diff --git a/library_manager/utils/path_safety.py b/library_manager/utils/path_safety.py
index c61624e..9cb8910 100644
--- a/library_manager/utils/path_safety.py
+++ b/library_manager/utils/path_safety.py
@@ -321,6 +321,10 @@ def find_existing_author_folder(lib_path, target_author) -> Optional[str]:
     Prevents duplicate folders like "James S.A. Corey" vs "James S. A. Corey"
     or "Alistair MacLean" vs "Alistair Maclean".
 
+    Args:
+        lib_path: Path to library directory to search for existing author folders.
+        target_author: Author name to match against existing folders.
+
     Matching strategies (in order):
     1. Exact normalized match (case-insensitive, whitespace-collapsed)
     2. Standardized initials match (both through standardize_initials())
@@ -339,7 +343,7 @@ def find_existing_author_folder(lib_path, target_author) -> Optional[str]:
         # List only top-level directories
         existing_dirs = [d.name for d in lib.iterdir() if d.is_dir()]
     except OSError as e:
-        logger.debug(f"Error listing library directory {lib_path}: {e}")
+        logger.warning(f"Error listing library directory {lib_path}: {e}")
         return None
 
     if not existing_dirs:
diff --git a/library_manager/worker.py b/library_manager/worker.py
index 52ef1b4..1e63a0f 100644
--- a/library_manager/worker.py
+++ b/library_manager/worker.py
@@ -145,7 +145,10 @@ def process_all_queue(
 
     Args:
         config: Configuration dict
-        get_db: Function to get database connection
+        get_db: Function to get database connection. Returns a new
+            sqlite3 connection each call (standard Flask-SQLite pattern).
+            Safe to call multiple times in the same scope - each call
+            gets its own connection, no shared state.
         load_config: Function to reload config
         is_circuit_open: Function to check circuit breaker status
         get_circuit_breaker: Function to get circuit breaker state
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 03b8cb2..a15273a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# Requires Python 3.9+ (Path.is_relative_to() used in pipeline layers)
 flask>=2.0.0
 requests>=2.25.0
 mutagen>=1.45.0