diff --git a/plugins/OStatus/classes/FeedSub.php b/plugins/OStatus/classes/FeedSub.php
index c6f6e28cbd..c734da80b1 100644
--- a/plugins/OStatus/classes/FeedSub.php
+++ b/plugins/OStatus/classes/FeedSub.php
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ class FeedSub extends Managed_DataObject
      */
     public function ensureHub($rediscovered=false)
     {
+        common_debug('Now inside ensureHub again, $rediscovered=='._ve($rediscovered));
         if ($this->sub_state !== 'inactive') {
             common_log(LOG_INFO, sprintf(__METHOD__ . ': Running hub discovery a possibly active feed in %s state for URI %s', _ve($this->sub_state), _ve($this->uri)));
         }
@@ -244,7 +245,7 @@ class FeedSub extends Managed_DataObject
                 common_debug('Database update failed for FeedSub id=='._ve($this->id).' with new huburi: '._ve($this->huburi));
                 throw new ServerException('Database update failed for FeedSub.');
             }
-            if ($rediscovered) {
+            if (!$rediscovered) {
                 $this->renew();
             }
             return $result;
@@ -447,7 +448,8 @@ class FeedSub extends Managed_DataObject
                 // we avoid running this part over and over and over and over):
 
                 common_debug('Running ensureHub again due to 422 status, $rediscovered=='._ve($rediscovered));
-                $this->ensureHub(true);
+                $discoveryResult = $this->ensureHub(true);
+                common_debug('ensureHub is now done and its result was: '._ve($discoveryResult));
             } else {
                 common_log(LOG_ERR, __METHOD__ . ": sub req failed with HTTP $status: " . $response->getBody());
             }
diff --git a/plugins/OStatus/lib/pushinqueuehandler.php b/plugins/OStatus/lib/pushinqueuehandler.php
index c5615daad8..4946186cf4 100644
--- a/plugins/OStatus/lib/pushinqueuehandler.php
+++ b/plugins/OStatus/lib/pushinqueuehandler.php
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ class PushInQueueHandler extends QueueHandler
         } catch(NoResultException $e) {
             common_log(LOG_INFO, "Discarding POST to unknown feed subscription id {$feedsub_id}");
         } catch(Exception $e) {
-            common_log(LOG_ERR, "Exception "._ve(get_class($e))." during WebSub push input processing for {$feedsub->getUri()}: " . $e->getMessage());
+            if (is_null($feedsub)) {
+                common_log(LOG_ERR, "Exception "._ve(get_class($e))." during WebSub push input processing where FeedSub->receive returned null!" . _ve($e->getMessage()));
+            } else {
+                common_log(LOG_ERR, "Exception "._ve(get_class($e))." during WebSub push input processing for {$feedsub->getUri()}: " . _ve($e->getMessage()));
+            }
         }
         return true;
     }