diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index 95980c282c..86df7a18a9 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.12.16
\ No newline at end of file
+5.12.17
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/Exceptions/Handler.php b/app/Exceptions/Handler.php
index 495f83e984..1b8bdc1cb4 100644
--- a/app/Exceptions/Handler.php
+++ b/app/Exceptions/Handler.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class Handler extends ExceptionHandler
     ];
 
     protected $hostedDontReport = [
-        MaxAttemptsExceededException::class,
+        // MaxAttemptsExceededException::class,
         CommandNotFoundException::class,
         ValidationException::class,
         ModelNotFoundException::class,
diff --git a/app/Export/CSV/ExpenseExport.php b/app/Export/CSV/ExpenseExport.php
index e570fc9e75..aeb45fb920 100644
--- a/app/Export/CSV/ExpenseExport.php
+++ b/app/Export/CSV/ExpenseExport.php
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ class ExpenseExport extends BaseExport
                 $entity['expense.net_amount'] = round($expense->amount, $precision) - $total_tax_amount;
             } else {
                 $entity['expense.net_amount'] = round($expense->amount, $precision);
+                $entity['expense.amount'] = round($expense->amount, $precision) + $total_tax_amount;
             }
 
         } else {
@@ -274,7 +275,8 @@ class ExpenseExport extends BaseExport
                 $entity['expense.net_amount'] = round(($expense->amount - round($total_tax_amount, $precision)), $precision);
             } else {
                 $total_tax_amount = ($expense->amount * (($expense->tax_rate1 ?? 0) / 100)) + ($expense->amount * (($expense->tax_rate2 ?? 0) / 100)) + ($expense->amount * (($expense->tax_rate3 ?? 0) / 100));
-                $entity['expense.net_amount'] = round(($expense->amount + round($total_tax_amount, $precision)), $precision);
+                $entity['expense.net_amount'] = round($expense->amount, $precision);
+                $entity['expense.amount'] = round($expense->amount, $precision) + $total_tax_amount;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ClientController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ClientController.php
index 73345518a6..094ea8c9b4 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ClientController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ClientController.php
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ class ClientController extends BaseController
         //delete all documents
         $client->documents->each(function ($document) {
             try {
-                Storage::disk(config('filesystems.default'))->delete($document->url);
+                Storage::disk($document->disk)->delete($document->url);
             } catch (\Exception $e) {
                 nlog($e->getMessage());
             }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Reports/ReportExportController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Reports/ReportExportController.php
index c70a8bf135..df52aa0c22 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Reports/ReportExportController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Reports/ReportExportController.php
@@ -34,19 +34,19 @@ class ReportExportController extends BaseController
             return response()->json(['message' => 'Still working.....'], 409);
         }
 
-        $report = base64_decode($report);
+        // $report = base64_decode($report);
 
-        Cache::forget($hash);
+        // Cache::forget($hash);
 
-        if($this->isXlsxData($report)){
+        // if($this->isXlsxData($report)){
         
-            return response($report, 200, [
-                'Content-Type' => 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet',
-                'Content-Disposition' => 'inline; filename="report.xlsx"',
-                'Content-Length' => strlen($report)
-            ]);
+        //     return response($report, 200, [
+        //         'Content-Type' => 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet',
+        //         'Content-Disposition' => 'inline; filename="report.xlsx"',
+        //         'Content-Length' => strlen($report)
+        //     ]);
 
-        }
+        // }
 
         // Check if the content starts with PDF signature (%PDF-)
         $isPdf = str_starts_with(trim($report), '%PDF-');
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Reports/ReportPreviewController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Reports/ReportPreviewController.php
index 4d0a2b7da3..17c495bee7 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Reports/ReportPreviewController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Reports/ReportPreviewController.php
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ class ReportPreviewController extends BaseController
 
         $report = Cache::get($hash);
 
+        nlog($report);
+        
         if (!$report) {
             return response()->json(['message' => 'Still working.....'], 409);
         }
diff --git a/app/Jobs/Client/CheckVat.php b/app/Jobs/Client/CheckVat.php
index 4501de1f19..552c9eadd4 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/Client/CheckVat.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/Client/CheckVat.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class CheckVat implements ShouldQueue
 
     public function middleware()
     {
-        return [(new WithoutOverlapping($this->client->client_hash))->releaseAfter(60)];
+        return [(new WithoutOverlapping($this->client->client_hash))->releaseAfter(60)->expireAfter(60)];
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/app/Listeners/Payment/PaymentBalanceActivity.php b/app/Listeners/Payment/PaymentBalanceActivity.php
index 23e562a57e..82a8b9c371 100644
--- a/app/Listeners/Payment/PaymentBalanceActivity.php
+++ b/app/Listeners/Payment/PaymentBalanceActivity.php
@@ -19,7 +19,13 @@ use Illuminate\Queue\Middleware\WithoutOverlapping;
 
