diff --git a/jobsub/jobsub.py b/jobsub/jobsub.py
index 6facde1ae2d3a69f2c8cc9ccb613e1cba35e002e..2a595ea4173045c50da590fff8c5016e8c69cd75 100755
--- a/jobsub/jobsub.py
+++ b/jobsub/jobsub.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import sys
 import logging
 import misc
 import time, multiprocessing
+import hashlib
 
 def runCorryvreckanLocally(filename, jobtask, silent):
     """ Runs Corryvreckan and stores log of output """
@@ -340,15 +341,16 @@ def main(argv=None):
         for suffix, steering_string in zip(suffixes, steering_strings):
             try:
                 #submission_settings.append((args, misc.createSteeringFile(log, args, steering_string, suffix), parameters))
-                steering_filename = misc.createSteeringFile(log, args, steering_string, suffix)
+                suffix_hash = string = hashlib.shake_128(suffix.encode()).hexdigest(16)
+                steering_filename = misc.createSteeringFile(log, args, steering_string, suffix_hash)
                 results.append(submitJobs(log, pool, args, steering_filename, parameters))
-            except:
-                log.warning(f"Could not create submission file {steering_string} with suffix {suffix}")
+            except Exception as e:
+                log.error(f"Could not create submission file with suffix {suffix_hash} due to {e}")            
 
         # Return to old directory:
         if args.subdir:
             os.chdir(base_path)
-
+    
     misc.poolChecker(results)
 
     signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, prevINTHandler)
diff --git a/jobsub/misc.py b/jobsub/misc.py
index 2187015015a59ef8fef49b8acf4a046bd25efdfe..f1c5c9b191020584ade0fd58a94049c95812ee8b 100644
--- a/jobsub/misc.py
+++ b/jobsub/misc.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def createSteeringFile(log, args, steering_string, suffix):
     # Get "jobtask" as basename of the configuration file:
     jobtask = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(args.conf_file))[0]
     # Write the steering file:
-    filename = jobtask + "_run" + suffix
+    filename = jobtask + "_" + suffix
     log.info("filename = " + filename)
     steering_file = open(filename+".conf", "w")
 
@@ -163,7 +163,9 @@ def poolChecker(results, heartbeat = 1):
     """  checks the status of parallel pool """
     import time
     log = logging.getLogger('jobsub')
-    if None not in results:
+    if results == []: 
+        log.warning("There were problems with the submission")
+    elif None not in results:
         # parallel loop checker from https://stackoverflow.com/a/70666333
         while True:
             log.debug("Heartbeat")
@@ -186,3 +188,4 @@ def poolChecker(results, heartbeat = 1):
             # raise exception reporting exceptions received from workers
             if all(ready) and not all(successful):
                 raise Exception(f'Workers raised following exceptions {[result._value for result in results if not result.successful()]}')
+    
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