diff --git a/veilid-core/src/intf/native/protected_store.rs b/veilid-core/src/intf/native/protected_store.rs
index d88e31fb..3ab88a12 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/intf/native/protected_store.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/intf/native/protected_store.rs
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ impl ProtectedStore {
         }
     }
 
-    #[instrument(level = "trace", skip(self, value), ret, err)]
+    #[instrument(level = "trace", skip(self, value))]
     pub async fn save_user_secret_cbor<T>(&self, key: &str, value: &T) -> EyreResult<bool>
     where
         T: Serialize,
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ impl ProtectedStore {
         self.save_user_secret(&key, &v).await
     }
 
-    #[instrument(level = "trace", skip(self), err)]
+    #[instrument(level = "trace", skip(self))]
     pub async fn load_user_secret_cbor<T>(&self, key: &str) -> EyreResult<Option<T>>
     where
         T: for<'de> Deserialize<'de>,
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/intf/wasm/protected_store.rs b/veilid-core/src/intf/wasm/protected_store.rs
index ab527dbf..54ba80fa 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/intf/wasm/protected_store.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/intf/wasm/protected_store.rs
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ impl ProtectedStore {
         }
     }
 
-    #[instrument(level = "trace", skip(self, value), ret, err)]
+    #[instrument(level = "trace", skip(self, value))]
     pub async fn save_user_secret_cbor<T>(&self, key: &str, value: &T) -> EyreResult<bool>
     where
         T: Serialize,
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ impl ProtectedStore {
         self.save_user_secret(&key, &v).await
     }
 
-    #[instrument(level = "trace", skip(self), err)]
+    #[instrument(level = "trace", skip(self))]
     pub async fn load_user_secret_cbor<T>(&self, key: &str) -> EyreResult<Option<T>>
     where
         T: for<'de> Deserialize<'de>,
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/routing_table/route_spec_store.rs b/veilid-core/src/routing_table/route_spec_store.rs
index 7cf45488..3044b122 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/routing_table/route_spec_store.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/routing_table/route_spec_store.rs
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ impl RouteSpecStore {
         let rsstdb = table_store.open("RouteSpecStore", 1).await?;
         rsstdb.store_cbor(0, b"content", &content).await?;
 
-        // Keep secrets in protected store as well
+        // // Keep secrets in protected store as well
         let pstore = self
             .unlocked_inner
             .routing_table