diff --git a/.github/scripts/strategy-matrix/generate.py b/.github/scripts/strategy-matrix/generate.py
index 0acdca8d4f..652cb8871f 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/strategy-matrix/generate.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/strategy-matrix/generate.py
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@ def generate_strategy_matrix(all: bool, architecture: list[dict], os: list[dict]
         if os['distro_name'] == 'rhel' and architecture['platform'] == 'linux/arm64':
             continue
 
+        # We skip all clang-20 on arm64 due to boost 1.86 build error
+        if f'{os['compiler_name']}-{os['compiler_version']}' == 'clang-20' and architecture['platform'] == 'linux/arm64':
+            continue
+
         # Generate a unique name for the configuration, e.g. macos-arm64-debug
         # or debian-bookworm-gcc-12-amd64-release-unity.
         config_name = os['distro_name']
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ab54adba74..5476f21a41 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -110,4 +110,4 @@ bld.rippled/
 .vscode
 
 # Suggested in-tree build directory
-/.build/
+/.build*/
diff --git a/src/test/jtx/impl/Env.cpp b/src/test/jtx/impl/Env.cpp
index 46558a188a..d6956b30c7 100644
--- a/src/test/jtx/impl/Env.cpp
+++ b/src/test/jtx/impl/Env.cpp
@@ -499,7 +499,16 @@ Env::meta()
         close();
     }
     auto const item = closed()->txRead(txid_);
-    return item.second;
+    auto const result = item.second;
+    if (result == nullptr)
+    {
+        test.log << "Env::meta: no metadata for txid: " << txid_ << std::endl;
+        test.log << "This is probably because the transaction failed with a "
+                    "non-tec error."
+                 << std::endl;
+        Throw<std::runtime_error>("Env::meta: no metadata for txid");
+    }
+    return result;
 }
 
 std::shared_ptr<STTx const>