diff --git a/src/sbl_filing_api/services/submission_processor.py b/src/sbl_filing_api/services/submission_processor.py
index b9b552b3..bc3d983f 100644
--- a/src/sbl_filing_api/services/submission_processor.py
+++ b/src/sbl_filing_api/services/submission_processor.py
@@ -114,8 +114,6 @@ async def validate_and_update_submission(
             )
             upload_to_storage(period_code, lei, str(submission.counter) + REPORT_QUALIFIER, submission_report)
 
-            upload_to_storage(period_code, lei, str(submission.counter) + REPORT_QUALIFIER, submission_report)
-
             if not exec_check["continue"]:
                 log.warning(f"Submission {submission.id} is expired, will not be updating final state with results.")
                 return
@@ -127,8 +125,7 @@ async def validate_and_update_submission(
             submission.state = SubmissionState.SUBMISSION_UPLOAD_MALFORMED
             await update_submission(session, submission)
 
-        except Exception as e:
-            print(f"{e}")
+        except Exception:
             log.exception("Validation for submission %d did not complete due to an unexpected error.", submission.id)
             submission.state = SubmissionState.VALIDATION_ERROR
             await update_submission(session, submission)
diff --git a/tests/services/test_submission_processor.py b/tests/services/test_submission_processor.py
index 14c69e37..6dc85237 100644
--- a/tests/services/test_submission_processor.py
+++ b/tests/services/test_submission_processor.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ async def test_validate_and_update_successful(
             "2024", "123456790", mock_sub, None, {"continue": True}
         )
 
-        assert file_mock.mock_calls[0].args == (
+        file_mock.assert_called_once_with(
             "2024",
             "123456790",
             "2" + submission_processor.REPORT_QUALIFIER,
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ async def test_validate_and_update_warnings(
             "2024", "123456790", mock_sub, None, {"continue": True}
         )
 
-        assert file_mock.mock_calls[0].args == (
+        file_mock.assert_called_once_with(
             "2024",
             "123456790",
             "3" + submission_processor.REPORT_QUALIFIER,
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ async def test_validate_and_update_errors(
             "2024", "123456790", mock_sub, None, {"continue": True}
         )
 
-        assert file_mock.mock_calls[0].args == (
+        file_mock.assert_called_once_with(
             "2024",
             "123456790",
             "4" + submission_processor.REPORT_QUALIFIER,