diff --git a/projects/tentacles/src/python/tentacles/workers.py b/projects/tentacles/src/python/tentacles/workers.py
index b84f9d1..5990575 100644
--- a/projects/tentacles/src/python/tentacles/workers.py
+++ b/projects/tentacles/src/python/tentacles/workers.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def poll_printers(app: App, db: Db) -> None:
             ):
                 return True  # Assume the bed is ready
 
-            status = client._post(
+            status: dict = client._post(
                 "/api/plugin/bedready",
                 json={
                     "command": "check_bed",
@@ -225,25 +225,18 @@ def revoke_jobs(app: App, db: Db) -> None:
         if job.printer_id:
             printer = db.fetch_printer(pid=job.printer_id)
 
+            log.info(f"Cancelling running job {job.id}")
+            client = get_client(printer.url, printer.api_key)
             try:
-                log.info(f"Cancelling running job {job.id}")
-                client = get_client(printer.url, printer.api_key)
-                try:
-                    client.cancel()
-                except HTTPError as e:
-                    if e.response.status_code == 409:
-                        pass
-                    else:
-                        raise
+                client.cancel()
+            except HTTPError as e:
+                if e.response.status_code == 409:
+                    pass
+                else:
+                    raise
 
-                log.info(f"Job {job.id} -> cancelled")
-                db.finish_job(jid=job.id, state="cancelled")
-
-            except TimeoutError:
-                pass
-
-            except Exception:
-                log.exception("Oop")
+            log.info(f"Job {job.id} -> cancelled")
+            db.finish_job(jid=job.id, state="cancelled")
 
         else:
             log.info(f"Unmapped job {job.id} became cancelled")
@@ -255,40 +248,33 @@ def pull_jobs(app: App, db: Db) -> None:
 
     for job in db.list_running_jobs():
         printer = db.fetch_printer(pid=job.printer_id)
+        client = get_client(printer.url, printer.api_key)
+        job_state = client.job_info()
         try:
-            client = get_client(printer.url, printer.api_key)
-            job_state = client.job_info()
-            try:
-                printer_state = client.printer().get("state").get("flags", {})
-            except HTTPError:
-                printer_state = {"disconnected": True, "error": True}
+            printer_state = client.printer().get("state").get("flags", {})
+        except HTTPError:
+            printer_state = {"disconnected": True, "error": True}
 
-            if job_state.get("progress", {}).get("completion", 0.0) == 100.0:
-                log.info(f"Job {job.id} has succeeded")
-                db.finish_job(jid=job.id, state="success")
+        if job_state.get("progress", {}).get("completion", 0.0) == 100.0:
+            log.info(f"Job {job.id} has succeeded")
+            db.finish_job(jid=job.id, state="success")
 
-            elif printer_state.get("error"):
-                log.warn(f"Job {job.id} has failed")
-                db.finish_job(jid=job.id, state="failed")
+        elif printer_state.get("error"):
+            log.warn(f"Job {job.id} has failed")
+            db.finish_job(jid=job.id, state="failed")
 
-            elif printer_state.get("cancelling"):
-                log.info(f"Job {job.id} has been acknowledged as cancelled")
-                db.finish_job(jid=job.id, state="cancelled")
+        elif printer_state.get("cancelling"):
+            log.info(f"Job {job.id} has been acknowledged as cancelled")
+            db.finish_job(jid=job.id, state="cancelled")
 
-            elif printer_state.get("printing"):
-                db.start_job(jid=job.id)
+        elif printer_state.get("printing"):
+            db.start_job(jid=job.id)
 
-            else:
-                log.warn(
-                    f"Job {job.id} is in a weird state; assuming error\n{pformat(job_state.get('progress'))}\n{pformat(printer_state)}"
-                )
-                db.finish_job(jid=job.id, state="failed")
-
-        except TimeoutError:
-            pass
-
-        except Exception:
-            log.exception("Oop")
+        else:
+            log.warn(
+                f"Job {job.id} is in a weird state; assuming error\n{pformat(job_state.get('progress'))}\n{pformat(printer_state)}"
+            )
+            db.finish_job(jid=job.id, state="failed")
 
 
 def send_emails(app, db: Db):
@@ -395,5 +381,8 @@ class Worker(Monitor):
         )
 
     def callback(self):
-        with closing(self._db_factory(self._app)) as db:
-            self._callback(self._app, db)
+        try:
+            with closing(self._db_factory(self._app)) as db:
+                self._callback(self._app, db)
+        except:
+            log.exception("Worker tick failed; exception swallowed")