diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 163f5b1..903f393 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ That is why we decided to maintain a changelog inside of the VCS that can be upd
 			- [3. Add the extension to your installation](#3-add-the-extension-to-your-installation)
 			- [4. Add your first changelog entry](#4-add-your-first-changelog-entry)
 	- [Release History](#release-history)
+		- [Version 0.8.1](#version-081)
+		- [Version 0.8.0](#version-080)
 	- [Future possibilities](#future-possibilities)
 
 ## How can I use it?
@@ -95,7 +97,18 @@ If you see it: congratulations, your setup works!
 
 ## Release History
 
-- [Version 0.8.0](https://github.com/BIX-Digital/directus-version-control-changelog/releases/tag/v0.8.0) / 2022-02-14 -> initial release for Bitbucket
+### [Version 0.8.1](https://github.com/BIX-Digital/directus-version-control-changelog/releases/tag/v0.8.1)
+
+2022-02-22
+
+- fixing a bug where a hardcoded field name (not respecting the settings) causes a crash
+- improved prefix of extension in logger messages
+
+### [Version 0.8.0](https://github.com/BIX-Digital/directus-version-control-changelog/releases/tag/v0.8.0)
+
+2022-02-14
+
+- initial release for Bitbucket
 
 ## Future possibilities
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2a0d52e..efae10f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@bix-digital/directus-extension-version-control-changelog",
-	"version": "0.8.0",
+	"version": "0.8.1",
 	"lockfileVersion": 2,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e684406..52f1a5b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@bix-digital/directus-extension-version-control-changelog",
-	"version": "0.8.0",
+	"version": "0.8.1",
 	"description": "A Directus hook extension to push user written change summaries (from a singleton collection text field) to a changelog in a VCS server",
 	"author": {
 		"name" :"BI X Digital Engineers",
diff --git a/src/core/ChangelogWriter.ts b/src/core/ChangelogWriter.ts
index 2372670..2286afa 100644
--- a/src/core/ChangelogWriter.ts
+++ b/src/core/ChangelogWriter.ts
@@ -99,11 +99,18 @@ export default class ChangelogWriter {
 
 		const changeUserId = this.extractUserId(userDetails[0]);
 		const date = new Date().toLocaleString('en-GB', { hour12: false, timeZone: 'UTC', timeZoneName: 'short' });
-		const newData = ChangelogFormatter.formatLatestChanges(event.payload.changes,`## ${date} by ${changeUserId}`);
-		const commitMsg = `Content update from Directus CMS by ${changeUserId}`;
-
-		// do the actual execution
-		this.vcsAbstraction.addToChangelogFile(newData, commitMsg);
+		const changeContent = event.payload[this.extensionConfig.fieldName];
+		if (changeContent !== undefined) {
+			const newData = ChangelogFormatter.formatLatestChanges(changeContent,`## ${date} by ${changeUserId}`);
+			const commitMsg = `Content update from Directus CMS by ${changeUserId}`;
+			// do the actual execution
+			this.vcsAbstraction.addToChangelogFile(newData, commitMsg);
+		} else {
+			// it seems there is a change in the monitored collection, but not in the field we're looking at
+			// so we warn the admin that something that might be not intended is possible
+			this.loggerReference.logMessage(LogLevels.warn,
+				'Things in the changelog collection changed, but not in the monitored field. Make sure this is wanted behavior...');
+		}
 
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/core/ExtensionLogger.ts b/src/core/ExtensionLogger.ts
index 9f802e9..d91c3b7 100644
--- a/src/core/ExtensionLogger.ts
+++ b/src/core/ExtensionLogger.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export default class ExtensionLogger {
 		// using "name" to have it before the message itself based on the used formatter
 		// --> see https://github.com/directus/directus/blob/ee7e678f24fd85846798bc3cc1af3103e728ebb7/api/src/logger.ts#L18
 		// and https://www.npmjs.com/package/pino-colada
-		this.loggerReference = directusLogger.child({name: 'Version Control Changelog Extension'});
+		this.loggerReference = directusLogger.child({name: 'Version Control Changelog Extension >'});
 	}
 
 	/**