diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index c979b8a..3069287 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@apiclient.xyz/elasticsearch',
-  version: '2.0.7',
+  version: '2.0.8',
   description: 'log to elasticsearch in a kibana compatible format'
 }
diff --git a/ts/els.classes.elasticdoc.ts b/ts/els.classes.elasticdoc.ts
index 621e4fd..f1e318f 100644
--- a/ts/els.classes.elasticdoc.ts
+++ b/ts/els.classes.elasticdoc.ts
@@ -71,34 +71,25 @@ export class ElasticDoc {
   async startPipingSession(options: { onlyNew?: boolean }) {
     this.sessionDocs.clear();
     this.onlyNew = options.onlyNew;
-  
-    if (this.onlyNew) {
-      try {
-        const response = await this.client.search({
-          index: this.index,
-          sort: '@timestamp:desc',
-          size: 1,
-        });
-  
-        // If the search query succeeded, the index exists.
-        const hit = response.hits.hits[0];
-        this.latestTimestamp = hit?._source?.['@timestamp'] || null;
-  
-        if (this.latestTimestamp) {
-          console.log(`Working in "onlyNew" mode. Hence we are omitting documents prior to ${this.latestTimestamp}`);
-        } else {
-          console.log(`Working in "onlyNew" mode, but no documents found in index ${this.index}. Hence processing all documents now.`);
-        }
-      } catch (e) {
-        // If the search query failed, the index likely doesn't exist or some other error occurred.
-        if (e.meta && e.meta.statusCode === 404) {
-          console.log(`Index ${this.index} does not exist. Working in "onlyNew" mode, but will process all documents as the index is empty.`);
-        } else {
-          console.log(`An error occurred while trying to retrieve the latest timestamp: ${e}`);
-        }
-  
-        this.latestTimestamp = null;
+    const indexExists = await this.client.indices.exists({ index: this.index });
+    if (this.onlyNew && indexExists) {
+      const response = await this.client.search({
+        index: this.index,
+        sort: '@timestamp:desc',
+        size: 1,
+      });
+
+      // If the search query succeeded, the index exists.
+      const hit = response.hits.hits[0];
+      this.latestTimestamp = hit?._source?.['@timestamp'] || null;
+
+      if (this.latestTimestamp) {
+        console.log(`Working in "onlyNew" mode. Hence we are omitting documents prior to ${this.latestTimestamp}`);
+      } else {
+        console.log(`Working in "onlyNew" mode, but no documents found in index ${this.index}. Hence processing all documents now.`);
       }
+    } else if (this.onlyNew && !indexExists) {
+      console.log(`Working in "onlyNew" mode, but index ${this.index} does not exist. Hence processing all documents now.`);
     }
   }
   
@@ -213,7 +204,6 @@ export class ElasticDoc {
 
     if (response.hits.hits.length > 0) {
       const hit = response.hits.hits[0];
-      console.log(hit);
       return {
         date: hit._source['date'],
         aggregationData: hit._source['aggregationData'],
diff --git a/ts/els.classes.fastpush.ts b/ts/els.classes.fastpush.ts
index badea88..908c9a1 100644
--- a/ts/els.classes.fastpush.ts
+++ b/ts/els.classes.fastpush.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export class FastPush {
   async pushToIndex(indexName: string, docArray: any[], options?: FastPushOptions) {
     if (docArray.length === 0) return;
 
-    const { body: indexExists } = await this.client.indices.exists({ index: indexName });
+    const indexExists = await this.client.indices.exists({ index: indexName });
 
     if (indexExists) {
       if (options?.deleteIndex) {
diff --git a/ts/els.classes.kvstore.ts b/ts/els.classes.kvstore.ts
index 8f62939..3c4335d 100644
--- a/ts/els.classes.kvstore.ts
+++ b/ts/els.classes.kvstore.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export class ElasticKVStore {
 
   private async setupIndex() {
     try {
-      const { body: indexExists } = await this.client.indices.exists({ index: this.index });
+      const indexExists = await this.client.indices.exists({ index: this.index });
 
       if (!indexExists) {
         await this.client.indices.create({ 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export class ElasticKVStore {
         index: this.index,
         id: key
       });
-      return response.body._source.value;
+      return response._source['value'];
     } catch (error) {
       if (error.meta && error.meta.statusCode === 404) {
         return null;