diff --git a/app/controllers/customers_controller.rb b/app/controllers/customers_controller.rb
index 9e88b93..e9db970 100644
--- a/app/controllers/customers_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/customers_controller.rb
@@ -66,67 +66,76 @@ class CustomersController < ApplicationController
   # create a new customer
   def create
     @customer = Customer.new(allowed_params)
-    if @customer.save
-      flash[:notice] = t :notice_customer_created
-      redirect_to @customer
-    else
-      flash[:error] = @customer.errors.full_messages.to_sentence
-      redirect_to new_customer_path
-    end
+    @customer.save
+    log "Customer ##{@customer.id} created successfully."
+    flash[:notice] = t :notice_customer_created
+    redirect_to @customer
+  rescue => e
+    log "Failed to create customer: #{e.message}"
+    flash[:error] = e.message
+    redirect_to new_customer_path
   end
 
   # display a specific customer
   def show
-    begin
-      @customer = Customer.find_by_id(params[:id])
-      @issues = @customer.issues.order(id: :desc)
-      @billing_address = address_to_s(@customer.billing_address)
-      @shipping_address = address_to_s(@customer.shipping_address)
-      @closed_issues = (@issues - @issues.open)
-      @hours = 0
-      @closed_hours = 0
-      @issues.open.each { |i| @hours+= i.total_spent_hours }
-      @closed_issues.each { |i| @closed_hours+= i.total_spent_hours }
-    rescue 
-      flash[:error] = t :notice_customer_not_found
-      render_404
-    end
+    @customer = Customer.find_by_id(params[:id])
+    return render_404 unless @customer
+
+    @open_issues = @customer.issues
+      .joins(:status)
+      .includes(:status, :project, :tracker, :priority)
+      .where(issue_statuses: { is_closed: false })
+      .order(id: :desc)
+
+    @closed_issues = @customer.issues
+      .joins(:status)
+      .includes(:status, :project, :tracker, :priority)
+      .where(issue_statuses: { is_closed: true })
+      .order(id: :desc)
+
+    @hours = TimeEntry
+      .joins(:issue)
+      .where(issues: { id: @open_issues.select(:id) })
+      .sum(:hours)
+
+    @closed_hours = TimeEntry
+      .joins(:issue)
+      .where(issues: { id: @closed_issues.select(:id) })
+      .sum(:hours)
+
+  rescue => e
+    Rails.logger.error "Failed to load customer ##{params[:id]}: #{e.message}\n#{e.backtrace.join("\n")}"
+    flash[:error] = e.message
+    render_404
   end
 
   # return an HTML form for editing a customer
   def edit
-    begin
-      @customer = Customer.find_by_id(params[:id])
-    rescue 
-      flash[:error] = t :notice_customer_not_found
-      render_404
-    end
+    @customer = Customer.find_by_id(params[:id])
+    return render_404 unless @customer
+  rescue => e
+    log "Failed to edit customer"
+    flash[:error] = e.message
+    render_404
   end
 
   # update a specific customer
   def update
-    begin
-      @customer = Customer.find_by_id(params[:id])
-      if @customer.update(allowed_params)
-        flash[:notice] = t :notice_customer_updated
-        redirect_to @customer
-      else
-        redirect_to edit_customer_path
-        flash[:error] = @customer.errors.full_messages.to_sentence if @customer.errors
-      end
-    rescue 
-      flash[:error] = t :notice_customer_not_found
-      render_404
-    end
+    @customer = Customer.find_by_id(params[:id])
+    @customer.update(allowed_params)
+    flash[:notice] = t :notice_customer_updated
+    redirect_to @customer
+  rescue => e
+    log "Failed to update customer: #{e.message}"
+    flash[:error] = e.message
+    redirect_to edit_customer_path
   end
 
   # creates new customer view tokens, removes expired tokens & redirects to newly created customer view with new token.
   def share
     issue = Issue.find(params[:id])
-
     token = issue.share_token
     redirect_to view_path(token.token)
-
   rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
     flash[:error] = t(:notice_issue_not_found)
     render_404
diff --git a/app/models/customer.rb b/app/models/customer.rb
index 6259cf7..7b56cfc 100644
--- a/app/models/customer.rb
+++ b/app/models/customer.rb
@@ -11,13 +11,15 @@
 class Customer < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   include Redmine::Acts::Searchable
-  include Redmine::Acts::Event
-  
+  include Redmine::Acts::Event  
+  include Redmine::I18n
+
   has_many :issues
   has_many :invoices
   has_many :estimates
  
   validates_presence_of :id, :name
+  before_validation :normalize_phone_numbers
   
   self.primary_key = :id
 
@@ -30,128 +32,116 @@ class Customer < ActiveRecord::Base
                 :type => :to_s,
                 :description => Proc.new {|o| "#{I18n.t :label_primary_phone}: #{o.phone_number} #{I18n.t:label_mobile_phone}: #{o.mobile_phone_number}"},
                 :datetime => Proc.new {|o| o.updated_at || o.created_at}
-  
-  # Convenience Method
-  # returns the customer's email
-  def email
-    pull unless @details
-    begin
-      return @details.email_address.address
-    rescue
-      return nil
+
+  # Returns the details of the customer. If the details have already been fetched, it returns the cached version. Otherwise, it fetches the details from QuickBooks Online and caches them for future use. This method is used to access the customer's information in a way that minimizes unnecessary API calls to QBO, improving performance and reducing latency.
+  def details
+    return Quickbooks::Model::Customer.new unless id.present?
+
+    @details ||= begin
+      xml = Rails.cache.fetch(details_cache_key, expires_in: 10.minutes) do
+        fetch_details.to_xml_ns
+      end
+
+      Quickbooks::Model::Customer.from_xml(xml)
     end
   end
+
+  # Generates a unique cache key for storing this customer's QBO details.
+  def details_cache_key
+    "customer:#{id}:qbo_details:#{updated_at.to_i}"
+  end
+
+  # Returns the customer's email address
+  def email
+    details
+    return @details&.email_address&.address
+  end
   
-  # Convenience Method
-  # Sets the email
+  # Updates the customer's email address
   def email=(s)
-    pull unless @details
+    details
     @details.email_address = s
   end
+  
 
-  # Convenience Method
-  # returns the customer's primary phone
-  def primary_phone
-    pull unless @details
-    begin
-      return @details.primary_phone.free_form_number
-    rescue
-      return nil
-    end
+  # Returns the last sync time formatted for display. If no sync has occurred, returns a default message.
+  def self.last_sync
+    return I18n.t(:label_qbo_never_synced) unless maximum(:updated_at)
+    format_time(maximum(:updated_at))
   end
   
-  # Convenience Method
-  # Updates the customer's primary phone number
-  def primary_phone=(n)
-    pull unless @details
-    pn = Quickbooks::Model::TelephoneNumber.new
-    pn.free_form_number = n
-    @details.primary_phone = pn
-    #update our locally stored number too
-    update_phone_number
-  end
-
   # Customers are not bound by a project
   # but we need to implement this method for the Redmine::Acts::Searchable interface
   def project
     nil
   end
 
-  # Convenience Method
-  # returns the customer's mobile phone
-  def mobile_phone
-    pull unless @details
-    begin
-      return @details.mobile_phone.free_form_number
-    rescue
-      return nil
+  # Magic Method
+  # Maps Get/Set methods to QBO customer object
+  def method_missing(method_name, *args, &block)
+    if Quickbooks::Model::Customer.method_defined?(method_name)
+      details
+      @details.public_send(method_name, *args, &block)
+    else
+      super
     end
   end
+
+  # returns the customer's mobile phone
+  def mobile_phone
+    details
+    return @details&.mobile_phone&.free_form_number
+  end
   
-  # Convenience Method
   # Updates the custome's mobile phone number
   def mobile_phone=(n)
-    pull unless @details
+    details
     pn = Quickbooks::Model::TelephoneNumber.new
     pn.free_form_number = n
     @details.mobile_phone = pn
-    #update our locally stored number too
-    update_mobile_phone_number
   end
 
