src/services/storage/migrati
 import { RootOps1732566440447 } from './build/src/services/storage/migrations/1732566440447-root_ops.js'
 import { RootOpsTime1745428134124 } from './build/src/services/storage/migrations/1745428134124-root_ops_time.js'
 import { ChannelEvents1750777346411 } from './build/src/services/storage/migrations/1750777346411-channel_events.js'
-
+import { RootOpPending1771524665409 } from './build/src/services/storage/migrations/1771524665409-root_op_pending.js'
 export default new DataSource({
     type: "better-sqlite3",
     database: "metrics.sqlite",
     entities: [BalanceEvent, ChannelBalanceEvent, ChannelRouting, RootOperation, ChannelEvent],
     migrations: [LndMetrics1703170330183, ChannelRouting1709316653538, HtlcCount1724266887195, BalanceEvents1724860966825,
-        RootOps1732566440447, RootOpsTime1745428134124, ChannelEvents1750777346411]
+        RootOps1732566440447, RootOpsTime1745428134124, ChannelEvents1750777346411, RootOpPending1771524665409]
 });
 
 //npx typeorm migration:generate ./src/services/storage/migrations/root_op_pending -d ./metricsDatasource.js
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/services/main/watchdog.ts b/src/services/main/watchdog.ts
index b02b9678..d9d585ba 100644
--- a/src/services/main/watchdog.ts
+++ b/src/services/main/watchdog.ts
@@ -98,12 +98,17 @@ export class Watchdog {
         let pendingChange = 0
         const pendingChainPayments = await this.storage.metricsStorage.GetPendingChainPayments()
         for (const payment of pendingChainPayments) {
-            const tx = await this.lnd.GetTx(payment.operation_identifier)
-            if (tx.numConfirmations > 0) {
-                await this.storage.metricsStorage.SetRootOpConfirmed(payment.serial_id)
-                continue
+            try {
+                const tx = await this.lnd.GetTx(payment.operation_identifier)
+                if (tx.numConfirmations > 0) {
+                    await this.storage.metricsStorage.SetRootOpConfirmed(payment.serial_id)
+                    continue
+                }
+                tx.outputDetails.forEach(o => pendingChange += o.isOurAddress ? Number(o.amount) : 0)
+            } catch (err: any) {
+                this.log("Error getting tx for root operation", err.message || err)
             }
-            tx.outputDetails.forEach(o => pendingChange += o.isOurAddress ? Number(o.amount) : 0)
+
         }
         let newReceived = 0
         let newSpent = 0