diff --git a/src/backend/CassandraBackend.cpp b/src/backend/CassandraBackend.cpp
index 978d48ba7..8a6ed6a58 100644
--- a/src/backend/CassandraBackend.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/CassandraBackend.cpp
@@ -486,6 +486,7 @@ struct ReadCallbackData
     std::atomic_int& numOutstanding;
     handler_type handler;
     std::function<void(CassandraResult&)> onSuccess;
+    clio::Logger log_{"Backend"};
 
     std::atomic_bool errored = false;
     ReadCallbackData(
@@ -502,6 +503,7 @@ struct ReadCallbackData
         CassError rc = cass_future_error_code(fut);
         if (rc != CASS_OK)
         {
+            log_.error() << "Got error response: " << cass_error_desc(rc);
             errored = true;
         }
         else
@@ -540,7 +542,6 @@ CassandraBackend::fetchTransactions(
 {
     if (hashes.size() == 0)
         return {};
-    numReadRequestsOutstanding_ += hashes.size();
 
     handler_type handler(std::forward<decltype(yield)>(yield));
     result_type result(handler);
@@ -572,7 +573,6 @@ CassandraBackend::fetchTransactions(
 
         // suspend the coroutine until completion handler is called.
         result.get();
-        numReadRequestsOutstanding_ -= hashes.size();
     });
     for (auto const& cb : cbs)
     {
@@ -877,8 +877,6 @@ CassandraBackend::doFetchLedgerObjects(
     if (keys.size() == 0)
         return {};
 
-    numReadRequestsOutstanding_ += keys.size();
-
     handler_type handler(std::forward<decltype(yield)>(yield));
     result_type result(handler);
 
@@ -904,7 +902,6 @@ CassandraBackend::doFetchLedgerObjects(
 
     // suspend the coroutine until completion handler is called.
     result.get();
-    numReadRequestsOutstanding_ -= keys.size();
 
     for (auto const& cb : cbs)
     {
@@ -1033,7 +1030,7 @@ CassandraBackend::doOnlineDelete(
 bool
 CassandraBackend::isTooBusy() const
 {
-    return numReadRequestsOutstanding_ >= maxReadRequestsOutstanding;
+    return false;
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/CassandraBackend.h b/src/backend/CassandraBackend.h
index 04535ab04..15cdb3fa5 100644
--- a/src/backend/CassandraBackend.h
+++ b/src/backend/CassandraBackend.h
@@ -681,7 +681,6 @@ private:
     // maximum number of concurrent in flight read requests. isTooBusy() will
     // return true if the number of in flight read requests exceeds this limit
     std::uint32_t maxReadRequestsOutstanding = 100000;
-    mutable std::atomic_uint32_t numReadRequestsOutstanding_ = 0;
 
     // mutex and condition_variable to limit the number of concurrent in flight
     // write requests
@@ -1239,12 +1238,10 @@ public:
         CassError rc;
         do
         {
-            ++numReadRequestsOutstanding_;
             fut = cass_session_execute(session_.get(), statement.get());
 
             boost::system::error_code ec;
             rc = cass_future_error_code(fut, yield[ec]);
-            --numReadRequestsOutstanding_;
 
             if (ec)
             {
diff --git a/src/main/main.cpp b/src/main/main.cpp
index e9fc4d930..a3b651827 100644
--- a/src/main/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main/main.cpp
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ maybeWriteTransaction(
         throw std::runtime_error("Could not repair transaction");
 
     auto package = tx.value();
-    if (!package.contains("result") || !package.at("result").is_object())
+    if (!package.contains("result") || !package.at("result").is_object() ||
+        package.at("result").as_object().contains("error"))
         throw std::runtime_error("Received non-success response from rippled");
 
     auto data = package.at("result").as_object();