-  # Convenience Method
-  # Sets the notes
-  def notes=(s)
-    pull unless @details
-    @details.notes = s
-  end
-  
-  # update the localy stored phone number as a plain string with no special chars
-  def update_phone_number
-    begin
-      self.phone_number = self.primary_phone.tr('^0-9', '')
-    rescue
-      return nil
-    end
-  end
-  
-  # update the localy stored phone number as a plain string with no special chars
-  def update_mobile_phone_number
-    begin
-      self.mobile_phone_number = self.mobile_phone.tr('^0-9', '')
-    rescue
-      return nil
-    end
-  end
-  
-  # Convenience Method
   # Updates Both local DB name & QBO display_name
   def name=(s)
-    pull unless @details
+    details
     @details.display_name = s
     super
   end
+
+  # Normalizes phone numbers by removing non-digit characters. This method is called before validation to ensure that phone numbers are stored in a consistent format, which can help with searching and integration with external systems like QuickBooks Online.
+  def normalize_phone_numbers
+    self.phone_number = phone_number.to_s.gsub(/\D/, '') if phone_number.present?
+    self.mobile_phone_number = mobile_phone_number.to_s.gsub(/\D/, '') if mobile_phone_number.present?
+  end
+
+  # Sets the notes for the customer
+  def notes=(s)
+    details
+    @details.notes = s
+  end
+
+  # returns the customer's primary phone
+  def primary_phone
+    details
+    return @details&.primary_phone&.free_form_number
+  end
   
-  # Magic Method
-  # Maps Get/Set methods to QBO customer object
-  def method_missing(sym, *arguments)
-    # Check to see if the method exists
-    if Quickbooks::Model::Customer.method_defined?(sym)
-      # download details if required
-      pull unless @details
-      method_name = sym.to_s
-      # Setter
-      if method_name[-1, 1] == "="
-        @details.method(method_name).call(arguments[0])
-      # Getter
-      else
-        return @details.method(method_name).call 
-      end
-    end
+  # Updates the customer's primary phone number
+  def primary_phone=(n)
+    details
+    pn = Quickbooks::Model::TelephoneNumber.new
+    pn.free_form_number = n
+    @details.primary_phone = pn
+  end
+
+  # Repsonds to missing methods by delegating to the QBO customer details object if the method is defined there. This allows for dynamic access to any attributes or methods of the QBO customer without having to explicitly define them in the Customer model, providing flexibility and reducing boilerplate code.
+  def respond_to_missing?(method_name, include_private = false)
+    Quickbooks::Model::Customer.method_defined?(method_name) || super
   end
 
   # Seach for customers by name or phone number
   def self.search(search)
+    #return none if search.blank?
     search = sanitize_sql_like(search)
     where("name LIKE ? OR phone_number LIKE ? OR mobile_phone_number LIKE ?", "%#{search}%", "%#{search}%", "%#{search}%")
   end
@@ -170,39 +160,28 @@ class Customer < ActiveRecord::Base
     ids.index_with { |id| id }
   end
   
-  # proforms a bruteforce sync operation
+  # performs a sync operation for all customers
   def self.sync 
     CustomerSyncJob.perform_later(full_sync: false)
   end
 
-  # proforms a bruteforce sync operation
+  # performs a sync operation for a specific customer
   def self.sync_by_id(id) 
     CustomerSyncJob.perform_later(id: id)
   end
   
   # returns a human readable string
   def to_s
-    return "#{self[:name]} - #{phone_number.split(//).last(4).join unless phone_number.nil?}"
+    last4 = phone_number&.last(4)
+    last4.present? ? "#{name} - #{last4}" : name.to_s
   end
 
   # Push the updates
   def save_with_push
-    begin
-      qbo = Qbo.first
-      @details = qbo.perform_authenticated_request do |access_token|
-        service = Quickbooks::Service::Customer.new(
-          company_id: qbo.realm_id,
-          access_token: access_token
-        )
-        service.update(@details)
-      end
-
-      self.id = @details.id
-    rescue => e
-      errors.add(:base, e.message)
-      return false
-    end
-
+    log "Starting push for customer ##{self.id}..."
+    qbo = QboConnectionService.current!
+    CustomerService.new(qbo: qbo, customer: self).push()
+    Rails.cache.delete(details_cache_key)
     save_without_push
   end
 
