diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/SendRemindersCron.php b/app/Console/Commands/SendRemindersCron.php
index ad0b99387..0e0550d9e 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/SendRemindersCron.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/SendRemindersCron.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ use App\Utils\Traits\MakesReminders;
 use Illuminate\Console\Command;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\App;
 
+//@deprecated 27-11-2022 - only ever should be used for testing
 class SendRemindersCron extends Command
 {
     use MakesReminders, MakesDates;
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceController.php
index b81b4a476..c9df6ee84 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceController.php
@@ -428,13 +428,13 @@ class InvoiceController extends BaseController
 
         event(new InvoiceWasUpdated($invoice, $invoice->company, Ninja::eventVars(auth()->user() ? auth()->user()->id : null)));
 
-        $transaction = [
-            'invoice' => $invoice->transaction_event(),
-            'payment' => [],
-            'client' => $invoice->client->transaction_event(),
-            'credit' => [],
-            'metadata' => [],
-        ];
+        // $transaction = [
+        //     'invoice' => $invoice->transaction_event(),
+        //     'payment' => [],
+        //     'client' => $invoice->client->transaction_event(),
+        //     'credit' => [],
+        //     'metadata' => [],
+        // ];
 
         // TransactionLog::dispatch(TransactionEvent::INVOICE_UPDATED, $transaction, $invoice->company->db);
 
diff --git a/app/Jobs/Company/CompanyExport.php b/app/Jobs/Company/CompanyExport.php
index f523c91b3..5da3430b6 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/Company/CompanyExport.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/Company/CompanyExport.php
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\App;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
 
+use function Amp\call;
+
 class CompanyExport implements ShouldQueue
 {
     use Dispatchable, InteractsWithQueue, Queueable, SerializesModels, MakesHash;
@@ -531,6 +533,15 @@ class CompanyExport implements ShouldQueue
 
         $path = 'backups';
 
+        Storage::makeDirectory(public_path('storage/backups/'));
+
+        try {
+            mkdir(public_path('storage/backups/'));
+        }
+        catch(\Exception $e) {
+            nlog("could not create directory");
+        }
+
         $zip_path = public_path('storage/backups/'.$file_name);
         $zip = new \ZipArchive();