diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-app-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/python-app-ci.yml
index 75d96fa82..359f8f64f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-app-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-app-ci.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - 'main'
-      - 'development'
   pull_request:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
diff --git a/src/keri/app/cli/commands/contacts/list.py b/src/keri/app/cli/commands/contacts/list.py
index fa7527d79..1ba574483 100644
--- a/src/keri/app/cli/commands/contacts/list.py
+++ b/src/keri/app/cli/commands/contacts/list.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 from hio import help
 from hio.base import doing
+from keri import kering
 
 from keri.app import connecting
 from keri.app.cli.common import existing
@@ -53,8 +54,14 @@ def list(tymth, tock=0.0, **opts):
 
                 challenges = []
                 for said in valid:
-                    exn = hby.db.exns.get(keys=(said,))
-                    challenges.append(dict(dt=exn.ked['dt'], words=exn.ked['a']['words']))
+                    try:
+                        exn = hby.db.exns.get(keys=(said,))
+                    except kering.ValidationError:
+                        val = hby.db.getVal(db=hby.db.exns.sdb, key=hby.db.exns._tokey((said,)))
+                        d = json.loads(bytes(val).decode("utf-8"))
+                        challenges.append(dict(dt=d['dt'], words=d['a']['words']))
+                    else:
+                        challenges.append(dict(dt=exn.ked['dt'], words=exn.ked['a']['words']))
 
                 c["challenges"] = challenges
 
diff --git a/src/keri/app/cli/commands/multisig/update.py b/src/keri/app/cli/commands/multisig/update.py
index 5d7284ea8..4ef7d19fc 100644
--- a/src/keri/app/cli/commands/multisig/update.py
+++ b/src/keri/app/cli/commands/multisig/update.py
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ def updateDo(self, tymth, tock=0.0, **opts):
         print("")
 
         witstate = self.hab.db.ksns.get((saider.qb64,))
-        if witstate.sn != self.sn and witstate.ked['d'] != self.said:
-            print(f"Witness state ({witstate.sn}, {witstate.ked['d']}) does not match requested state.")
+        if int(witstate.s, 16) != self.sn and witstate.d != self.said:
+            print(f"Witness state ({witstate.s}, {witstate.d}) does not match requested state.")
             self.remove(self.toRemove)
 
             return