diff --git a/lib/vmpooler/api/v3.rb b/lib/vmpooler/api/v3.rb
index 41c64804..30b5b7c5 100644
--- a/lib/vmpooler/api/v3.rb
+++ b/lib/vmpooler/api/v3.rb
@@ -283,11 +283,9 @@ def component_to_test(match, labels_string)
       def update_user_metrics(operation, vmname)
         tracer.in_span("Vmpooler::API::V3.#{__method__}") do |span|
           begin
-            backend.multi
-            backend.hget("vmpooler__vm__#{vmname}", 'tag:jenkins_build_url')
-            backend.hget("vmpooler__vm__#{vmname}", 'token:user')
-            backend.hget("vmpooler__vm__#{vmname}", 'template')
-            jenkins_build_url, user, poolname = backend.exec
+            jenkins_build_url = backend.hget("vmpooler__vm__#{vmname}", 'tag:jenkins_build_url')
+            user = backend.hget("vmpooler__vm__#{vmname}", 'token:user')
+            poolname = backend.hget("vmpooler__vm__#{vmname}", 'template')
             poolname = poolname.gsub('.', '_')
 
             if user
diff --git a/lib/vmpooler/pool_manager.rb b/lib/vmpooler/pool_manager.rb
index 82ed6a55..128ad605 100644
--- a/lib/vmpooler/pool_manager.rb
+++ b/lib/vmpooler/pool_manager.rb
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ def fail_pending_vm(vm, pool, timeout, timeout_notification, redis, exists: true
       already_timed_out = time_since_clone > timeout
       timing_out_soon = time_since_clone > timeout_notification && !redis.hget("vmpooler__vm__#{vm}", 'timeout_notification')
 
+      return true if !already_timed_out && !timing_out_soon
+
       if already_timed_out
         unless exists
           remove_nonexistent_vm(vm, pool, redis)
diff --git a/spec/unit/pool_manager_spec.rb b/spec/unit/pool_manager_spec.rb
index a9c8307e..3ca075e2 100644
--- a/spec/unit/pool_manager_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/pool_manager_spec.rb
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@
 
     it 'takes no action if VM is not cloning' do
       redis_connection_pool.with do |redis|
+        expect(logger).to_not receive(:log)
         expect(subject.fail_pending_vm(vm, pool, timeout, timeout_notification, redis)).to eq(true)
       end
     end
@@ -282,6 +283,7 @@
     it 'takes no action if VM is within timeout' do
       redis_connection_pool.with do |redis|
         redis.hset("vmpooler__vm__#{vm}", 'clone',Time.now.to_s)
+        expect(logger).to_not receive(:log)
         expect(subject.fail_pending_vm(vm, pool, timeout, timeout_notification, redis)).to eq(true)
         expect(redis.sismember("vmpooler__pending__#{pool}", vm)).to be(true)
       end
@@ -307,6 +309,7 @@
     it 'calls remove_nonexistent_vm if VM has exceeded timeout and does not exist' do
       redis_connection_pool.with do |redis|
         redis.hset("vmpooler__vm__#{vm}", 'clone',Date.new(2001,1,1).to_s)
+        expect(logger).to_not receive(:log)
         expect(subject).to receive(:remove_nonexistent_vm).with(vm, pool, redis)
         expect(subject.fail_pending_vm(vm, pool, timeout, timeout_notification, redis, exists: false)).to eq(true)
       end