@@ -210,19 +189,18 @@ class Customer < ActiveRecord::Base
   alias_method :save, :save_with_push
   
   private
-  
-  # pull the details
-  def pull
-    begin
-      raise Exception unless self.id
-      qbo = QboConnectionService.current!
-      @details = qbo.perform_authenticated_request do |access_token|
-        service = Quickbooks::Service::Customer.new(company_id: qbo.realm_id, access_token: access_token)
-        service.fetch_by_id(self.id)
-      end
-    rescue Exception => e
-      @details = Quickbooks::Model::Customer.new
-    end
+
+  # Fetches the customer's details from QuickBooks Online. If the customer has an ID, it makes an authenticated request to QBO to retrieve the customer's information. If the customer does not have an ID or if there is an error during the fetch, it returns a new instance of Quickbooks::Model::Customer with default values. This method is used to ensure that the customer object has the most up-to-date information from QBO when needed.
+  def fetch_details
+    return Quickbooks::Model::Customer.new unless id.present?
+    log "Fetching details for customer ##{id} from QBO..."
+    qbo = QboConnectionService.current!
+    CustomerService.new(qbo: qbo, customer: self).pull()
+  end
+
+  # Log messages with the entity type for better traceability
+  def log(msg)
+    Rails.logger.info "[Customer] #{msg}"
   end
   
 end
diff --git a/app/models/employee.rb b/app/models/employee.rb
index 9c5358b..92c837b 100644
--- a/app/models/employee.rb
+++ b/app/models/employee.rb
@@ -10,11 +10,19 @@
 
 class Employee < ActiveRecord::Base
   
+  include Redmine::I18n
+
   has_many :users
   validates_presence_of :id, :name
 
   self.primary_key = :id
 
+  # Returns the last sync time formatted for display. If no sync has occurred, returns a default message.
+  def self.last_sync
+    return I18n.t(:label_qbo_never_synced) unless maximum(:updated_at)
+    format_time(maximum(:updated_at))
+  end
+  
   # Sync all employees, typically triggered by a scheduled task or manual sync request
   def self.sync
     EmployeeSyncJob.perform_later(full_sync: true)
diff --git a/app/models/estimate.rb b/app/models/estimate.rb
index 1abb31c..5b70839 100644
--- a/app/models/estimate.rb
+++ b/app/models/estimate.rb
@@ -10,11 +10,19 @@
 
 class Estimate < ActiveRecord::Base
   
+  include Redmine::I18n
+
   has_and_belongs_to_many :issues
   belongs_to :customer 
   validates_presence_of :doc_number, :id
   self.primary_key = :id
 
+  # Returns the last sync time formatted for display. If no sync has occurred, returns a default message.
+  def self.last_sync
+    return I18n.t(:label_qbo_never_synced) unless maximum(:updated_at)
+    format_time(maximum(:updated_at))
+  end
+
   # returns a human readable string
   def to_s
     return self[:doc_number]
@@ -35,40 +43,7 @@ class Estimate < ActiveRecord::Base
     EstimateSyncJob.perform_later(doc_number: number)
   end
 
-  # Magic Method
-  # Maps Get/Set methods to QBO estimate object
-  def method_missing(sym, *arguments)
-    # Check to see if the method exists
-    if Quickbooks::Model::Estimate.method_defined?(sym)
-      # download details if required
-      pull unless @details
-      method_name = sym.to_s
-      # Setter
-      if method_name[-1, 1] == "="
-        @details.method(method_name).call(arguments[0])
-      # Getter
-      else
-        return @details.method(method_name).call 
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
   private
-  
-  # pull the details
-  def pull
-    log "Pulling details for estimate ##{self.id}..."
-    begin
-      raise Exception unless self.id
-      qbo = QboConnectionService.current!
-      @details = qbo.perform_authenticated_request do |access_token|
-        service = Quickbooks::Service::Estimate.new(company_id: qbo.realm_id, access_token: access_token)
-        service(:estimate).fetch_by_id(self.id)
-      end
-    rescue Exception => e
-      @details = Quickbooks::Model::Estimate.new
-    end
-  end
 
