diff --git a/.github/workflows/autotagv2.yml b/.github/workflows/autotagv2.yml
index 87aa9a15b..80e9daf2b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/autotagv2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/autotagv2.yml
@@ -30,14 +30,6 @@ jobs:
           echo "$alz_files" | tail -2
           for input_file in ${{ steps.files.outputs.all }}; do
             echo "Processing '$input_file'..."
-            # intersection=$(echo "$alz_files" | grep "$input_file")
-            # echo "Intersection between $input_file and ALZ files is: '$intersection'"
-            # if [[ -z "$intersection" ]]; then 
-            #  echo "'$input_file' has no ALZ impact"
-            #else
-            #  echo "Modification to file '$input_file' detected, which seems to be a reco leveraged by the ALZ checklist"
-            #  echo "alz_impact=yes" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-            #fi
             if [[ "$alz_files" == *"$input_file"* ]]; then
               echo "Modification to file '$input_file' detected, which seems to be a reco leveraged by the ALZ checklist"
               echo "alz_impact=yes" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
diff --git a/scripts/modules/cl_v2tov1.py b/scripts/modules/cl_v2tov1.py
index 3967ad73c..78a193eb2 100644
--- a/scripts/modules/cl_v2tov1.py
+++ b/scripts/modules/cl_v2tov1.py
@@ -90,10 +90,14 @@ def generate_v1(checklist_file, input_folder, output_file, service_dictionary=No
     else:
         checklist_v1['metadata']['name'] = 'Name missing from checklist YAML file'
     # Write the output file
-    if verbose: print("DEBUG: Writing file", output_file)
+    if verbose: print("DEBUG: Dumping v1 checklist to file", output_file)
     if output_file:
-        with open(output_file, 'w') as f:
-            json.dump(checklist_v1, f, indent=4)
+        try:
+            with open(output_file, 'w') as f:
+                json.dump(checklist_v1, f, indent=4)
+        except Exception as e:
+            print("ERROR: Error writing output file {0} - {1}".format(output_file, str(e)))
+            sys.exit(1)
 
 # Function that returns a string ID for a reco of the format A01.01
 # Area and subarea are optional, but the reco_index is mandatory