diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4a7ad257f..8a28bc6ed 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "vscode-dbt-power-user",
-  "version": "0.50.3",
+  "version": "0.50.4",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "vscode-dbt-power-user",
-      "version": "0.50.3",
+      "version": "0.50.4",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c25fa390d..7c26e5caf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/AltimateAI/vscode-dbt-power-user/issues"
   },
-  "version": "0.50.3",
+  "version": "0.50.4",
   "engines": {
     "vscode": "^1.81.0"
   },
diff --git a/src/altimate.ts b/src/altimate.ts
index 267861a69..34e854adf 100644
--- a/src/altimate.ts
+++ b/src/altimate.ts
@@ -647,8 +647,12 @@ export class AltimateRequest {
         status: response.status,
         textResponse,
       });
+      let jsonResponse: any;
+      try {
+        jsonResponse = JSON.parse(textResponse);
+      } catch {}
       throw new APIError(
-        `Could not process request, server responded with ${response.status}: ${textResponse}`,
+        `Could not process request, server responded with ${response.status}: ${jsonResponse?.detail || textResponse}`,
       );
     } catch (e) {
       this.dbtTerminal.error("apiCatchAllError", "catchAllError", e, true, {
diff --git a/src/dbt_client/dbtCloudIntegration.ts b/src/dbt_client/dbtCloudIntegration.ts
index 875d3b8cf..4ea951220 100644
--- a/src/dbt_client/dbtCloudIntegration.ts
+++ b/src/dbt_client/dbtCloudIntegration.ts
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ export class DBTCloudProjectIntegration
     } else {
       this.initializePaths();
     }
-    if (!this.adapterType) {
+    if (this.adapterType === "unknown") {
       // We only fetch the adapter type once, as it may impact compilation preview otherwise
       await this.findAdapterType();
     }
diff --git a/src/manifest/dbtWorkspaceFolder.ts b/src/manifest/dbtWorkspaceFolder.ts
index 00428a002..34bb6a2d8 100755
--- a/src/manifest/dbtWorkspaceFolder.ts
+++ b/src/manifest/dbtWorkspaceFolder.ts
@@ -82,11 +82,14 @@ export class DBTWorkspaceFolder implements Disposable {
   }
 
   async discoverProjects() {
+    // Ignore dbt_packages and venv/site-packages/dbt project folders
+    const excludePattern = "**/{dbt_packages,site-packages}";
     const dbtProjectFiles = await workspace.findFiles(
       new RelativePattern(
         this.workspaceFolder,
         `**/${DBTProject.DBT_PROJECT_FILE}`,
       ),
+      new RelativePattern(this.workspaceFolder, excludePattern),
     );
     this.dbtTerminal.info(
       "discoverProjects",
diff --git a/src/webview_provider/newLineagePanel.ts b/src/webview_provider/newLineagePanel.ts
index 7b4d38db6..ada8156f8 100644
--- a/src/webview_provider/newLineagePanel.ts
+++ b/src/webview_provider/newLineagePanel.ts
@@ -460,6 +460,11 @@ export class NewLineagePanel
         .getProject()
         ?.throwDiagnosticsErrorIfAvailable();
     } catch (err) {
+      this.dbtTerminal.error(
+        "Lineage:getMissingLineageMessage",
+        (err as Error).message,
+        err,
+      );
       return { message: (err as Error).message, type: "error" };
     }
 
@@ -476,6 +481,7 @@ export class NewLineagePanel
     const aiEnabled = this.altimate.enabled();
     const event = this.queryManifestService.getEventByCurrentProject();
     if (!event?.event) {
+      this.dbtTerminal.info("Lineage:getStartingNode", "No event found");
       return {
         aiEnabled,
         missingLineageMessage: this.getMissingLineageMessage(),
@@ -485,6 +491,10 @@ export class NewLineagePanel
     const tableName = this.getFilename();
     const _node = nodeMetaMap.lookupByBaseName(tableName);
     if (!_node) {
+      this.dbtTerminal.info(
+        "Lineage:getStartingNode",
+        `No node found for ${tableName}`,
+      );
       return {
         aiEnabled,
         missingLineageMessage: this.getMissingLineageMessage(),
diff --git a/webview_panels/src/modules/documentationEditor/components/documentationPropagation/DocumentationPropagation.tsx b/webview_panels/src/modules/documentationEditor/components/documentationPropagation/DocumentationPropagation.tsx
index cd4960493..0300cba38 100644
--- a/webview_panels/src/modules/documentationEditor/components/documentationPropagation/DocumentationPropagation.tsx
+++ b/webview_panels/src/modules/documentationEditor/components/documentationPropagation/DocumentationPropagation.tsx
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ export const DocumentationPropagationButton = ({
   const [allColumns, setAllColumns] = useState<DocsItem[]>([]);
   const [currColumns, setCurrColumns] = useState<DocsItem[]>([]);
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(false);
+  const [isSaved, setIsSaved] = useState(false);
   const [tableMetadata, setTableMetadata] = useState<TableMetadata[]>([]);
   const [testsMetadata, setTestsMetadata] = useState<Record<string, unknown>>(
     {},
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ export const DocumentationPropagationButton = ({
     setAllColumns([]);
     setCurrColumns(startColumn);
     setTableMetadata([]);
+    setIsSaved(false);
   }, [currentDocsData?.uniqueId, name]);
 
   const loadMoreDownstreamModels = async () => {
@@ -165,6 +167,7 @@ export const DocumentationPropagationButton = ({
     }
 
     await executeRequestInSync("saveDocumentationBulk", { models: req });
+    setIsSaved(true);
   };
 
   const setAllColumnsValue = (value: boolean) => {
@@ -183,6 +186,10 @@ export const DocumentationPropagationButton = ({
     return null;
   }
 