   def log(msg)
     Rails.logger.info "[Estimate] #{msg}"
diff --git a/app/models/invoice.rb b/app/models/invoice.rb
index 3eeb638..c1e9eea 100644
--- a/app/models/invoice.rb
+++ b/app/models/invoice.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 #THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
 class Invoice < ActiveRecord::Base
+
+  include Redmine::I18n
+
   has_and_belongs_to_many :issues
   belongs_to :customer
 
@@ -17,6 +20,12 @@ class Invoice < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   self.primary_key = :id
 
+  # Returns the last sync time formatted for display. If no sync has occurred, returns a default message.
+  def self.last_sync
+    return I18n.t(:label_qbo_never_synced) unless maximum(:updated_at)
+    format_time(maximum(:updated_at))
+  end
+
   # Return the invoice's document number as its string representation
   def to_s
     doc_number
diff --git a/app/services/customer_service.rb b/app/services/customer_service.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b0f47a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/services/customer_service.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#The MIT License (MIT)
+#
+#Copyright (c) 2016 - 2026 rick barrette
+#
+#Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+#The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+#THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+class CustomerService
+
+  # Initializes the service with a QBO client and an optional customer record. The QBO client is used to communicate with QuickBooks Online, while the customer record contains the data that needs to be pushed to QBO. If no customer is provided, the service will not perform any operations.
+  def initialize(qbo:, customer: nil)
+    raise "No QBO configuration found" unless qbo
+    raise "Customer record is required for push operation" unless customer
+    @qbo = qbo
+    @customer = customer
+  end
+
+  # Pulls the customer data from QuickBooks Online. 
+  def pull
+    return Quickbooks::Model::Customer.new unless @customer.present?
+    log "Fetching details for customer ##{@customer.id} from QBO..."
+    qbo = QboConnectionService.current!
+    qbo.perform_authenticated_request do |access_token|
+      service = Quickbooks::Service::Customer.new(
+        company_id: qbo.realm_id,
+        access_token: access_token
+      )
+      service.fetch_by_id(@customer.id)
+    end
+  rescue => e
+    log "Fetch failed for #{@customer.id}: #{e.message}"
+    Quickbooks::Model::Customer.new
+  end
+
+   # Pushes the customer data to QuickBooks Online. This method handles the communication with QBO, including authentication and error handling. It uses the QBO client to send the customer data and logs the process for monitoring and debugging purposes. If the push is successful, it returns the customer record; otherwise, it logs the error and returns false.
+  def push
+    log "Pushing customer ##{@customer.id} to QBO..."
+
+    customer = @qbo.perform_authenticated_request do |access_token|
+      service = Quickbooks::Service::Customer.new( 
+        company_id: @qbo.realm_id, 
+        access_token: access_token 
+      )
+      service.update(@customer.details)
+    end
+
+    @customer.id = customer.id unless @customer.persisted?
+    log "Push for customer ##{@customer.id} completed."
+    return @customer
+  end
+
+  private 
+
+  # Log messages with the entity type for better traceability
+  def log(msg)
+    Rails.logger.info "[CustomerService] #{msg}"
+  end
+
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/services/sync_service_base.rb b/app/services/sync_service_base.rb
index dec46e0..85251b9 100644
--- a/app/services/sync_service_base.rb
+++ b/app/services/sync_service_base.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class SyncServiceBase
 
   # Subclasses should initialize with a QBO client instance
   def initialize(qbo:)
+    raise "No QBO configuration found" unless qbo
     @qbo = qbo
     @entity = self.class.model_class
   end
@@ -109,10 +110,10 @@ class SyncServiceBase
     if local.changed?
       local.save!
       log "Updated #{@entity.name} #{remote.id}"
-    end
 
