diff --git a/packages/ep_theme/Classes/Command/MigrateGridelementsCommand.php b/packages/ep_theme/Classes/Command/MigrateGridelementsCommand.php
index ee7d9b4..4781b46 100644
--- a/packages/ep_theme/Classes/Command/MigrateGridelementsCommand.php
+++ b/packages/ep_theme/Classes/Command/MigrateGridelementsCommand.php
@@ -161,7 +161,10 @@ class MigrateGridelementsCommand extends Command
             $output->writeln(sprintf('%6d  other rows with grid values, cleared', $leftovers));
         }
         if ($input->getOption('report')) {
-            $this->writeReport((string)$input->getOption('report'), $report);
+            if (!$this->writeReport((string)$input->getOption('report'), $report)) {
+                $output->writeln(sprintf('<error>Cannot write the report to %s, nothing migrated.</error>', $input->getOption('report')));
+                return Command::FAILURE;
+            }
             $output->writeln(sprintf('Report: %d rows in %s', count($report), $input->getOption('report')));
         }
         if ($updates === [] && $leftovers === 0) {
@@ -194,19 +197,22 @@ class MigrateGridelementsCommand extends Command
     /**
      * @param list<array{0: array<string, mixed>, 1: string, 2: string, 3: string}> $rows
      */
-    private function writeReport(string $file, array $rows): void
+    private function writeReport(string $file, array $rows): bool
     {
+        $handle = @fopen($file, 'wb');
+        if ($handle === false) {
+            return false;
+        }
         $titles = [];
-        foreach ($this->connectionPool->getConnectionForTable('pages')->select(['uid', 'title'], 'pages', ['sys_language_uid' => 0])->iterateAssociative() as $page) {
+        foreach ($this->connectionPool->getConnectionForTable('pages')->executeQuery('SELECT uid, title FROM pages WHERE sys_language_uid = 0')->iterateAssociative() as $page) {
             $titles[(int)$page['uid']] = $page['title'];
         }
-        $handle = fopen($file, 'wb');
         fputcsv($handle, ['uid', 'pid', 'page', 'CType', 'header', 'hidden', 'group', 'reason', 'action'], escape: '');
         foreach ($rows as [$row, $group, $reason, $action]) {
             fputcsv($handle, [
                 $row['uid'], $row['pid'], $titles[(int)$row['pid']] ?? '', $row['CType'], $row['header'], $row['hidden'], $group, $reason, $action,
             ], escape: '');
         }
-        fclose($handle);
+        return fclose($handle);
     }
 }