diff --git a/lbry/extras/daemon/loggly_handler.py b/lbry/extras/daemon/loggly_handler.py
index 4e5888d52..f69c245ef 100644
--- a/lbry/extras/daemon/loggly_handler.py
+++ b/lbry/extras/daemon/loggly_handler.py
@@ -68,7 +68,11 @@ class HTTPSLogglyHandler(logging.Handler):
                 return await self._emit(record, retry=False)
 
     def emit(self, record):
-        asyncio.ensure_future(self._emit(record))
+        try:
+            asyncio.ensure_future(self._emit(record), loop=self._loop)
+        except RuntimeError:  # TODO: use a second loop
+            print(f"\nfailed to send traceback to loggly, please file an issue with the following traceback:\n"
+                  f"{self.format(record)}")
 
     def close(self):
         super().close()
diff --git a/lbry/wallet/database.py b/lbry/wallet/database.py
index eec048a2d..738ecba72 100644
--- a/lbry/wallet/database.py
+++ b/lbry/wallet/database.py
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ class Database(SQLiteMixin):
         }, 'txid = ?', (tx.id,)))
 
     def _transaction_io(self, conn: sqlite3.Connection, tx: Transaction, address, txhash):
-        conn.execute(*self._insert_sql('tx', self.tx_to_row(tx), replace=True))
+        conn.execute(*self._insert_sql('tx', self.tx_to_row(tx), replace=True)).fetchall()
 
         for txo in tx.outputs:
             if txo.script.is_pay_pubkey_hash and txo.pubkey_hash == txhash: