diff --git a/src/reverseproxy.js b/src/reverseproxy.js
index 6ec5a9460..1daa48e18 100644
--- a/src/reverseproxy.js
+++ b/src/reverseproxy.js
@@ -712,6 +712,8 @@ async function cleanupCerts() {
     const certFilenames = filenames.filter(f => f.endsWith('.cert'));
     const now = new Date();
 
+    debug('cleanupCerts: start');
+
     for (const certFilename of certFilenames) {
         const certFilePath = path.join(paths.NGINX_CERT_DIR, certFilename);
         const notAfter = getExpiryDate(certFilePath);
@@ -730,6 +732,8 @@ async function cleanupCerts() {
             await blobs.del(`${blobs.CERT_PREFIX}-${fqdn}.csr`);
         }
     }
+
+    debug('cleanupCerts: done');
 }
 
 async function checkCerts(options, auditSource, progressCallback) {
diff --git a/src/taskworker.js b/src/taskworker.js
index d973e11d2..58866dda6 100755
--- a/src/taskworker.js
+++ b/src/taskworker.js
@@ -88,9 +88,6 @@ async.series([
     if (getError) return exitSync({ error: getError, code: 50 });
     if (!task) return exitSync({ error: new Error(`Task ${taskId} not found`), code: 50 });
 
-    const [updateError] = await safe(tasks.update(taskId, { percent: 2, error: null }));
-    if (updateError) return exitSync({ error: updateError, code: 50 });
-
     const progressCallback = async function (progress, callback) {
         await safe(tasks.update(taskId, progress), { debug });
         if (callback) callback();