diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index 8b4d4f3..928601d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@ on:
     tags: ['*']
   pull_request:
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      keep-test-image:
+        description: "Keep the Test Image (set to 'true' to keep the image)"
+        required: true
+        default: "false"
+      test-image-tag-suffix:
+        description: "Suffix for Test Image Tag"
+        required: false
+        default: ""
 
 env:
   REGISTRY: ghcr.io
@@ -13,8 +22,8 @@ env:
   BASE_IMAGE_USER: ghcr.io/driplineorg
   BASE_IMAGE_REPO: dripline-cpp
   DEV_SUFFIX: '-dev'
-  BASE_IMAGE_TAG: 'v2.10.11'
-#  BASE_IMAGE_TAG: 'dlcpp-hf2.10.8'
+  BASE_IMAGE_TAG: 'v2.10.12'
+#  BASE_IMAGE_TAG: 'gha-test-hf2.10.12'
 #  DEV_SUFFIX: ''
 
 jobs:
@@ -24,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     env:
-      TAG: gha-test
+      TAG: "gha-test${{ github.event.inputs.test-image-tag-suffix }}"
       INT_TAG: gha-int-test
 
     steps:
@@ -48,12 +57,21 @@ jobs:
         with:
           driver: docker
 
+      - name: Login to GHCR
+        # This condition should match the `push` condition in the `Build` step just below
+        if: ${{ github.event.inputs.keep-test-image == 'true' }}
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
       - name: Build
         id: build
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
         with:
           context: .
-          push: false
+          push: ${{ github.event.inputs.keep-test-image == 'true' }}
           load: true
           build-args: |
             img_user=${{ env.BASE_IMAGE_USER }}
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 965bafd..bbae80e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)  # <3.5 is deprecated by CMake
-project( DriplinePy VERSION 5.1.5 )
+project( DriplinePy VERSION 5.1.6 )
 
 cmake_policy( SET CMP0074 NEW )
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 4411937..c3185bf 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ARG img_user=ghcr.io/driplineorg
 ARG img_repo=dripline-cpp
 #ARG img_tag=dlcpp-hf2.10.8
-ARG img_tag=v2.10.11
+ARG img_tag=v2.10.12
 
 FROM ${img_user}/${img_repo}:${img_tag} AS deps
 
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 48bb1f4..b082605 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -10,6 +10,18 @@ Types of changes: Added, Changed, Deprecated, Removed, Fixed, Security
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 
+## [5.1.6] - 2026-08-26
+
+### Fixed
+
+- `scheduled_log` now performs on_get in tr/except loop to catch dl errors and not crash, instead throwing a warning and returning
+- `calibrate` now forces dict calibrations to be mapped to string, reflecting how Scarab reads and passes calibration information
+
+### Added
+
+- Added ability to keep the test Docker image
+
+
 ## [5.1.5] - 2025-02-04
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/chart/Chart.yaml b/chart/Chart.yaml
index d77ab3d..67beba6 100644
--- a/chart/Chart.yaml
+++ b/chart/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 ## the appVersion is used as the container image tag for the main container in the pod from the deployment
 ## it can be overridden by a values.yaml file in image.tag
-appVersion: "v5.1.5"
+appVersion: "v5.1.6"
 description: Deploy a dripline-python microservice
 name: dripline-python
 version: 1.1.2
diff --git a/dripline/core/calibrate.py b/dripline/core/calibrate.py
index f9c50ab..e39e685 100644
--- a/dripline/core/calibrate.py
+++ b/dripline/core/calibrate.py
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ def wrapper(self, *args, **kwargs):
                     val_dict['value_cal'] = cal
             elif isinstance(self._calibration, dict):
                 logger.debug('calibration is dictionary, looking up value')
-                if val_dict['value_raw'] in self._calibration:
-                    val_dict['value_cal'] = self._calibration[val_dict['value_raw']]
+                if str(val_dict['value_raw']) in self._calibration:
+                    val_dict['value_cal'] = self._calibration[str(val_dict['value_raw'])]
                 else:
                     raise ThrowReply('service_error_invalid_value', f"raw value <{repr(val_dict['value_raw'])}> not in cal dict")
             else:
diff --git a/dripline/core/entity.py b/dripline/core/entity.py
index fae6ae3..d22d69c 100644
--- a/dripline/core/entity.py
+++ b/dripline/core/entity.py
@@ -176,8 +176,12 @@ def log_interval(self, new_interval):
             raise ThrowReply('service_error_invalid_value', f"unable to interpret a new_interval of type <{type(new_interval)}>")
 
     def scheduled_log(self):
-        logger.debug("in a scheduled log event")
-        result = self.on_get()
+        logger.debug(f"in a scheduled log event for {self.name}")
+        try:
+            result = self.on_get()
+        except ThrowReply as err:
+            logger.warning(f'scheduled log failed with error:\n{err}')
+            return
         try:
             this_value = float(result[self._check_field])
             is_float = True