diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
index adbbc00..548f631 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ name: Upload Python Package
 on:
 
   push: {}
-  
+
   pull_request: {}
 
   release:
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Code QA
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - run: pip install black flake8 isort
       - run: black --version
       - run: isort --version
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: quality
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: checks
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v2
diff --git a/docs/source/changelog.rst b/docs/source/changelog.rst
index 3b15919..c4150a3 100644
--- a/docs/source/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/source/changelog.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+Version 2.13
+-----------
+* Fixed missing exception case that could lead to empty files
+
+Version 2.12
+-----------
+* Removed URL reading from file .hdarc
+
 Version 2.0
 -----------
 * Updated version compatible with HDA v2
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index d2f13aa..7782a74 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 copyright = "2023, ECMWF"
 author = "ECMWF"
 
-release = "2.11"
-version = "2.11"
+release = "2.13"
+version = "2.13"
 
 # -- General configuration
 
diff --git a/hda/api.py b/hda/api.py
index 30f194a..5567d37 100644
--- a/hda/api.py
+++ b/hda/api.py
@@ -317,14 +317,12 @@ def __init__(
         url=os.environ.get("HDA_URL"),
         user=os.environ.get("HDA_USER"),
         password=os.environ.get("HDA_PASSWORD"),
-        verify=None,
+        verify=True,
         path=None,
     ):
         credentials = {
-            "url": url or BROKER_URL,
             "user": None,
-            "password": None,
-            "verify": True,
+            "password": None
         }
 
         dotrc = path or os.environ.get("HDA_RC", os.path.expanduser("~/.hdarc"))
@@ -336,25 +334,19 @@ def __init__(
                 if config.get(key):
                     credentials[key] = config.get(key)
 
-        if url is not None:
-            credentials["url"] = url
-
         if user is not None:
             credentials["user"] = user
 
         if password is not None:
             credentials["password"] = password
 
-        if verify is not None:
-            credentials["verify"] = verify
-
         if credentials["user"] is None or credentials["password"] is None:
             raise ConfigurationError("Missing or incomplete configuration")
 
-        self.url = credentials["url"]
+        self.url = url or BROKER_URL
         self.user = credentials["user"]
         self.password = credentials["password"]
-        self.verify = credentials["verify"]
+        self.verify = verify
 
 
 class Client(object):
@@ -775,7 +767,7 @@ def stream(self, download_id, size, download_dir):
                                 total += len(chunk)
                                 pbar.update(len(chunk))
 
-            except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError as e:
+            except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
                 logger.error("Download interrupted: %s" % (e,))
             finally:
                 r.close()
diff --git a/tests/custom_config.txt b/tests/custom_config.txt
index 78d27c9..dec5de8 100644
--- a/tests/custom_config.txt
+++ b/tests/custom_config.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-url: TESTURL
 user: TESTUSER
 password: TESTPASSWORD
diff --git a/tests/test_hda.py b/tests/test_hda.py
index 8acc3b7..0ac8d65 100644
--- a/tests/test_hda.py
+++ b/tests/test_hda.py
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ def test_custom_password_config():
 def test_custom_path_config():
     config = Configuration(user=None, password=None, path=CUSTOM_HDRRC)
     c = Client(config=config)
-    assert c.config.url == "TESTURL"
     assert c.config.user == "TESTUSER"
     assert c.config.password == "TESTPASSWORD"
 
@@ -65,7 +64,6 @@ def test_custom_path_config():
 def test_mixed_config():
     config = Configuration(user="TU", password="TP", path=CUSTOM_HDRRC)
     c = Client(config=config)
-    assert c.config.url == "TESTURL"
     assert c.config.user == "TU"
     assert c.config.password == "TP"