-    # Handle attaching documents if applicable to invoices
-    attach_documents(local, remote)
+      # Handle attaching documents if applicable to invoices
+      attach_documents(local, remote) 
+    end
 
   rescue => e
       log "Failed to sync #{@entity.name} #{remote.id}: #{e.message}"
diff --git a/app/views/customers/_details.html.erb b/app/views/customers/_details.html.erb
index 33b6b05..940f7f3 100644
--- a/app/views/customers/_details.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/customers/_details.html.erb
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@
     
     <tr>
       <th><%=t(:label_primary_phone)%></th>
-      <td><%= number_to_phone(customer.primary_phone.gsub(/[^\d]/, '').to_i, area_code: true) if customer.primary_phone %></td>
+      <td><%= number_to_phone(customer&.primary_phone&.gsub(/[^\d]/, '').to_i, area_code: true) %></td>
     </tr>
     
     <tr>
       <th><%=t(:label_mobile_phone)%></th>
-      <td><%= number_to_phone(customer.mobile_phone.gsub(/[^\d]/, '').to_i, area_code: true) if customer.mobile_phone %></td>
+      <td><%= number_to_phone(customer&.mobile_phone&.gsub(/[^\d]/, '').to_i, area_code: true) %></td>
     </tr>
     
      <tr>
diff --git a/app/views/customers/show.html.erb b/app/views/customers/show.html.erb
index cb7ca1e..33df5d0 100644
--- a/app/views/customers/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/customers/show.html.erb
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@
   </div>
 
 <br/>
-<h3><%=@issues.open.count%> <%=t(:label_open_issues)%> - <%=@hours.round(1)%> <%=t(:label_hours)%></h3>
-<%= render partial: 'issues/list_simple', locals: {issues: @issues.open} %>
+<h3><%=@open_issues.count%> <%=t(:label_open_issues)%> - <%=@hours.round(1)%> <%=t(:label_hours)%></h3>
+<%= render partial: 'issues/list_simple', locals: {issues: @open_issues.open} %>
 
 <h3><%=@closed_issues.count%> <%=t(:label_closed_issues)%> - <%= @closed_hours.round(1)%> <%=t(:label_hours)%></h3>
 <%= render partial: 'issues/list_simple', locals: {issues: @closed_issues} %>
diff --git a/app/views/qbo/_last_sync.html.erb b/app/views/qbo/_last_sync.html.erb
index dd2118e..4ac8399 100644
--- a/app/views/qbo/_last_sync.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/qbo/_last_sync.html.erb
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<b><%=t(:label_last_sync)%>: </b> <%= Qbo.last_sync if Qbo.exists? %>
+<b><%=t(:label_last_sync)%>: </b> <%= Qbo.last_sync %>
diff --git a/app/views/qbo/_settings.html.erb b/app/views/qbo/_settings.html.erb
index f559e54..932d9f5 100644
--- a/app/views/qbo/_settings.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/qbo/_settings.html.erb
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLI
 
      <tr>
         <th><%=t(:label_oauth_expires)%></th>
-        <td><%= if Qbo.exists? then QboConnectionService.current!.oauth2_access_token_expires_at end %>
+        <td><%= QboConnectionService.current!&.oauth2_access_token_expires_at %>
       </tr>
       
       <tr>
         <th><%=t(:label_oauth2_refresh_token_expires_at)%></th>
-        <td><%= if Qbo.exists? then QboConnectionService.current!.oauth2_refresh_token_expires_at end %>
+        <td><%= QboConnectionService.current!&.oauth2_refresh_token_expires_at %>
      </tr>
 
   </tbody>
@@ -89,19 +89,19 @@ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLI
 <br/>
 
 <div>
-    <b><%=t(:label_customer_count)%>:</b> <%= Customer.count%>
+    <b><%=t(:label_customer_count)%>:</b> <%= Customer.count%> @ <%= Customer.last_sync %>
     </div>
       
