diff --git a/packages/phone-number-privacy/signer/.env b/packages/phone-number-privacy/signer/.env
index 5a3c7e8065e..8dfa0ea6050 100644
--- a/packages/phone-number-privacy/signer/.env
+++ b/packages/phone-number-privacy/signer/.env
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ ALFAJORES_ODIS_BLOCKCHAIN_PROVIDER=https://alfajores-forno.celo-testnet.org
 MAINNET_ODIS_BLOCKCHAIN_PROVIDER=https://forno.celo.org
 ODIS_DOMAINS_TEST_KEY_VERSION=1
 ODIS_PNP_TEST_KEY_VERSION=1
-DEPLOYED_SIGNER_SERVICE_VERSION=3.0.0-beta.14
+DEPLOYED_SIGNER_SERVICE_VERSION=3.0.0-beta.16
 # PUBKEYS
 STAGING_DOMAINS_PUBKEY=7FsWGsFnmVvRfMDpzz95Np76wf/1sPaK0Og9yiB+P8QbjiC8FV67NBans9hzZEkBaQMhiapzgMR6CkZIZPvgwQboAxl65JWRZecGe5V3XO4sdKeNemdAZ2TzQuWkuZoA
 ALFAJORES_DOMAINS_PUBKEY=+ZrxyPvLChWUX/DyPw6TuGwQH0glDJEbSrSxUARyP5PuqYyP/U4WZTV1e0bAUioBZ6QCJMiLpDwTaFvy8VnmM5RBbLQUMrMg5p4+CBCqj6HhsMfcyUj8V0LyuNdStlCB
diff --git a/packages/phone-number-privacy/signer/jest.config.js b/packages/phone-number-privacy/signer/jest.config.js
index 70a12113839..1312f090e3e 100644
--- a/packages/phone-number-privacy/signer/jest.config.js
+++ b/packages/phone-number-privacy/signer/jest.config.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module.exports = {
   collectCoverageFrom: ['./src/**'],
   coverageThreshold: {
     global: {
-      lines: 68,
+      lines: 68, // TODO increase this threshold
     },
   },
 }
diff --git a/packages/phone-number-privacy/signer/src/common/database/wrappers/domain-request.ts b/packages/phone-number-privacy/signer/src/common/database/wrappers/domain-request.ts
index 3671174faf3..ef7506d75f1 100644
--- a/packages/phone-number-privacy/signer/src/common/database/wrappers/domain-request.ts
+++ b/packages/phone-number-privacy/signer/src/common/database/wrappers/domain-request.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   DomainRequestRecord,
   toDomainRequestRecord,
 } from '../models/domain-request'
-import { countAndThrowDBError, doMeteredSql } from '../utils'
+import { doMeteredSql } from '../utils'
 
 // TODO implement replay handling; this file is currently unused
 // https://github.com/celo-org/celo-monorepo/issues/9909
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ export async function getDomainRequestRecordExists<D extends Domain>(
   trx: Knex.Transaction<DomainRequestRecord>,
   logger: Logger
 ): Promise<boolean> {
+  const hash = domainHash(domain).toString('hex')
+  logger.debug({ domain, blindedMessage, hash }, 'Checking if domain request exists')
   return doMeteredSql(
     'getDomainRequestRecordExists',
     ErrorMessage.DATABASE_GET_FAILURE,
     logger,
     async () => {
-      const hash = domainHash(domain).toString('hex')
-      logger.debug({ domain, blindedMessage, hash }, 'Checking if domain request exists')
       const existingRequest = await db<DomainRequestRecord>(DOMAIN_REQUESTS_TABLE)
         .transacting(trx)
         .where({
@@ -47,20 +47,16 @@ export async function storeDomainRequestRecord<D extends Domain>(
   trx: Knex.Transaction<DomainRequestRecord>,
   logger: Logger
 ) {
+  logger.debug({ domain, blindedMessage }, 'Storing domain restricted signature request')
   return doMeteredSql(
     'storeDomainRequestRecord',
     ErrorMessage.DATABASE_INSERT_FAILURE,
     logger,
     async () => {
-      try {
-        logger.debug({ domain, blindedMessage }, 'Storing domain restricted signature request')
-        await db<DomainRequestRecord>(DOMAIN_REQUESTS_TABLE)