 class PaymentBalanceActivity implements ShouldQueue
 {
+
     use InteractsWithQueue;
+
+    public $tries = 1;
+    
+    public $delay = 5;
+    
     /**
      * Create the event listener.
      *
@@ -45,4 +51,13 @@ class PaymentBalanceActivity implements ShouldQueue
     {
         return [(new WithoutOverlapping($event->payment->client->client_hash))->releaseAfter(60)->expireAfter(60)];
     }
+
+    public function failed($exception)
+    {
+        if ($exception) {
+            nlog('PaymentBalanceActivity failed', ['exception' => $exception]);
+        }
+
+        // config(['queue.failed.driver' => null]);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Models/Client.php b/app/Models/Client.php
index 1cdec93974..dc378f0334 100644
--- a/app/Models/Client.php
+++ b/app/Models/Client.php
@@ -926,7 +926,12 @@ class Client extends BaseModel implements HasLocalePreference
     {
         return $this->company->company_key.'/';
     }
-
+    
+    /**
+     * document_filepath
+     * @deprecated. not used.
+     * @return string
+     */
     public function document_filepath(): string
     {
         return $this->company->company_key.'/documents/';
diff --git a/app/PaymentDrivers/Stripe/Jobs/StripeWebhook.php b/app/PaymentDrivers/Stripe/Jobs/StripeWebhook.php
index 494cd3a1fc..83631fd980 100644
--- a/app/PaymentDrivers/Stripe/Jobs/StripeWebhook.php
+++ b/app/PaymentDrivers/Stripe/Jobs/StripeWebhook.php
@@ -88,4 +88,12 @@ class StripeWebhook implements ShouldQueue
             ], $stripe->stripe_connect_auth);
         }
     }
+
+    public function failed($exception = null)
+    {
+        nlog("StripeWebhook failed: " . $exception->getMessage());
+        
+        config(['queue.failed.driver' => null]);
+
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Services/Bank/BankMatchingService.php b/app/Services/Bank/BankMatchingService.php
index 9cd6bb26a6..8039d6e77b 100644
--- a/app/Services/Bank/BankMatchingService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Bank/BankMatchingService.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class BankMatchingService implements ShouldQueue
 
     public $timeout = 3600;
 
-    public function __construct(public $company_id, public $db)
+    public function __construct(public int $company_id, public string $db)
     {
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Services/Client/Statement.php b/app/Services/Client/Statement.php
index a69998df08..81f2723624 100644
--- a/app/Services/Client/Statement.php
+++ b/app/Services/Client/Statement.php
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ class Statement
             $this->client->settings = $settings;
 
             $this->entity = \App\Models\Invoice::factory()->make(); //@phpstan-ignore-line
+            $this->entity->client_id = $this->client->id;//@phpstan-ignore-line
             $this->entity->client = $this->client;//@phpstan-ignore-line
             $ii = \App\Models\InvoiceInvitation::factory()->make(); //@phpstan-ignore-line
             $ii->setRelation('invoice', $this->entity); //@phpstan-ignore-line
@@ -219,17 +220,10 @@ class Statement
             $ii->setRelation('company', $this->client->company);
             $ii->setRelation('user', $this->client->user);
             $this->entity->client->setRelation('company', $this->client->company);
-            $this->entity->setRelation('invitations', $ii); //@phpstan-ignore-line
+            $this->entity->setRelation('invitations', collect([$ii])); //@phpstan-ignore-line
             $this->entity->setRelation('company', $this->client->company);
             $this->entity->setRelation('user', $this->client->user);
 
-            // $this->entity = \App\Models\Invoice::factory()->make(); //@phpstan-ignore-line
-            // $this->entity->client = \App\Models\Client::factory()->make(['settings' => $settings]); //@phpstan-ignore-line
-            // $this->entity->client->setRelation('company', $this->client->company);
-            // $this->entity->setRelation('invitations', \App\Models\InvoiceInvitation::factory()->make()); //@phpstan-ignore-line
-            // $this->entity->setRelation('company', $this->client->company);
-            // $this->entity->setRelation('user', $this->client->user);
-
         }
 
         return $this;
diff --git a/config/ninja.php b/config/ninja.php
index e7a1c7e817..c3c2a2df4c 100644
--- a/config/ninja.php
+++ b/config/ninja.php
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ return [
     'require_https' => env('REQUIRE_HTTPS', true),
     'app_url' => rtrim(env('APP_URL', ''), '/'),
     'app_domain' => env('APP_DOMAIN', 'invoicing.co'),
-    'app_version' => env('APP_VERSION', '5.12.16'),
-    'app_tag' => env('APP_TAG', '5.12.16'),
+    'app_version' => env('APP_VERSION', '5.12.17'),
+    'app_tag' => env('APP_TAG', '5.12.17'),
     'minimum_client_version' => '5.0.16',
     'terms_version' => '1.0.1',
     'api_secret' => env('API_SECRET', false),
diff --git a/config/scout.php b/config/scout.php
index d41e4b8c55..ec1ec2464e 100644
--- a/config/scout.php
+++ b/config/scout.php
@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ return [
     |
     */
 
-    'queue' => env('SCOUT_QUEUE', true),
+    // 'queue' => env('SCOUT_QUEUE', true),
+    'queue' => [
+        'connection' => 'redis',
+        'queue' => 'scout'
+    ],
 
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------