diff --git a/chainqueue/cli.py b/chainqueue/cli.py
index 87b82a4..2ecc5a7 100644
--- a/chainqueue/cli.py
+++ b/chainqueue/cli.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# standard imports
+import logging
+
 # external imports
 from hexathon import add_0x
 
@@ -10,8 +13,23 @@ from chainqueue.enum import (
         status_str,
         )
 
+logg = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 class Outputter:
+    """Output helper for chainqueue cli listings tools.
+
+    :param chain_spec: Chain spec to use as getter context
+    :type chain_spec: chainlib.chain.ChainSpec
+    :param writer: Writer to write output to. Will automatically flush.
+    :type writer: Writer
+    :param getter: Transaction getter
+    :type getter: See chainqueue.sql.backend.get_otx 
+    :param session_method: Backend session generator method
+    :type session_method: varies
+    :param decode_status: Print status bit details
+    :type decode_status: bool
+    """
 
     def __init__(self, chain_spec, writer, getter, session_method=None, decode_status=True):
         self.decode_status = decode_status
@@ -36,7 +54,15 @@ class Outputter:
 
 
     def add(self, tx_hash):
-        tx = tx_getter(self.chain_spec, tx_hash, session=self.session)
+        """Retrieve a transaction by hash and add it for summary output generation.
+
+        :param tx_hash: Transaction hash
+        :type tx_hash: str
+        """
+        tx = self.getter(self.chain_spec, tx_hash, session=self.session)
+        self.__add(tx)
+
+    def __add(self, tx):
         category = None
         if is_alive(tx['status_code']):
             category = 'pending'
@@ -44,20 +70,30 @@ class Outputter:
             category = 'final'
         self.results[category] += 1
         if is_error_status(tx['status_code']):
-            logg.debug('registered {} as {} with error'.format(tx_hash, category))
+            logg.debug('registered {} as {} with error'.format(tx['tx_hash'], category))
             self.results[category + '_error'] += 1
         else:
-            logg.debug('registered {} as {}'.format(tx_hash, category))
+            logg.debug('registered {} as {}'.format(tx['tx_hash'], category))
      
 
     def decode_summary(self):
+        """Writes summary to the registered writer.
+        """
         self.writer.write('pending\t{}\t{}\n'.format(self.results['pending'], self.results['pending_error']))
         self.writer.write('final\t{}\t{}\n'.format(self.results['final'], self.results['final_error']))
         self.writer.write('total\t{}\t{}\n'.format(self.results['final'] + self.results['pending'], self.results['final_error'] + self.results['pending_error']))
 
 
     def decode_single(self, tx_hash):
+        """Retrieves the transaction with the given hash and writes the details to the underlying writer.
+
+        Registers the transaction with the summary generator.
+
+        :param tx_hash: Transaction hash
+        :type tx_hash: str
+        """
         tx = self.getter(self.chain_spec, tx_hash, session=self.session)
+        self.__add(tx)
         status = tx['status']
         if self.decode_status:
             status = status_str(tx['status_code'], bits_only=True)
diff --git a/chainqueue/db/models/otx.py b/chainqueue/db/models/otx.py
index 07243ab..253b52e 100644
--- a/chainqueue/db/models/otx.py
+++ b/chainqueue/db/models/otx.py
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ class Otx(SessionBase):
 
 
         self.__set_status(StatusBits.UNKNOWN_ERROR | StatusBits.FINAL, session)
+        self.__reset_status(StatusBits.QUEUED | StatusBits.RESERVED, session)
        
         if self.tracing:
             self.__state_log(session=session)
diff --git a/scripts/migrate.py b/scripts/migrate.py
index 08a0130..a22ecdf 100644
--- a/scripts/migrate.py
+++ b/scripts/migrate.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ default_data_dir = os.path.join(xdg_data_dirs[0], 'chainqueue')
 default_config_dir = load_first_config('chainqueue')
 config_dir = os.environ.get('CONFINI_DIR', default_config_dir)
 
-argparser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+argparser = argparse.ArgumentParser("Database migration tool for chainqueue")
 argparser.add_argument('-c', type=str, default=config_dir, help='config file')
 argparser.add_argument('--env-prefix', default=os.environ.get('CONFINI_ENV_PREFIX'), dest='env_prefix', type=str, help='environment prefix for variables to overwrite configuration')
 argparser.add_argument('--data-dir', dest='data_dir', type=str, default=default_data_dir, help='data directory')