diff --git a/ingester/datalake_ingester/cli.py b/ingester/datalake_ingester/cli.py
index fd2cf42..8c8a324 100644
--- a/ingester/datalake_ingester/cli.py
+++ b/ingester/datalake_ingester/cli.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import click
 from datalake.common.conf import load_config
 from .ingester import Ingester
+from .log import configure_logging
 
 
 DEFAULT_CONFIG = '/etc/datalake-ingester.env'
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@
 @click.pass_context
 def cli(ctx, **kwargs):
     conf = kwargs.pop('config')
+    configure_logging()
     load_config(conf, DEFAULT_CONFIG, **kwargs)
 
 
@@ -35,3 +37,4 @@ def _subcommand_or_fail(ctx):
 def listen():
     i = Ingester.from_config()
     i.listen()
+
diff --git a/ingester/datalake_ingester/ingester.py b/ingester/datalake_ingester/ingester.py
index e79e790..b9f541d 100644
--- a/ingester/datalake_ingester/ingester.py
+++ b/ingester/datalake_ingester/ingester.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
     UnsupportedS3Event
 ]
 
-
 class IngesterReport(dict):
 
     def start(self):
diff --git a/ingester/datalake_ingester/log.py b/ingester/datalake_ingester/log.py
index 31838c0..b6925b1 100644
--- a/ingester/datalake_ingester/log.py
+++ b/ingester/datalake_ingester/log.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import logging
 import sentry_sdk
 
+_log_configured = False
 
 conf = {
     'version': 1,
@@ -24,8 +25,15 @@
     }
 }
 
+def configure_logging():
+    global _log_configured
+    if not _log_configured:
+        sentry_sdk.init()
+        logging.config.dictConfig(conf)
+        log = logging.getLogger()
+        level = logging.INFO
+        log.setLevel(level)
+        log.info(f"Logging initialized with provided conf {conf}.")
+        _log_configured = True
 
-sentry_sdk.init()
 
-
-logging.config.dictConfig(conf)
diff --git a/ingester/datalake_ingester/storage.py b/ingester/datalake_ingester/storage.py
index 2b61aae..4c669fd 100644
--- a/ingester/datalake_ingester/storage.py
+++ b/ingester/datalake_ingester/storage.py
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@ class DynamoDBStorage(object):
     def __init__(self, table_name=None, latest_table_name=None, connection=None):
         self.table_name = table_name
         self.latest_table_name = latest_table_name
-        self._prepare_connection(connection)
         self.logger = logging.getLogger('storage')
+        self._prepare_connection(connection)
+
 
     @classmethod
     def from_config(cls):
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ def from_config(cls):
         return cls(table_name, latest_table_name)
 
     def _prepare_connection(self, connection):
+        self.logger.info("Preparing connection...")
         region = os.environ.get('AWS_REGION')
         if connection:
             self._connection = connection
@@ -89,6 +91,11 @@ def store_latest(self, record):
         else:
             work_id_value = {'S': str(record['metadata']['work_id'])}
 
+        if record['metadata']['end'] is None:
+            end_time_value = {'NULL': True}
+        else:
+            end_time_value = {'N': str(record['metadata']['end'])}
+
         record = {
             'what_where_key': {"S": record['metadata']['what']+':'+record['metadata']['where']},
             'time_index_key': {"S": record['time_index_key']},
@@ -98,9 +105,7 @@ def store_latest(self, record):
                     'start': {
                         'N': str(record['metadata']['start'])
                     },
-                    'end': {
-                        'N': str(record['metadata']['end'])
-                    },
+                    'end': end_time_value,
                     'id': {
                         'S': str(record['metadata']['id'])
                     },