diff --git a/llarp/link/link_manager.cpp b/llarp/link/link_manager.cpp
index bd7d93c6c..d4c4f02f5 100644
--- a/llarp/link/link_manager.cpp
+++ b/llarp/link/link_manager.cpp
@@ -123,12 +123,9 @@ namespace llarp
   }
 
   void
-  LinkManager::register_commands(std::shared_ptr<oxen::quic::BTRequestStream>& s)
+  LinkManager::register_commands(std::shared_ptr<oxen::quic::BTRequestStream>& s, const RouterID& router_id)
   {
     log::critical(logcat, "{} called", __PRETTY_FUNCTION__);
-    const RouterID& router_id{s->conn.remote_key()};
-
-    log::critical(logcat, "Registering commands (RID:{})", router_id);
 
     s->register_command("bfetch_rcs"s, [this](oxen::quic::message m) {
       _router.loop()->call(
@@ -249,7 +246,7 @@ namespace llarp
                         error_code);
                     s.conn.close_connection(error_code);
                   });
-              register_commands(s);
+              // register_commands(s);
               return s;
             }
 
@@ -280,7 +277,7 @@ namespace llarp
 
     log::critical(logcat, "Queued BTStream to be opened ID:{}", control_stream->stream_id());
     assert(control_stream->stream_id() == 0);
-    // register_commands(control_stream);
+    register_commands(control_stream, rid);
 
     itr->second = std::make_shared<link::Connection>(ci.shared_from_this(), control_stream);
     log::critical(logcat, "Successfully configured inbound connection fom {}...", rid);
@@ -369,6 +366,9 @@ namespace llarp
         if (auto p_itr = pending_conn_msg_queue.find(rid); p_itr != pending_conn_msg_queue.end())
           pending_conn_msg_queue.erase(p_itr);
 
+        if (auto c_itr = ep.pending_conns.find(rid); c_itr != ep.pending_conns.end())
+          ep.pending_conns.erase(c_itr);
+
         if (auto m_itr = ep.active_conns.find(rid); m_itr != ep.active_conns.end())
           ep.active_conns.erase(m_itr);
 
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ namespace llarp
       oxenc::bt_dict_consumer btdc{m.body()};
       btdc.required("local");
       auto rc_dict = btdc.consume_dict_data();
-      log::critical(logcat, "incoming dict data: {}", oxenc::to_hex(rc_dict));
+      // log::critical(logcat, "incoming dict data: {}", oxenc::to_hex(rc_dict));
       remote = RemoteRC{rc_dict};
       quantity = btdc.require<size_t>("quantity");
     }
diff --git a/llarp/link/link_manager.hpp b/llarp/link/link_manager.hpp
index bc4e2b0d9..4c67505a9 100644
--- a/llarp/link/link_manager.hpp
+++ b/llarp/link/link_manager.hpp
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ namespace llarp
     startup_endpoint();
 
     void
-    register_commands(std::shared_ptr<oxen::quic::BTRequestStream>& s);
+    register_commands(std::shared_ptr<oxen::quic::BTRequestStream>& s, const RouterID& rid);
 
    public:
     const link::Endpoint&
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ namespace llarp
               s.conn.close_connection(error_code);
             });
 
-        link_manager.register_commands(control_stream);
+        link_manager.register_commands(control_stream, rid);
         itr->second = std::make_shared<link::Connection>(conn_interface, control_stream);
 
         log::critical(logcat, "Connection to RID:{} added to pending connections...", rid);
diff --git a/llarp/router/router.cpp b/llarp/router/router.cpp
index f38fd09b4..20ba41b3e 100644
--- a/llarp/router/router.cpp
+++ b/llarp/router/router.cpp
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ namespace llarp
 
     if (is_service_node())
     {
-      log::critical(
+      log::info(
           logcat,
           "Local service node has {} client connections since last RC update ({} to expiry)",
           num_client_connections(),
@@ -911,11 +911,12 @@ namespace llarp
       // (client-only) periodically fetch updated RCs
       if (now_timepoint - last_rc_fetch > RC_UPDATE_INTERVAL)
       {
+        log::critical(logcat, "Time to fetch RCs!");
         node_db()->fetch_rcs();
       }
 
       // (client-only) periodically fetch updated RouterID list
-      if (now_timepoint - last_rid_fetch > ROUTERID_UPDATE_INTERVAL)
+      if (not is_snode and now_timepoint - last_rid_fetch > ROUTERID_UPDATE_INTERVAL)
       {
         node_db()->fetch_rids();
       }
diff --git a/llarp/router/router.hpp b/llarp/router/router.hpp
index da3375ab9..b80ffd5c1 100644
--- a/llarp/router/router.hpp
+++ b/llarp/router/router.hpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ namespace llarp
   static constexpr size_t INTROSET_STORAGE_REDUNDANCY =
       (INTROSET_RELAY_REDUNDANCY * INTROSET_REQS_PER_RELAY);
 
-  static const std::chrono::seconds RC_UPDATE_INTERVAL = 5min;
+  static const std::chrono::seconds RC_UPDATE_INTERVAL = 4min;
   static const std::chrono::seconds ROUTERID_UPDATE_INTERVAL = 1h;
 
   struct Contacts;
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ namespace llarp
     std::shared_ptr<NodeDB> _node_db;
     llarp_time_t _started_at;
     const oxenmq::TaggedThreadID _disk_thread;
-    // oxen::quic::Network _net;  // DISCUSS: we don't use this anywhere..?
 
     llarp_time_t _last_stats_report = 0s;
     llarp_time_t _next_decomm_warning = time_now_ms() + 15s;
diff --git a/llarp/router_contact_remote.cpp b/llarp/router_contact_remote.cpp
index ef405662b..387ebf89c 100644
--- a/llarp/router_contact_remote.cpp
+++ b/llarp/router_contact_remote.cpp
@@ -46,13 +46,6 @@ namespace llarp
         throw std::runtime_error{err};
       }
 
-      log::error(
-          log::Cat("FIXME"),
-          "ABOUT TO VERIFY THIS: {}, WITH SIG {}, SIGNED BY {}",
-          oxenc::to_hex(msg),
-          oxenc::to_hex(sig),
-          router_id().ToHex());
-
       if (not crypto::verify(router_id(), msg, sig))
         throw std::runtime_error{"Failed to verify RemoteRC signature"};
     });