diff --git a/scripts/confluence_create_or_update_report_page.py b/scripts/confluence_create_or_update_report_page.py
index 595ad2f31df797e285ea410bffce2657521e258d..11b314c0e552ce182e3cb29bfcffff26191e7cf0 100755
--- a/scripts/confluence_create_or_update_report_page.py
+++ b/scripts/confluence_create_or_update_report_page.py
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ def convert_urls_to_links(text):
     url_pattern = r'http[s]?://(?:[a-zA-Z]|[0-9]|[$-_@.&+]|[!*\\(\\),]|(?:%[0-9a-fA-F][0-9a-fA-F]))+'
     text_with_links = re.sub(url_pattern, lambda x: f'<a href="{x.group(0)}">{x.group(0).split("/")[-1]}</a>', text)
     return text_with_links
+
+# Convert LAVA report in from CSV format to XHTML
 def convert_csv_report_to_xhtml(input_file, page_name, lava_url, lava_token, pipeline_url, testing_page_url, manifest_url, commit, branch, link_report, output_file):
     # Read CSV data and convert it into a list of dictionaries
     csv_file = input_file
@@ -82,8 +84,15 @@ def convert_csv_report_to_xhtml(input_file, page_name, lava_url, lava_token, pip
     # Create XML structure for the initial SW info table
     info_root = ET.Element('root')
 
-    # Add headings to the info table
-    job_id = xml_data[0]['job']
+    # Get job_id if available, or exit (e.g. incomplete LAVA job)
+    try:
+        job_id = xml_data[0]['job']
+    except IndexError:
+        # Handle the case where xml_data list is empty
+        print("Error: No interesting job data found in the CSV file. A retrigger of the corresponding LAVA job may be necessary.")
+        exit(1)
+
+    # Add heading to the page    
     heading = ET.SubElement(info_root, 'h2')
     heading.text = f'Automatic LAVA Job: {job_id}'
     software_info_title = ET.SubElement(info_root, 'h3')
@@ -109,7 +118,6 @@ def convert_csv_report_to_xhtml(input_file, page_name, lava_url, lava_token, pip
     
     # Distro name processing
     parts = page_name.split('-')
-    print(parts)
     if "things" in parts:
         distro = "Things"
     elif "embedded" in parts:
@@ -358,7 +366,6 @@ def main():
 
     # Strip distro related info from page name
     parts = args.page_name.split('-')
-    print(parts)
     if "things" in parts[-1]:
         distro = parts[-1:]
         index = (args.page_name).find("-things")
diff --git a/scripts/get_jira_open_issues.py b/scripts/get_jira_open_issues.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755