-          .transacting(trx)
-          .insert(toDomainRequestRecord(domain, blindedMessage))
-          .timeout(config.db.timeout)
-      } catch (err) {
-        countAndThrowDBError(err, logger, ErrorMessage.DATABASE_INSERT_FAILURE)
-      }
+      await db<DomainRequestRecord>(DOMAIN_REQUESTS_TABLE)
+        .transacting(trx)
+        .insert(toDomainRequestRecord(domain, blindedMessage))
+        .timeout(config.db.timeout)
     }
   )
 }
diff --git a/packages/phone-number-privacy/signer/src/common/database/wrappers/domain-state.ts b/packages/phone-number-privacy/signer/src/common/database/wrappers/domain-state.ts
index 19f0301705a..8cebb8625ba 100644
--- a/packages/phone-number-privacy/signer/src/common/database/wrappers/domain-state.ts
+++ b/packages/phone-number-privacy/signer/src/common/database/wrappers/domain-state.ts
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ export async function setDomainDisabled<D extends Domain>(
   trx: Knex.Transaction<DomainStateRecord>,
   logger: Logger
 ): Promise<void> {
+  const hash = domainHash(domain).toString('hex')
+  logger.debug({ hash, domain }, 'Disabling domain')
   return doMeteredSql('disableDomain', ErrorMessage.DATABASE_UPDATE_FAILURE, logger, async () => {
-    const hash = domainHash(domain).toString('hex')
-    logger.debug({ hash, domain }, 'Disabling domain')
     await db<DomainStateRecord>(DOMAIN_STATE_TABLE)
       .transacting(trx)
       .where(DOMAIN_STATE_COLUMNS.domainHash, hash)
@@ -54,14 +54,13 @@ export async function getDomainStateRecord<D extends Domain>(
   logger: Logger,
   trx?: Knex.Transaction<DomainStateRecord>
 ): Promise<DomainStateRecord | null> {
+  const hash = domainHash(domain).toString('hex')
+  logger.debug({ hash, domain }, 'Getting domain state from db')
   return doMeteredSql(
     'getDomainStateRecord',
     ErrorMessage.DATABASE_GET_FAILURE,
     logger,
     async () => {
-      const hash = domainHash(domain).toString('hex')
-      logger.debug({ hash, domain }, 'Getting domain state from db')
-
       const sql = db<DomainStateRecord>(DOMAIN_STATE_TABLE)
         .where(DOMAIN_STATE_COLUMNS.domainHash, hash)
         .first()
@@ -85,13 +84,13 @@ export async function updateDomainStateRecord<D extends Domain>(
   trx: Knex.Transaction<DomainStateRecord>,
   logger: Logger
 ): Promise<void> {
+  const hash = domainHash(domain).toString('hex')
+  logger.debug({ hash, domain, domainState }, 'Update domain state')
   return doMeteredSql(
     'updateDomainStateRecord',
     ErrorMessage.DATABASE_UPDATE_FAILURE,
     logger,
     async () => {
-      const hash = domainHash(domain).toString('hex')
-      logger.debug({ hash, domain, domainState }, 'Update domain state')
       // Check whether the domain is already in the database.
       // The current signature flow results in redundant queries of the domain state.
       // Consider optimizing in the future: https://github.com/celo-org/celo-monorepo/issues/9855
@@ -117,12 +116,12 @@ export async function insertDomainStateRecord(
   trx: Knex.Transaction<DomainStateRecord>,
   logger: Logger
 ): Promise<DomainStateRecord> {
+  logger.debug({ domainState }, 'Insert domain state')
   return doMeteredSql(
     'insertDomainState',
     ErrorMessage.DATABASE_INSERT_FAILURE,
     logger,
     async () => {
-      logger.debug({ domainState }, 'Insert domain state')
       await db<DomainStateRecord>(DOMAIN_STATE_TABLE)
         .transacting(trx)
         .insert(domainState)