diff --git a/autosubmit/autosubmit.py b/autosubmit/autosubmit.py
index b51dd91bfea63a00f918b65467043893758115cc..13155b32b0696314408f1395022d73356bec3817 100644
--- a/autosubmit/autosubmit.py
+++ b/autosubmit/autosubmit.py
@@ -4180,12 +4180,7 @@ class Autosubmit:
             tmp_backup_path = os.path.join(BasicConfig.JOBDATA_DIR, "job_data_{0}_tmp.sql".format(expid))
             command = "sqlite3 {0} .dump > {1} ".format(database_path, tmp_backup_path)
             Log.debug("Backing up jobs_data...")
-            if os.path.exists(database_path) and os.path.getsize(database_path) > 0: # Check if database has any data.
-                subprocess.call(command, shell=True)
-                if os.path.exists(tmp_backup_path) and os.path.exists(backup_path):
-                    if os.path.getsize(tmp_backup_path) >= os.path.getsize(backup_path): # Check if all data is still there.
-                        command = "mv {0} {1} ".format(tmp_backup_path, backup_path)
-                        subprocess.call(command, shell=True)
+            out = subprocess.call(command, shell=True)
             Log.debug("Jobs_data database backup completed.")
         except BaseException as e:
             Log.debug("Jobs_data database backup failed.")
@@ -4212,15 +4207,16 @@ class Autosubmit:
         try:
             if os.path.exists(database_path):
                 result = os.popen("mv {0} {1}".format(database_path, corrupted_db_path)).read()
-                time.sleep(10)
+                time.sleep(1)
                 Log.info("Original database moved.")
             try:
                 exp_history = ExperimentHistory(expid, jobdata_dir_path=BasicConfig.JOBDATA_DIR,
                                                 historiclog_dir_path=BasicConfig.HISTORICAL_LOG_DIR)
-                exp_history.initialize_database()
                 Log.info("Restoring from sql")
                 result = os.popen(bash_command).read()
-            except Exception as e:
+                exp_history.initialize_database()
+
+            except:
                 Log.warning("It was not possible to restore the jobs_data.db file... , a new blank db will be created")
                 result = os.popen("rm {0}".format(database_path)).read()
 
diff --git a/autosubmit/history/experiment_history.py b/autosubmit/history/experiment_history.py
index 10600b36cd4efdc61c717d1efc945488243ad108..dfd4450aba741333c371be5d236f3dfec70e372b 100644
--- a/autosubmit/history/experiment_history.py
+++ b/autosubmit/history/experiment_history.py
@@ -191,16 +191,24 @@ class ExperimentHistory:
   def process_status_changes(self, job_list=None, chunk_unit="NA", chunk_size=0, current_config="",create=False):
     """ Detect status differences between job_list and current job_data rows, and update. Creates a new run if necessary. """
     try:
-      current_experiment_run_dc = self.manager.get_experiment_run_dc_with_max_id()      
-      update_these_changes = self._get_built_list_of_changes(job_list)
-      should_create_new_run = self.should_we_create_a_new_run(job_list, len(update_these_changes), current_experiment_run_dc, chunk_unit, chunk_size,create)
-      if len(update_these_changes) > 0 and should_create_new_run is False:
-        self.manager.update_many_job_data_change_status(update_these_changes)
-      if should_create_new_run:
-        return self.create_new_experiment_run(chunk_unit, chunk_size, current_config, job_list)
-      return self.update_counts_on_experiment_run_dc(current_experiment_run_dc, job_list)
+        try:
+            current_experiment_run_dc = self.manager.get_experiment_run_dc_with_max_id()
+        except:
+            current_experiment_run_dc = 0
+        try:
+            update_these_changes = self._get_built_list_of_changes(job_list)
+        except:
+            # May be a new experiment run, so we don't have any changes to update ( could happen due job_data issues from 3.14.0)
+            update_these_changes = []
+            #("no runs")
+        should_create_new_run = self.should_we_create_a_new_run(job_list, len(update_these_changes), current_experiment_run_dc, chunk_unit, chunk_size,create)
+        if len(update_these_changes) > 0 and should_create_new_run == False:
+            self.manager.update_many_job_data_change_status(update_these_changes)
+        if should_create_new_run:
+            return self.create_new_experiment_run(chunk_unit, chunk_size, current_config, job_list)
+        return self.update_counts_on_experiment_run_dc(current_experiment_run_dc, job_list)
     except Exception as exp:
-      self._log.log(str(exp), traceback.format_exc())
+        self._log.log(str(exp), traceback.format_exc())
   
   def _get_built_list_of_changes(self, job_list):
     """ Return: List of (current timestamp, current datetime str, status, rowstatus, id in job_data). One tuple per change. """