     <div>
-        <b><%=t(:label_employee_count)%>:</b> <%= Employee.count %>
+        <b><%=t(:label_employee_count)%>:</b> <%= Employee.count %> @ <%= Employee.last_sync %>
     </div>
     
     <div>
-        <b><%=t(:label_invoice_count)%>:</b> <%= Invoice.count %>
+        <b><%=t(:label_invoice_count)%>:</b> <%= Invoice.count %> @ <%= Invoice.last_sync%>
     </div>
     
     <div>
-        <b><%=t(:label_estimate_count)%>:</b> <%= Estimate.count %>
+        <b><%=t(:label_estimate_count)%>:</b> <%= Estimate.count %> @ <%= Estimate.last_sync %>
     </div>
       
     <br/>
diff --git a/db/migrate/032_add_txn_dates.rb b/db/migrate/032_add_txn_dates.rb
index c084a39..205f60a 100644
--- a/db/migrate/032_add_txn_dates.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/032_add_txn_dates.rb
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@
 class AddTxnDates < ActiveRecord::Migration[5.1]
 
   def change
-    begin
-      add_column :qbo_invoices, :txn_date, :date
-      add_column :qbo_estimates, :txn_date, :date
+    add_column :qbo_invoices, :txn_date, :date
+    add_column :qbo_estimates, :txn_date, :date
   end
 
-end
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/init.rb b/init.rb
index f4fc613..164cd9e 100644
--- a/init.rb
+++ b/init.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Redmine::Plugin.register :redmine_qbo do
   name 'Redmine QBO plugin'
   author 'Rick Barrette'
   description 'A pluging for Redmine to connect with QuickBooks Online to create Time Activity Entries for billable hours logged when an Issue is closed'
-  version '2026.2.16'
+  version '2026.3.1'
   url 'https://github.com/rickbarrette/redmine_qbo'
   author_url 'https://barrettefabrication.com'
   settings default: {empty: true}, partial: 'qbo/settings'
diff --git a/lib/redmine_qbo/hooks/issues_hook_listener.rb b/lib/redmine_qbo/hooks/issues_hook_listener.rb
index 16f5588..64a3bea 100644
--- a/lib/redmine_qbo/hooks/issues_hook_listener.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine_qbo/hooks/issues_hook_listener.rb
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ module RedmineQbo
         f = context[:form]
         issue = context[:issue]
         project = context[:project]
-        log issue.inspect
-        log project.inspect
 
         # Customer Name Text Box with database backed autocomplete
         # onchange event will update the hidden customer_id field
diff --git a/lib/redmine_qbo/hooks/users_show_hook_listener.rb b/lib/redmine_qbo/hooks/users_show_hook_listener.rb
index 5c6e0a6..d62dc96 100644
--- a/lib/redmine_qbo/hooks/users_show_hook_listener.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine_qbo/hooks/users_show_hook_listener.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module RedmineQbo
         #Employee.update_all
     
         # Check to see if there is a quickbooks user attached to the issue
-        @selected = context[:user].employee.id if context[:user].employee
+        @selected = context[:user]&.employee&.id
 
         # Generate the drop down list of quickbooks contacts
         return "<p>#{context[:form].select :employee_id, Employee.all.pluck(:name, :id), selected: @selected, include_blank: true}</p>"
diff --git a/lib/redmine_qbo/patches/pdf_patch.rb b/lib/redmine_qbo/patches/pdf_patch.rb
index f45d998..8566e93 100644
--- a/lib/redmine_qbo/patches/pdf_patch.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine_qbo/patches/pdf_patch.rb
@@ -260,8 +260,9 @@ module RedmineQbo
 
           # Check to see if there is an estimate attached, then combine them
           if issue.estimate
+            e_pdf, ref = EstimatePdfService.new(qbo: QboConnectionService.current!).fetch_pdf(doc_ids: [issue.estimate.id])
             pdf = CombinePDF.parse(pdf.output, allow_optional_content: true)
-            pdf << CombinePDF.parse(issue.estimate.pdf)
+            pdf << CombinePDF.parse(e_pdf)
             return pdf.to_pdf
           end