diff --git a/functions/src/cancel-bet.ts b/functions/src/cancel-bet.ts
index d29a6cee..0b7a42aa 100644
--- a/functions/src/cancel-bet.ts
+++ b/functions/src/cancel-bet.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const bodySchema = z.object({
 export const cancelbet = newEndpoint({}, async (req, auth) => {
   const { betId } = validate(bodySchema, req.body)
 
-  const result = await firestore.runTransaction(async (trans) => {
+  return await firestore.runTransaction(async (trans) => {
     const snap = await trans.get(
       firestore.collectionGroup('bets').where('id', '==', betId)
     )
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ export const cancelbet = newEndpoint({}, async (req, auth) => {
 
     return { ...bet, isCancelled: true }
   })
-
-  return result
 })
 
 const firestore = admin.firestore()
diff --git a/functions/src/create-contract.ts b/functions/src/create-contract.ts
index c8cfc7c4..d58141a5 100644
--- a/functions/src/create-contract.ts
+++ b/functions/src/create-contract.ts
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export const createmarket = newEndpoint({}, async (req, auth) => {
 
   let group = null
   if (groupId) {
-    const groupDocRef = await firestore.collection('groups').doc(groupId)
+    const groupDocRef = firestore.collection('groups').doc(groupId)
     const groupDoc = await groupDocRef.get()
     if (!groupDoc.exists) {
       throw new APIError(400, 'No group exists with the given group ID.')
diff --git a/functions/src/on-create-answer.ts b/functions/src/on-create-answer.ts
index af4690b0..6af5e699 100644
--- a/functions/src/on-create-answer.ts
+++ b/functions/src/on-create-answer.ts
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ export const onCreateAnswer = functions.firestore
       contractId: string
     }
     const { eventId } = context
-    const contract = await getContract(contractId)
-    if (!contract)
-      throw new Error('Could not find contract corresponding with answer')
-
     const answer = change.data() as Answer
     // Ignore ante answer.
     if (answer.number === 0) return
 
+    const contract = await getContract(contractId)
+    if (!contract)
+      throw new Error('Could not find contract corresponding with answer')
+
     const answerCreator = await getUser(answer.userId)
     if (!answerCreator) throw new Error('Could not find answer creator')
 
diff --git a/functions/src/on-create-liquidity-provision.ts b/functions/src/on-create-liquidity-provision.ts
index ba17f3e7..6ec092a5 100644
--- a/functions/src/on-create-liquidity-provision.ts
+++ b/functions/src/on-create-liquidity-provision.ts
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ export const onCreateLiquidityProvision = functions.firestore
   .onCreate(async (change, context) => {
     const liquidity = change.data() as LiquidityProvision
     const { eventId } = context
-    const contract = await getContract(liquidity.contractId)
-
-    if (!contract)
-      throw new Error('Could not find contract corresponding with liquidity')
 
     // Ignore Manifold Markets liquidity for now - users see a notification for free market liquidity provision
     if (liquidity.userId === 'IPTOzEqrpkWmEzh6hwvAyY9PqFb2') return
 
+    const contract = await getContract(liquidity.contractId)
+    if (!contract)
+      throw new Error('Could not find contract corresponding with liquidity')
+
     const liquidityProvider = await getUser(liquidity.userId)
     if (!liquidityProvider) throw new Error('Could not find liquidity provider')
 
diff --git a/functions/src/on-update-user.ts b/functions/src/on-update-user.ts
index f5558730..a76132b5 100644
--- a/functions/src/on-update-user.ts
+++ b/functions/src/on-update-user.ts
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ async function handleUserUpdatedReferral(user: User, eventId: string) {
       description: `Referred new user id: ${user.id} for ${REFERRAL_AMOUNT}`,
     }
 
-    const txnDoc = await firestore.collection(`txns/`).doc(txn.id)
-    await transaction.set(txnDoc, txn)
+    const txnDoc = firestore.collection(`txns/`).doc(txn.id)
+    transaction.set(txnDoc, txn)
     console.log('created referral with txn id:', txn.id)
     // We're currently not subtracting M$ from the house, not sure if we want to for accounting purposes.
     transaction.update(referredByUserDoc, {
diff --git a/functions/src/update-metrics.ts b/functions/src/update-metrics.ts
index 76570f54..cc9f8ebe 100644
--- a/functions/src/update-metrics.ts
+++ b/functions/src/update-metrics.ts
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ import { last } from 'lodash'
 
 const firestore = admin.firestore()
 
-const oneDay = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24
-
 const computeInvestmentValue = (
   bets: Bet[],
   contractsDict: { [k: string]: Contract }
@@ -59,8 +57,8 @@ export const updateMetricsCore = async () => {
     return {
       doc: firestore.collection('contracts').doc(contract.id),
       fields: {
-        volume24Hours: computeVolume(contractBets, now - oneDay),
-        volume7Days: computeVolume(contractBets, now - oneDay * 7),
+        volume24Hours: computeVolume(contractBets, now - DAY_MS),
+        volume7Days: computeVolume(contractBets, now - DAY_MS * 7),
       },
     }
   })