diff --git a/internal/recio/read.go b/internal/recio/read.go
index 032b7f9..d94af80 100644
--- a/internal/recio/read.go
+++ b/internal/recio/read.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (r *RecIO) ReadAndFixFile(fpath string, maxErrors int) ([]record.V1, error) {
-	recs, err, decodeErrs := r.ReadFile(fpath)
+	recs, decodeErrs, err := r.ReadFile(fpath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -66,16 +66,16 @@ func (r *RecIO) ReadAndFixFile(fpath string, maxErrors int) ([]record.V1, error)
 	return recs, nil
 }
 
-func (r *RecIO) ReadFile(fpath string) ([]record.V1, error, []error) {
+func (r *RecIO) ReadFile(fpath string) ([]record.V1, []error, error) {
 	var recs []record.V1
 	file, err := os.Open(fpath)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open history file: %w", err), nil
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open history file: %w", err)
 	}
 	defer file.Close()
 
 	reader := bufio.NewReader(file)
-	decodeErrs := []error{}
+	var decodeErrs []error
 	for {
 		var line string
 		line, err = reader.ReadString('\n')
@@ -93,13 +93,14 @@ func (r *RecIO) ReadFile(fpath string) ([]record.V1, error, []error) {
 		}
 		recs = append(recs, *rec)
 	}
-	if err != io.EOF {
-		r.sugar.Error("Error while loading file", zap.Error(err))
-	}
 	r.sugar.Infow("Loaded resh history records",
 		"recordCount", len(recs),
 	)
-	return recs, nil, decodeErrs
+	if err != io.EOF {
+		r.sugar.Error("Error while reading file", zap.Error(err))
+		return recs, decodeErrs, err
+	}
+	return recs, decodeErrs, nil
 }
 
 func (r *RecIO) decodeLine(line string) (*record.V1, error) {
diff --git a/internal/recio/write.go b/internal/recio/write.go
index cf35877..a772d16 100644
--- a/internal/recio/write.go
+++ b/internal/recio/write.go
@@ -8,35 +8,47 @@ import (
 	"github.com/curusarn/resh/record"
 )
 
-// TODO: better errors
 func (r *RecIO) OverwriteFile(fpath string, recs []record.V1) error {
 	file, err := os.Create(fpath)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not create/truncate file: %w", err)
 	}
-	defer file.Close()
-	return writeRecords(file, recs)
+	err = writeRecords(file, recs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error while writing records: %w", err)
+	}
+	err = file.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not close file: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
-// TODO: better errors
 func (r *RecIO) AppendToFile(fpath string, recs []record.V1) error {
 	file, err := os.OpenFile(fpath, os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0644)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not open/create file: %w", err)
 	}
-	defer file.Close()
-	return writeRecords(file, recs)
+	err = writeRecords(file, recs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error while writing records: %w", err)
+	}
+	err = file.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not close file: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func writeRecords(file *os.File, recs []record.V1) error {
 	for _, rec := range recs {
 		jsn, err := encodeV1Record(rec)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return fmt.Errorf("could not encode record: %w", err)
 		}
 		_, err = file.Write(jsn)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return fmt.Errorf("could not write json: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/record/v1.go b/record/v1.go
index 47397af..5b51298 100644
--- a/record/v1.go
+++ b/record/v1.go
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 package record
 
 type V1 struct {
-	// flags
+	// future-proofing so that we can add this later without version bump
 	// deleted, favorite
-	// FIXME: is this the best way? .. what about string, separate fields, or something similar
-	Flags int `json:"flags"`
+	Deleted  bool `json:"deleted,omitempty"`
+	Favorite bool `json:"favorite,omitempty"`
 
 	// cmdline, exitcode
 	CmdLine  string `json:"cmdLine"`
@@ -21,10 +21,8 @@ type V1 struct {
 	Pwd     string `json:"pwd"`
 	RealPwd string `json:"realPwd"`
 
-	// hostname + logname (not sure if we actually need logname)
-	// Logname  string `json:"logname"`
-	// Device is usually hostname but not stricly hostname
-	// It can be configured in RESH configuration
+	// Device is set during installation/setup
+	// It is stored in RESH configuration
 	Device string `json:"device"`
 
 	// git info