diff --git a/api/pkg/inserter/main.go b/api/pkg/inserter/main.go
index b9d61e1dd..02601cba6 100644
--- a/api/pkg/inserter/main.go
+++ b/api/pkg/inserter/main.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func StartReadingFiles(workingDir string) {
-	err := os.MkdirAll(workingDir, 777)
+	err := os.MkdirAll(workingDir, os.ModePerm)
 	utils.CheckErr(err)
 
 	for true {
diff --git a/tap/src/har_writer.go b/tap/src/har_writer.go
index cc38eb84e..108ee18c9 100644
--- a/tap/src/har_writer.go
+++ b/tap/src/har_writer.go
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ type HarFile struct {
 }
 
 func (f *HarFile) WriteEntry(request *http.Request, requestTime time.Time, response *http.Response, responseTime time.Time) {
+	// TODO: quick fix until TRA-3212 is implemented  
+	if request.URL == nil || request.Method == "" {
+		return
+	}
 	harRequest, err := har.NewRequest(request, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		SilentError("convert-request-to-har", "Failed converting request to HAR %s (%v,%+v)\n", err, err, err)