def METHOD_NAME(self):
    # try to make sure there's always something to load from
    try:
        self.fs.mkdirs(self.pdir)
    except (OSError, IOError):
        pass
    try:
        super(PersistStore, self).METHOD_NAME()
    except Exception:
        # if destination doesn't load, we have no entries
        # likely will get exceptions if try to persist
        self._entries = {}