diff --git a/chia/farmer/farmer.py b/chia/farmer/farmer.py
index 45aa645e035e..acb96f7f1086 100644
--- a/chia/farmer/farmer.py
+++ b/chia/farmer/farmer.py
@@ -376,8 +376,9 @@ async def _pool_get_pool_info(self, pool_config: PoolWalletConfig) -> Optional[G
                         response: Dict[str, Any] = json.loads(await resp.text())
                         self.log.info(f"GET /pool_info response: {response}")
                         new_pool_url: Optional[str] = None
-                        if resp.url != url and all(r.status in {301, 308} for r in resp.history):
-                            new_pool_url = f"{resp.url}".replace("/pool_info", "")
+                        response_url_str = f"{resp.url}"
+                        if response_url_str != url and len(resp.history) > 0 and all(r.status in {301, 308} for r in resp.history):
+                            new_pool_url = response_url_str.replace("/pool_info", "")
 
                         return GetPoolInfoResult(pool_info=response, new_pool_url=new_pool_url)
                     else:
diff --git a/chia/pools/pool_config.py b/chia/pools/pool_config.py
index 1efafbdc5419..2a85fc6efc64 100644
--- a/chia/pools/pool_config.py
+++ b/chia/pools/pool_config.py
@@ -96,13 +96,11 @@ def update_pool_config_entry(
                     if update_closure(pool_config_dict):
                         updated = True
             except Exception as e:
-                log.error(f"Exception updating config: {pool_config_dict} {e}")
+                log.error(f"Exception updating pool config {pool_config_dict} for launcher_id {pool_wallet_config.launcher_id}: {e}")
     if updated:
         log.info(update_log_message)
         config["pool"]["pool_list"] = pool_list
         save_config(root_path, "config.yaml", config)
-    else:
-        log.error(f"Failed to update pool config entry for launcher_id {pool_wallet_config.launcher_id}")
 
 
 async def update_pool_config(root_path: Path, pool_config_list: List[PoolWalletConfig]) -> None: