diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/resource/add_resource_time.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/resource/add_resource_time.py
index 10c9ad27fa..c353888656 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/resource/add_resource_time.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/resource/add_resource_time.py
@@ -56,10 +56,6 @@ def add_resource_time(file: ifcopenshell.file, resource: ifcopenshell.entity_ins
         ifcopenshell.api.run("resource.edit_resource_time", model,
             resource_time=time, attributes={"ScheduleWork": "PT16H"})
     """
-    settings = {
-        "resource": resource,
-    }
-
     resource_time = file.create_entity("IfcResourceTime")
-    settings["resource"].Usage = resource_time
+    resource.Usage = resource_time
     return resource_time
diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/resource/calculate_resource_work.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/resource/calculate_resource_work.py
index 3bb6fe4cd4..29b80283c0 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/resource/calculate_resource_work.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/resource/calculate_resource_work.py
@@ -56,17 +56,15 @@ def calculate_resource_work(file: ifcopenshell.file, resource: ifcopenshell.enti
     :return None:
     :rtype: None:
     """
-    settings = {"resource": resource}
-
-    if ifcopenshell.util.constraint.is_attribute_locked(settings["resource"], "Usage.ScheduleWork"):
+    if ifcopenshell.util.constraint.is_attribute_locked(resource, "Usage.ScheduleWork"):
         return
-    amount_worked = ifcopenshell.util.resource.get_resource_required_work(settings["resource"])
+    amount_worked = ifcopenshell.util.resource.get_resource_required_work(resource)
     if not amount_worked:
         return
-    if not settings["resource"].Usage:
+    if not resource.Usage:
         ifcopenshell.api.run(
             "resource.add_resource_time",
             file,
-            resource=settings["resource"],
+            resource=resource,
         )
-    settings["resource"].Usage.ScheduleWork = amount_worked
+    resource.Usage.ScheduleWork = amount_worked
diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/util/date.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/util/date.py
index 3ddee3e18f..ce2c72289a 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/util/date.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/util/date.py
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ from dateutil import parser
 
 try:
     import isodate
-except:
-    pass  # Duration parsing not supported
+except ModuleNotFoundError as e:
+    print(f"Note: duration parsing not available due to missing dependencies: util.date - {e}")
 
 
 def timedelta2duration(timedelta):
@@ -187,8 +187,6 @@ def parse_duration(value):
         if "P" in value:
             try:
                 return isodate.parse_duration(value)
-            except ModuleNotFoundError:
-                print("Duration parsing not supported: isodate module not found")
             except:
                 print("Error parsing ISO string duration")
             return None