diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/messages.ts b/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/messages.ts
index 622ead120..61b6154fb 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/messages.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/messages.ts
@@ -115,9 +115,7 @@ export default {
             content,
           })
 
-          const [message] = await createMessageTxResponse.records.map((record) =>
-            record.get('message'),
-          )
+          const [message] = createMessageTxResponse.records.map((record) => record.get('message'))
 
           // this is the case if the room doesn't exist - requires refactoring for implicit rooms
           if (!message) {
@@ -149,7 +147,7 @@ export default {
         context.logger.error('CreateMessage', error)
         throw new Error(error)
       } finally {
-        session.close()
+        await session.close()
       }
     },
     MarkMessagesAsSeen: async (_parent, params, context, _resolveInfo) => {
diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/registration.spec.ts b/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/registration.spec.ts
index fe8dc40e0..684439b0c 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/registration.spec.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/registration.spec.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ import createServer, { getContext } from '@src/server'
 
 let variables
 
+const loggerErrorMock: (e) => void = jest.fn()
+
+jest.mock('@src/logger', () => ({
+  error: (e) => loggerErrorMock(e),
+}))
+
 const database = databaseContext()
 
 let server: ApolloServer
diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/registration.ts b/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/registration.ts
index db24ed7d0..a9e40d335 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/registration.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/registration.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const neode = getNeode()
 
 export default {
   Mutation: {
-    Signup: async (_parent, args, context) => {
+    Signup: async (_parent, args, context: Context) => {
       args.nonce = generateNonce()
       args.email = normalizeEmail(args.email)
       let emailAddress = await existingEmailAddress({ args, context })
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export default {
         emailAddress = await neode.create('EmailAddress', args)
         return emailAddress.toJson()
       } catch (e) {
+        context.logger.error('Signup mutation', e)
         throw new UserInputError(e.message)
       }
     },
@@ -111,7 +112,8 @@ export default {
       } catch (e) {
         if (e.code === 'Neo.ClientError.Schema.ConstraintValidationFailed')
           throw new UserInputError('User with this slug already exists!')
-        throw new UserInputError(e.message)
+        context.logger.error('SignupVerification mutation', e)
+        throw new Error(e.message)
       } finally {
         await session.close()
       }