+  if (!currColumnDescription) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
   return (
     <Drawer
       buttonProps={{ color: "primary", title: "Propagate documentation" }}
@@ -193,81 +200,91 @@ export const DocumentationPropagationButton = ({
     >
       <Stack direction="column" className="gap-0 mb-2">
         <div className={styles.itemRow}>
-          <div className="fw-semibold">Model:</div>
+          <div>Model:</div>
           <div>{currentDocsData?.name}</div>
         </div>
         <div className={styles.itemRow}>
-          <div className="fw-semibold">Column:</div>
+          <div>Column:</div>
           <div>{name}</div>
         </div>
         {currColumnDescription && (
-          <div className={styles.itemRow}>
-            <div className="fw-semibold">Description:</div>
+          <div className={styles.colDesc}>
+            <div>Description:</div>
             <div>{currColumnDescription}</div>
           </div>
         )}
       </Stack>
-      <Stack className="mb-2">
-        <Button color="primary" onClick={() => setAllColumnsValue(true)}>
-          Select All
-        </Button>
-        <Button color="primary" onClick={() => setAllColumnsValue(false)}>
-          Unselect All
-        </Button>
-      </Stack>
-      <Stack direction="column" className="gap-md">
-        {allColumns.map((item) => {
-          const key = item.model + "/" + item.column;
-          return (
-            <Stack key={key} className={styles.itemCard}>
-              <Input
-                type="checkbox"
-                checked={selectedColumns[key]}
-                onChange={() =>
-                  setSelectedColumns((prev) => ({
-                    ...prev,
-                    [key]: !prev[key],
-                  }))
-                }
-              />
-              <Stack direction="column" className="gap-0 w-100">
-                <div className={styles.itemRow}>
-                  <div>Model:</div>
-                  <div>{item.model.split(".").pop()}</div>
-                </div>
-                <div className={styles.itemRow}>
-                  <div>Column:</div>
-                  <div>{item.column}</div>
-                </div>
-                <div className={styles.itemRow}>
-                  <div>Description:</div>
-                  <div>{item.description}</div>
-                </div>
-              </Stack>
-            </Stack>
-          );
-        })}
-        {currColumns.length > 0 && (
-          <Button
-            color="primary"
-            outline
-            onClick={loadMoreDownstreamModels}
-            disabled={isLoading}
-          >
-            Load 3 more downstream levels
-          </Button>
-        )}
-        <Button
-          color="primary"
-          disabled={
-            Object.values(selectedColumns).filter((v) => Boolean(v)).length ===
-            0
-          }
-          onClick={() => propagateDocumentation()}
-        >
-          Propagate documentation to selected models
-        </Button>
-      </Stack>
+      {!isLoading && allColumns.length === 0 ? (
+        <div className="mt-4">
+          No downstream column level lineage detected to propagate the
+          documentation
+        </div>
+      ) : (
+        <>
+          <Stack className="mb-2">
+            <Button color="primary" onClick={() => setAllColumnsValue(true)}>
+              Select All
+            </Button>
+            <Button color="primary" onClick={() => setAllColumnsValue(false)}>
+              Unselect All
+            </Button>
+          </Stack>
+          <Stack direction="column" className="gap-md">
+            {allColumns.map((item) => {
+              const key = item.model + "/" + item.column;
+              return (
+                <Stack key={key} className={styles.itemCard}>
+                  <Input
+                    type="checkbox"
+                    checked={selectedColumns[key]}
+                    onChange={() =>
+                      setSelectedColumns((prev) => ({
+                        ...prev,
+                        [key]: !prev[key],
+                      }))
+                    }
+                  />
+                  <Stack direction="column" className="gap-0 w-100">
+                    <div className={styles.itemRow}>
+                      <div>Model:</div>
+                      <div>{item.model.split(".").pop()}</div>
+                    </div>
+                    <div className={styles.itemRow}>
+                      <div>Column:</div>
+                      <div>{item.column}</div>
+                    </div>
+                    <div className={styles.itemRow}>
+                      <div>Description:</div>
+                      <div>{item.description}</div>
+                    </div>
+                  </Stack>
+                </Stack>
+              );
+            })}
+            {currColumns.length > 0 && (
+              <Button
+                color="primary"
+                outline
+                onClick={loadMoreDownstreamModels}
+                disabled={isLoading}
+              >
+                Load 3 more downstream levels
+              </Button>
+            )}
+            <Button
+              color="primary"
+              disabled={
+                Object.values(selectedColumns).filter((v) => Boolean(v))
+                  .length === 0
+              }
+              onClick={() => propagateDocumentation()}
+            >
+              Propagate documentation to selected models
+            </Button>
+            {isSaved && <div>Saved documentation successfully</div>}
+          </Stack>
+        </>
+      )}
     </Drawer>
   );
 };
diff --git a/webview_panels/src/modules/documentationEditor/components/documentationPropagation/styles.module.scss b/webview_panels/src/modules/documentationEditor/components/documentationPropagation/styles.module.scss
index 084ec6460..2ff8c245a 100644
--- a/webview_panels/src/modules/documentationEditor/components/documentationPropagation/styles.module.scss
+++ b/webview_panels/src/modules/documentationEditor/components/documentationPropagation/styles.module.scss
@@ -9,7 +9,18 @@
   grid-template-columns: 1fr 3fr;
 
   :nth-child(1) {
-    font-weight: 500;
+    font-weight: 600;
+  }
+
+  :nth-child(2) {
+    line-break: anywhere;
+    color: var(--text-grey2-color);
+  }
+}
+
+.colDesc {
+  :nth-child(1) {
+    font-weight: 600;
   }
 
   :nth-child(2) {