diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d3dc106..50a27e0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "aiomql"
-version = "3.17"
+version = "3.18"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 classifiers = [
diff --git a/src/aiomql/bot_builder.py b/src/aiomql/bot_builder.py
index 11c93f8..47bb2a6 100644
--- a/src/aiomql/bot_builder.py
+++ b/src/aiomql/bot_builder.py
@@ -51,14 +51,18 @@ class Bot:
         Raises:
             SystemExit if sign in was not successful
         """
-        init = await self.account.sign_in()
-        if not init:
-            logger.warning(f"Unable to sign in to MetaTrder 5 Terminal")
+        try:
+            init = await self.account.sign_in()
+            if not init:
+                logger.warning(f"Unable to sign in to MetaTrder 5 Terminal")
+                raise SystemExit
+            logger.info("Login Successful")
+            await self.init_symbols()
+            self.executor.remove_workers()
+            self.add_coroutine(self.config.task_queue.start)
+        except Exception as err:
+            logger.error(f"{err}. Bot initialization failed")
             raise SystemExit
-        logger.info("Login Successful")
-        await self.init_symbols()
-        self.executor.remove_workers()
-        self.add_coroutine(self.config.task_queue.start)
 
     def add_function(self, func: Callable, **kwargs: dict):
         """Add a function to the executor.
diff --git a/src/aiomql/core/config.py b/src/aiomql/core/config.py
index 4446a77..aae67a8 100644
--- a/src/aiomql/core/config.py
+++ b/src/aiomql/core/config.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class Config:
     record_trades: bool = True
     filename: str = "aiomql.json"
     win_percentage: float = 0.85
-    records_dir = Path.home() / "Documents" / "Aiomql" / "Trade Records"
+    records_dir = Path(Path.home() / "Documents" / "Aiomql" / "Trade Records").mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     config_dir: str = ''
     _initialize = True
     state: dict = {}
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ class Config:
     def __setattr__(self, key, value):
         if key == 'root_dir':
             value = Path(value).absolute().resolve()
+        if key == 'records_dir':
+            value = self.create_records_dir(value)
         super().__setattr__(key, value)
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -90,6 +92,15 @@ class Config:
         except Exception as _:
             return
 
+    def create_records_dir(self, records_dir: str | Path):
+        """Create records directory if it does not exist"""
+        try:
+            records_dir = Path(records_dir).absolute().resolve() if isinstance(records_dir, str) else records_dir
+            records_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            return records_dir
+        except Exception as _:
+            logger.warning("Unable to create records directory")
+
     def load_config(self, file: str = None, reload: bool = True, filename: str = None, config_dir: str = ''):
         """Load configuration settings from a file."""
         if not (self._initialize or reload):
@@ -105,7 +116,6 @@ class Config:
             data = json.load(fh)
             fh.close()
         [setattr(self, key, value) for key, value in data.items()]
-        self.records_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True) if self.records_dir else ...
 
     def account_info(self) -> dict[str, int | str]:
         """Returns Account login details as found in the config object if available