diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b6f92dc5e1..e76df68c49 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -84,6 +84,18 @@ Open Source Projects Used
 
 Changelog
 ---------
+**version 2.5.1** (released 2/17/2014)
+- minor fixes
+
+**version 2.5.0** (released 2/10/2014)
+- fixes for indonesian
+- fix sdcard issue on 4.3+
+- various bugfixes and improvements
+
+**version 2.4.9** (released 12/21/2013)
+- fix galaxy note 8 black bar issue
+- various bugfixes and improvements
+
 **version 2.4.8** (released 11/3/2013)
 - fix numerous crashes related to search
 - fix many various other crashes
diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index f27908e739..b4ddd58c20 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -35,7 +35,12 @@ android {
     }
 
     buildTypes {
+      debug {
+         buildConfigField "boolean", "LOG_CRASHES", "false"
+      }
+
       release {
+         buildConfigField "boolean", "LOG_CRASHES", "true"
          runProguard true
          proguardFile 'proguard.cfg'
          signingConfig signingConfigs.release
diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 5d71f06163..09b0439d0a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-	package="com.quran.labs.androidquran" android:versionCode="250"
-	android:versionName="2.5.0"
+	package="com.quran.labs.androidquran" android:versionCode="251"
+	android:versionName="2.5.1"
 	android:installLocation="auto">
 	
    <supports-screens android:largeScreens="true" android:xlargeScreens="true" />
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/data/Constants.java b/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/data/Constants.java
index f066891850..b90fead8fd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/data/Constants.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/data/Constants.java
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 package com.quran.labs.androidquran.data;
 
+import com.quran.labs.androidquran.BuildConfig;
+
 public class Constants {
-   public static final boolean CRASH_REPORTING_ENABLED = false;
+   public static final boolean CRASH_REPORTING_ENABLED =
+       BuildConfig.LOG_CRASHES;
 
    // Numerics
    public static final int DEFAULT_NIGHT_MODE_TEXT_BRIGHTNESS = 255;
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/data/QuranDataProvider.java b/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/data/QuranDataProvider.java
index f938e5d125..32675c73fd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/data/QuranDataProvider.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/data/QuranDataProvider.java
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ public boolean onCreate() {
 	@Override
 	public Cursor query(Uri uri, String[] projection, String selection,
 			String[] selectionArgs, String sortOrder) {
+    Crashlytics.log("uri: " + uri.toString());
 		switch (sURIMatcher.match(uri)) {
 		case SEARCH_SUGGEST:
 			if (selectionArgs == null) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/database/SuraTimingDatabaseHandler.java b/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/database/SuraTimingDatabaseHandler.java
index ed8c97f43e..d0d9066423 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/database/SuraTimingDatabaseHandler.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/database/SuraTimingDatabaseHandler.java
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ private SuraTimingDatabaseHandler(String path) throws SQLException {
     } catch (SQLException se) {
       Crashlytics.log("database at " + path +
           (new File(path).exists() ? " exists" : " doesn't exist"));
-      throw se;
+      Crashlytics.logException(se);
+      mDatabase = null;
     }
   }