diff --git a/app/models/jobs/base.rb b/app/models/jobs/base.rb
index 69b9ea856..f947e7c0a 100644
--- a/app/models/jobs/base.rb
+++ b/app/models/jobs/base.rb
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ module Jobs
       begin
         yield
       rescue Exception => e
-        FEDERATION_LOGGER.info(e.message)
-        raise e
+        Rails.info("error in job: #{e.message}")
+        unless DUMB_ERROR_MESSAGES.include?(e.message) 
+          raise e
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/config/environments/integration_1.rb b/config/environments/integration_1.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 042a23caa..000000000
--- a/config/environments/integration_1.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-  #   Copyright (c) 2010-2011, Diaspora Inc.  This file is
-#   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
-#   the COPYRIGHT file.
-
-Diaspora::Application.configure do
-  # Settings specified here will take precedence over those in config/environment.rb
-
-  # In the development environment your application's code is reloaded on
-  # every request.  This slows down response time but is perfect for development
-  # since you don't have to restart the webserver when you make code changes.
-  config.cache_classes = false
-
-  # Log error messages when you accidentally call methods on nil.
-  config.whiny_nils = true
-
-  # Show full error reports and disable caching
-  config.consider_all_requests_local       = true
-  config.action_controller.perform_caching = false
-
-  # Don't care if the mailer can't send
-  config.action_mailer.raise_delivery_errors = false
-  config.active_support.deprecation = :log
-  
-  config.threadsafe!
-
-  # Monkeypatch around the nasty "2.5MB exception page" issue, caused by very large environment vars
-  # This snippet via: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3114993/exception-pages-in-development-mode-take-upwards-of-15-30-seconds-to-render-why
-  # Relevant Rails ticket: https://rails.lighthouseapp.com/projects/8994/tickets/5027-_request_and_responseerb-and-diagnosticserb-take-an-increasingly-long-time-to-render-in-development-with-multiple-show-tables-calls
-  config.after_initialize do
-    module SmallInspect
-      def inspect
-        "<#{self.class.name} - tooooo long>"
-      end
-    end
-    [ActionController::Base, ActionDispatch::RemoteIp::RemoteIpGetter, OmniAuth::Strategy, Warden::Proxy].each do |klazz|
-      klazz.send(:include, SmallInspect)
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/postzord/receiver/local_batch.rb b/lib/postzord/receiver/local_batch.rb
index 45f0af1c0..f7bc5811f 100644
--- a/lib/postzord/receiver/local_batch.rb
+++ b/lib/postzord/receiver/local_batch.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class Postzord::Receiver::LocalBatch < Postzord::Receiver
   end
 
   def receive!
-    FEDERATION_LOGGER.info("receiving local batch for #{@object.class}:#{@object.guid}")
+    FEDERATION_LOGGER.info("receiving local batch for #{@object.inspect}")
     if @object.respond_to?(:relayable?)
       receive_relayable
     else
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Postzord::Receiver::LocalBatch < Postzord::Receiver
     # 09/27/11 this is slow
     notify_users
 
-    FEDERATION_LOGGER.info("receiving local batch completed for #{@object.class}:#{@object.guid}")
+    FEDERATION_LOGGER.info("receiving local batch completed for #{@object.inspect}")
     true
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/postzord/receiver/private.rb b/lib/postzord/receiver/private.rb
index 8b1851408..3f2b97b69 100644
--- a/lib/postzord/receiver/private.rb
+++ b/lib/postzord/receiver/private.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class Postzord::Receiver::Private < Postzord::Receiver
       end
     rescue Exception => e
       #this sucks
-      FEDERATION_LOGGER.info("Failure to receive #{@object.class}:#{@object.id} for sender:#{@sender.id} for user:#{@user.id}: #{e.message}")
+      FEDERATION_LOGGER.info("Failure to receive #{@object.inspect} for sender:#{@sender.id} for user:#{@user.id}: #{e.message}")
       raise e
     end
   end
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Postzord::Receiver::Private < Postzord::Receiver
   def receive_object
     obj = @object.receive(@user, @author)
     Notification.notify(@user, obj, @author) if obj.respond_to?(:notification_type)
-    FEDERATION_LOGGER.info("user:#{@user.id} successfully received private post from person#{@sender.guid} #{@object.class}:#{@object.guid}")
+    FEDERATION_LOGGER.info("user:#{@user.id} successfully received private post from person#{@sender.guid} #{@object.inspect}")
     obj
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/postzord/receiver/public.rb b/lib/postzord/receiver/public.rb
index 2955def04..ac92ca3cd 100644
--- a/lib/postzord/receiver/public.rb
+++ b/lib/postzord/receiver/public.rb
@@ -20,16 +20,15 @@ class Postzord::Receiver::Public < Postzord::Receiver
 
   # @return [void]
   def receive!
-    raise 'not valid signature' unless verified_signature?
-    raise 'unable to save object' unless save_object
+    return false unless verified_signature?
+    return false unless save_object
 
-    FEDERATION_LOGGER.info("received a #{@object.class}:#{@object.guid} with author #{@object.author.diaspora_handle}")
+    FEDERATION_LOGGER.info("received a #{@object.inspect}")
     if @object.respond_to?(:relayable?)
       receive_relayable
     elsif @object.is_a?(AccountDeletion)
       #nothing
     else
-      FEDERATION_LOGGER.info("queuing local batchjob")
       Resque.enqueue(Jobs::ReceiveLocalBatch, @object.class.to_s, @object.id, self.recipient_user_ids)
       true
     end
diff --git a/lib/webfinger.rb b/lib/webfinger.rb
index 6400789e6..180ec2df9 100644
--- a/lib/webfinger.rb
+++ b/lib/webfinger.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class Webfinger
     else
       person = make_person_from_webfinger
     end
-    FEDERATION_LOGGER.logger.info("successfully webfingered#{@account}")
+    FEDERATION_LOGGER.info("successfully webfingered#{@account}")
     person
   end