diff --git a/veilid-core/src/routing_table/routing_table_inner.rs b/veilid-core/src/routing_table/routing_table_inner.rs
index ef1f5401..92586e6d 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/routing_table/routing_table_inner.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/routing_table/routing_table_inner.rs
@@ -852,14 +852,19 @@ impl RoutingTableInner {
             }
         }
 
-        // Register relay info first if we have that
+        // Register relay info first if we have that and the relay isn't us
         if let Some(relay_peer_info) = peer_info.signed_node_info().relay_peer_info() {
-            self.register_node_with_peer_info(
-                outer_self.clone(),
-                routing_domain,
-                relay_peer_info,
-                false,
-            )?;
+            if !self
+                .unlocked_inner
+                .matches_own_node_id(relay_peer_info.node_ids())
+            {
+                self.register_node_with_peer_info(
+                    outer_self.clone(),
+                    routing_domain,
+                    relay_peer_info,
+                    false,
+                )?;
+            }
         }
 
         let (node_ids, signed_node_info) = peer_info.destructure();
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/rpc_processor/mod.rs b/veilid-core/src/rpc_processor/mod.rs
index 06931555..422a495b 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/rpc_processor/mod.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/rpc_processor/mod.rs
@@ -1658,7 +1658,7 @@ impl RPCProcessor {
         let span_id = Span::current().id();
         send_channel
             .try_send((span_id, msg))
-            .wrap_err("failed to enqueue received RPC message")?;
+            .map_err(|e| eyre!("failed to enqueue direct RPC message: {}", e))?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -1694,7 +1694,7 @@ impl RPCProcessor {
         let span_id = Span::current().id();
         send_channel
             .try_send((span_id, msg))
-            .wrap_err("failed to enqueue received RPC message")?;
+            .map_err(|e| eyre!("failed to enqueue safety routed RPC message: {}", e))?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -1733,7 +1733,7 @@ impl RPCProcessor {
         let span_id = Span::current().id();
         send_channel
             .try_send((span_id, msg))
-            .wrap_err("failed to enqueue received RPC message")?;
+            .map_err(|e| eyre!("failed to enqueue private routed RPC message: {}", e))?;
         Ok(())
     }
 }