diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 3f684d2..e75da3e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.3.4
+2.3.6
diff --git a/core/database.py b/core/database.py
index 304b606..2b17710 100644
--- a/core/database.py
+++ b/core/database.py
@@ -111,7 +111,9 @@ class NFOGuardDatabase:
             else:
                 self._init_sqlite_tables(cursor)
             
-            print(f"✅ Database initialized: {self.db_type.upper()}")
+            # Test the connection works
+            cursor.execute("SELECT 1")
+            print(f"✅ Database initialized and connection verified: {self.db_type.upper()}")
     
     def _init_postgresql_tables(self, cursor):
         """Initialize PostgreSQL tables"""
@@ -464,6 +466,16 @@ class NFOGuardDatabase:
             cursor.execute("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM processing_history")
             history_count = self._get_first_value(cursor.fetchone())
             
+            # Database size calculation
+            if self.db_type == "postgresql":
+                # PostgreSQL: Query pg_database_size
+                cursor.execute("SELECT pg_database_size(%s)", (self.db_name,))
+                db_size_bytes = self._get_first_value(cursor.fetchone())
+                db_size_mb = round(db_size_bytes / 1024 / 1024, 2) if db_size_bytes else 0
+            else:
+                # SQLite: File size
+                db_size_mb = round(self.db_path.stat().st_size / 1024 / 1024, 2)
+            
             return {
                 "series_count": series_count,
                 "episodes_total": episodes_total,
@@ -471,7 +483,8 @@ class NFOGuardDatabase:
                 "movies_total": movies_total,
                 "movies_with_video": movies_with_video,
                 "processing_history_count": history_count,
-                "database_size_mb": round(self.db_path.stat().st_size / 1024 / 1024, 2)
+                "database_size_mb": db_size_mb,
+                "database_type": self.db_type
             }
     
     def close(self):
diff --git a/processors/tv_processor.py b/processors/tv_processor.py
index 79414c6..f9aaf60 100644
--- a/processors/tv_processor.py
+++ b/processors/tv_processor.py
@@ -93,7 +93,12 @@ class TVProcessor:
                         self.nfo_manager.set_file_mtime(video_file, dateadded)
                 
                 # Save to database
-                self.db.upsert_episode_date(imdb_id, season, episode, aired, dateadded, source, True)
+                try:
+                    self.db.upsert_episode_date(imdb_id, season, episode, aired, dateadded, source, True)
+                    _log("DEBUG", f"S{season:02d}E{episode:02d}: Database record saved successfully")
+                except Exception as e:
+                    _log("ERROR", f"S{season:02d}E{episode:02d}: Database write failed: {e}")
+                    # Continue processing other episodes
                 
                 # Yield control every 10 episodes to allow other requests (webhooks, web interface)
                 if episode_count % 10 == 0:
@@ -415,7 +420,12 @@ class TVProcessor:
                         self.nfo_manager.set_file_mtime(video_file, dateadded)
                 
                 # Save to database
-                self.db.upsert_episode_date(imdb_id, season, episode, aired, dateadded, source, True)
+                try:
+                    self.db.upsert_episode_date(imdb_id, season, episode, aired, dateadded, source, True)
+                    _log("DEBUG", f"S{season:02d}E{episode:02d}: Database record saved successfully")
+                except Exception as e:
+                    _log("ERROR", f"S{season:02d}E{episode:02d}: Database write failed: {e}")
+                    # Continue processing other episodes
                 processed_count += 1
         
         _log("INFO", f"Processed {processed_count} episodes in season {season_num}")
@@ -556,7 +566,12 @@ class TVProcessor:
                         mtime_operations.append((video_file, dateadded))
                 
                 # Save to database
-                self.db.upsert_episode_date(imdb_id, season, episode, aired, dateadded, source, True)
+                try:
+                    self.db.upsert_episode_date(imdb_id, season, episode, aired, dateadded, source, True)
+                    _log("DEBUG", f"S{season:02d}E{episode:02d}: Database record saved successfully")
+                except Exception as e:
+                    _log("ERROR", f"S{season:02d}E{episode:02d}: Database write failed: {e}")
+                    # Continue processing other episodes
         
         # Process NFOs and mtimes concurrently
         results = {}