diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 061ceca9..743c0aef 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ will consitute of a breaking change warranting a new major release:
 
 # [unreleased]
 
+## Fixed
+
+- SA deployment file handling: Use exceptionless API.
+- Fix deadlock in SD card manager constructor: Double lock of preferred SD card lock.
+
 ## Added
 
 - Failure of Safe Mode Ctrl will now trigger an event. As this can only be caused by sensors not
diff --git a/mission/devices/SolarArrayDeploymentHandler.cpp b/mission/devices/SolarArrayDeploymentHandler.cpp
index e4356630..aa471a1c 100644
--- a/mission/devices/SolarArrayDeploymentHandler.cpp
+++ b/mission/devices/SolarArrayDeploymentHandler.cpp
@@ -157,10 +157,14 @@ ReturnValue_t SolarArrayDeploymentHandler::performAutonomousDepl(sd::SdCard sdCa
   return returnvalue::OK;
 }
 
-bool SolarArrayDeploymentHandler::autonomousDeplForFile(sd::SdCard sdCard, const char* filename,
+bool SolarArrayDeploymentHandler::autonomousDeplForFile(sd::SdCard sdCard, const char* infoFile,
                                                         bool dryRun) {
   using namespace std;
-  ifstream file(filename);
+  std::error_code e;
+  ifstream file(infoFile);
+  if (file.bad()) {
+    return false;
+  }
   string line;
   string word;
   unsigned int lineNum = 0;
@@ -240,15 +244,18 @@ bool SolarArrayDeploymentHandler::autonomousDeplForFile(sd::SdCard sdCard, const
     }
   }
   if (deplState == AutonomousDeplState::DONE) {
-    remove(filename);
+    std::filesystem::remove(infoFile, e);
     if (sdCard == sd::SdCard::SLOT_0) {
-      remove(SD_0_DEPL_FILE);
+      std::filesystem::remove(SD_0_DEPL_FILE, e);
     } else {
-      remove(SD_1_DEPL_FILE);
+      std::filesystem::remove(SD_1_DEPL_FILE, e);
     }
     triggerEvent(AUTONOMOUS_DEPLOYMENT_COMPLETED);
   } else {
-    std::ofstream of(filename);
+    std::ofstream of(infoFile);
+    if (of.bad()) {
+      return false;
+    }
     of << "phase: ";
     if (deplState == AutonomousDeplState::INIT) {
       of << PHASE_INIT_STR << "\n";