diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 99162a1..fc951ee 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "oslg"
-version = "0.3.2"
+version = "0.3.3"
 description = "OpenStudio SDK logger for Python"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.2"
diff --git a/src/oslg/oslg.py b/src/oslg/oslg.py
index 4db575f..ca2d1f9 100644
--- a/src/oslg/oslg.py
+++ b/src/oslg/oslg.py
@@ -92,12 +92,12 @@ def trim(txt="", length=160) -> str:
     """
     try:
         length = int(length)
-    except Exception:
+    except:
         length = 160
 
     try:
         txt = str(txt).strip()[:length]
-    except Exception:
+    except:
         txt = ""
 
     return txt
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ def tag(lvl=_level) -> str:
     """
     try:
         lvl = int(lvl)
-    except Exception:
+    except:
         return _tag[0]
 
     if not 0 <= lvl < len(_tag):
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ def msg(stat=_status) -> str:
     """
     try:
         stat = int(stat)
-    except Exception:
+    except:
         return _msg[0]
 
     if not 0 <= stat < len(_msg):
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ def reset(lvl=CN.DEBUG) -> int:
 
     try:
         lvl = int(lvl)
-    except Exception:
+    except:
         return _level
 
     if CN.DEBUG <= lvl <= CN.FATAL:
@@ -242,12 +242,12 @@ def log(lvl=CN.DEBUG, message="", length=160) -> int:
 
     try:
         lvl = int(lvl)
-    except Exception:
+    except:
         return _status
 
     try:
         length = int(length)
-    except Exception:
+    except:
         return _status
 
     if length > 160: length = 160
@@ -294,12 +294,12 @@ def invalid(id="", mth="", ord=0, lvl=CN.DEBUG, res=None):
 
     try:
         ord = int(ord)
-    except Exception:
+    except:
         return res
 
     try:
         lvl = int(lvl)
-    except Exception:
+    except:
         return res
 
     if not id or not mth or lvl < CN.DEBUG or lvl > CN.FATAL:
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ def mismatch(id="", obj=None, cl=None, mth="", lvl=CN.DEBUG, res=None):
 
     try:
         lvl = int(lvl)
-    except Exception:
+    except:
         return res
 
     if not id:                  return res
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ def hashkey(id="", dct={}, key="", mth="", lvl=CN.DEBUG, res=None):
 
     try:
         lvl = int(lvl)
-    except Exception:
+    except:
         return res
 
     if not id:                    return res
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ def empty(id="", mth="", lvl=CN.DEBUG, res=None):
 
     try:
         lvl = int(lvl)
-    except Exception:
+    except:
         return res
 
     if not id:         return res
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ def empty(id="", mth="", lvl=CN.DEBUG, res=None):
 
     log(lvl, "Empty '%s' (%s)" % (id, mth))
 
-    res
+    return res
 
 
 def zero(id="", mth="", lvl=CN.DEBUG, res=None):
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ def zero(id="", mth="", lvl=CN.DEBUG, res=None):
 
     try:
         lvl = int(lvl)
-    except Exception:
+    except:
         return res
 
     if not id:         return res
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ def negative(id="", mth="", lvl=CN.DEBUG, res=None):
 
     try:
         lvl = int(lvl)
-    except Exception:
+    except:
         return res
 
     if not id:         return res
diff --git a/tests/test_oslg.py b/tests/test_oslg.py
index bb5ca14..0480490 100644
--- a/tests/test_oslg.py
+++ b/tests/test_oslg.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def test06_oslg_empty_argument_log(self):
         m1 = "Empty 'hash' (area)"
         self.assertEqual(oslg.level(), INF)
         self.assertFalse(oslg.logs())
-        self.assertEqual(oslg.empty("hash", "area", ERR), None)
+        self.assertEqual(oslg.empty("hash", "area", ERR, []), [])
         self.assertFalse(oslg.is_info())
         self.assertTrue(oslg.is_error())
         self.assertEqual(oslg.status(), ERR)