diff --git a/Pipfile.lock b/Pipfile.lock
index 34c6fd9f..4a7c62c2 100644
--- a/Pipfile.lock
+++ b/Pipfile.lock
@@ -1261,11 +1261,12 @@
         },
         "jinja2": {
             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:31351a702a408a9e7595a8fc6150fc3f43bb6bf7e319770cbc0db9df9437e852",
-                "sha256:6088930bfe239f0e6710546ab9c19c9ef35e29792895fed6e6e31a023a182a61"
+                "sha256:7d6d50dd97d52cbc355597bd845fabfbac3f551e1f99619e39a35ce8c370b5fa",
+                "sha256:ac8bd6544d4bb2c9792bf3a159e80bba8fda7f07e81bc3aed565432d5925ba90"
             ],
+            "index": "pypi",
             "markers": "python_version >= '3.7'",
-            "version": "==3.1.2"
+            "version": "==3.1.3"
         },
         "markupsafe": {
             "hashes": [
@@ -1522,4 +1523,4 @@
             "version": "==3.0.1"
         }
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/_infra/helm/party/Chart.yaml b/_infra/helm/party/Chart.yaml
index 4bc1d0bb..36bfb212 100644
--- a/_infra/helm/party/Chart.yaml
+++ b/_infra/helm/party/Chart.yaml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ type: application
 
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
-version: 2.4.35
+version: 2.4.36
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application.
-appVersion: 2.4.35
+appVersion: 2.4.36
diff --git a/ras_party/support/session_decorator.py b/ras_party/support/session_decorator.py
index 7e116ed7..4666017a 100644
--- a/ras_party/support/session_decorator.py
+++ b/ras_party/support/session_decorator.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 import structlog
 from flask import current_app
-from sqlalchemy.exc import SQLAlchemyError
+from sqlalchemy.exc import OperationalError, SQLAlchemyError
 
 logger = structlog.wrap_logger(logging.getLogger(__name__))
 
@@ -31,8 +31,11 @@ def handle_query_only_session(f, args, kwargs):
     try:
         result = f(*args, session=session, **kwargs)
         return result
-    except SQLAlchemyError:
-        logger.error("Something went wrong accessing database", exc_info=True)
+    except SQLAlchemyError as exc:
+        if isinstance(exc, OperationalError):
+            logger.error("Connection to database interrupted", exc_info=True)
+        else:
+            logger.error(f"Something went wrong accessing database due to {exc.__class__.__name__}", exc_info=True)
         raise
     finally:
         current_app.db.session.remove()
@@ -44,8 +47,11 @@ def handle_quiet_session(f, args, kwargs):
         result = f(*args, session=session, **kwargs)
         session.commit()
         return result
-    except SQLAlchemyError:
-        logger.error("Something went wrong accessing database", exc_info=True)
+    except SQLAlchemyError as exc:
+        if isinstance(exc, OperationalError):
+            logger.error("Connection to database interrupted", exc_info=True)
+        else:
+            logger.error(f"Something went wrong accessing database due to {exc.__class__.__name__}", exc_info=True)
         session.rollback()
         raise
     finally: