During January 2025, Pretocki focused on enhancing the stability of JetBrains/Exposed by addressing a NullPointerException that occurred during Tables discovery. He implemented safe casting to ensure only object instances of Table were considered, which prevented crashes when non-object Table classes were present. This solution involved careful exception handling and the addition of regression tests to verify the new behavior, improving reliability for users with custom Table-like classes. Working primarily with Java and Kotlin, Pretocki applied his skills in database initialization, Spring Boot, and unit testing to align the codebase with quality standards and increase test coverage within the Exposed repository.