diff --git a/ipa-core/src/bin/report_collector.rs b/ipa-core/src/bin/report_collector.rs
index c027fb54c..1a0d6755c 100644
--- a/ipa-core/src/bin/report_collector.rs
+++ b/ipa-core/src/bin/report_collector.rs
@@ -299,7 +299,6 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
                         panic!("Either --url-file-list or --enc-input-file1, --enc-input-file2, and --enc-input-file3 must be provided");
                     }
                 },
-                // encrypted_inputs,
                 count.try_into().expect("u32 should fit into usize"),
                 set_fixed_polling_ms,
             )
@@ -318,7 +317,7 @@ fn inputs_from_url_file(
     let mut file = BufReader::new(File::open(url_file_path)?);
     let mut buf = String::new();
     let mut inputs = [Vec::new(), Vec::new(), Vec::new()];
-    for (helper_id, helper_input) in inputs.iter_mut().enumerate() {
+    for helper_input in inputs.iter_mut() {
         for _ in 0..shard_count {
             buf.clear();
             if file.read_line(&mut buf)? == 0 {
@@ -327,13 +326,15 @@ fn inputs_from_url_file(
             helper_input
                 .push(Uri::try_from(buf.trim()).map_err(|e| format!("Invalid URL {buf:?}: {e}"))?);
         }
-        if helper_input.len() != shard_count {
-            return Err(format!(
-                "Helper {helper_id} does not have enough input. Expected {shard_count}, got {}",
-                helper_input.len()
-            )
-            .into());
-        }
+    }
+
+    // make sure all helpers have the expected number of inputs (one per shard)
+    let all_rows = inputs.iter().map(|v| v.len()).sum::<usize>();
+    if all_rows != 3 * shard_count {
+        return Err(format!(
+            "The number of URLs in {url_file_path:?} '{all_rows}' is less than 3*{shard_count}."
+        )
+        .into());
     }
 
     let [h1, h2, h3] = inputs;
diff --git a/ipa-core/tests/hybrid.rs b/ipa-core/tests/hybrid.rs
index fc48690ac..50251f8bc 100644
--- a/ipa-core/tests/hybrid.rs
+++ b/ipa-core/tests/hybrid.rs
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ fn test_hybrid_poll() {
         ])
         .silent();
 
-    let _server_handle = command.spawn().unwrap();
+    let _server_handle = command.spawn().unwrap().terminate_on_drop();
 
     // Run Hybrid
     let mut command = Command::new(TEST_RC_BIN);
@@ -348,7 +348,6 @@ fn create_upload_file<const SHARDS: usize>(
 
     // update manifest file
     for (path, mut file) in files {
-        // let path = path.strip_prefix(dest_dir).unwrap().to_str().unwrap();
         file.flush()?;
         let path = path.file_name().and_then(|p| p.to_str()).unwrap();
         writeln!(metadata_file, "http://localhost:{port}/{path}")?;