diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f33a02c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
+# package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
+# Please see the documentation for more information:
+# https://docs.github.com/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
+# https://containers.dev/guide/dependabot
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+ - package-ecosystem: "devcontainers"
+   directory: "/"
+   schedule:
+     interval: weekly
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 509c731..69233a4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ invitation_url.txt
 invitation.json
 invite-acm.json
 tmp/
-*.json
+/*.json
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/src/AgentCredo.ts b/src/AgentCredo.ts
index 66cf529..41061da 100644
--- a/src/AgentCredo.ts
+++ b/src/AgentCredo.ts
@@ -324,12 +324,12 @@ export class AgentCredo implements AriesAgent {
     this.agent = await createAgent(this.config, this.ledgers, this.logger);
   }
   public async shutdown() {
-    await this.agent.mediationRecipient.stopMessagePickup();
+    await this.agent.mediationRecipient?.stopMessagePickup();
     await this.agent.shutdown();
-    for (const t of this.agent.outboundTransports) {
+    for (const t of this.agent?.outboundTransports) {
       await t.stop();
     }
-    for (const t of this.agent.inboundTransports) {
+    for (const t of this.agent?.inboundTransports) {
       await t.stop();
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/AgentTraction.ts b/src/AgentTraction.ts
index c89e6ab..79107ba 100644
--- a/src/AgentTraction.ts
+++ b/src/AgentTraction.ts
@@ -85,12 +85,14 @@ export class AgentTraction implements AriesAgent {
                 })
             }
         })
+        /*
         .catch(reason => {
             //TODO: due to a bug, we consider 404 as sucessful presentation
             if (reason.response.status !== 404){
                 throw reason
             }
         })
+        */
     }
     async clearAllRecords() {
         let records: any[] | undefined = undefined
@@ -178,7 +180,7 @@ export class AgentTraction implements AriesAgent {
     async sendOOBConnectionlessProofRequest(builder: ProofRequestBuilder): Promise<any | undefined> {
         const proofRequest = builder.build()
         const proof = await this.axios.post(`${this.config.base_url}/present-proof/create-request`,{
-            "auto_remove": true,
+            "auto_remove": false,
             "auto_verify": true,
             "comment": "string",
             "trace": false,