diff --git a/plugin/packages/wakatime/HISTORY.rst b/plugin/packages/wakatime/HISTORY.rst
index 692b519..affe44d 100644
--- a/plugin/packages/wakatime/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/plugin/packages/wakatime/HISTORY.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ History
 -------
 
 
+2.1.2 (2014-10-07)
+++++++++++++++++++
+
+- still log heartbeat when something goes wrong while reading num lines in file
+
+
 2.1.1 (2014-09-30)
 ++++++++++++++++++
 
diff --git a/plugin/packages/wakatime/wakatime/__init__.py b/plugin/packages/wakatime/wakatime/__init__.py
index d5bb935..53bfe44 100644
--- a/plugin/packages/wakatime/wakatime/__init__.py
+++ b/plugin/packages/wakatime/wakatime/__init__.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 from __future__ import print_function
 
 __title__ = 'wakatime'
-__version__ = '2.1.1'
+__version__ = '2.1.2'
 __author__ = 'Alan Hamlett'
 __license__ = 'BSD'
 __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2014 Alan Hamlett'
@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@ def parseConfigFile(configFile):
                 print(traceback.format_exc())
                 return None
     except IOError:
-        if not os.path.isfile(configFile):
-            print('Error: Could not read from config file ~/.wakatime.cfg')
+        print(u('Error: Could not read from config file {0}').format(configFile))
     return configs
 
 
diff --git a/plugin/packages/wakatime/wakatime/stats.py b/plugin/packages/wakatime/wakatime/stats.py
index f601aae..c23cb24 100644
--- a/plugin/packages/wakatime/wakatime/stats.py
+++ b/plugin/packages/wakatime/wakatime/stats.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def number_lines_in_file(file_name):
         with open(file_name, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as fh:
             for line in fh:
                 lines += 1
-    except IOError:
+    except:
         return None
     return lines