diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/db/models/nonce.py b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/db/models/nonce.py
index a029d81e..3b474a98 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/db/models/nonce.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/db/models/nonce.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class Nonce(SessionBase):
             #session.execute('UNLOCK TABLE nonce')
         #conn.close()
         session.commit()
-        session.commit()
+#        session.commit()
 
         SessionBase.release_session(session)
         return nonce
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/filters/transferauth.py b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/filters/transferauth.py
index 8a7ead1a..ad921b47 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/filters/transferauth.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/cic_eth/runnable/daemons/filters/transferauth.py
@@ -46,8 +46,12 @@ class TransferAuthFilter(SyncFilter):
 
     def filter(self, conn, block, tx, session): #rcpt, chain_str, session=None):
 
+        if tx.payload == None:
+            logg.debug('no payload')
+            return False
+
         payloadlength = len(tx.payload)
-        if len(tx.payload) != 8+256:
+        if payloadlength != 8+256:
             logg.debug('{} below minimum length for a transfer auth call'.format(payloadlength))
             logg.debug('payload {}'.format(tx.payload))
             return False
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/tests/fixtures_celery.py b/apps/cic-eth/tests/fixtures_celery.py
index 5d4f712d..39395ac9 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/tests/fixtures_celery.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/tests/fixtures_celery.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ def celery_includes():
     return [
         'cic_eth.eth.bancor',
         'cic_eth.eth.token',
-        'cic_eth.eth.request',
         'cic_eth.eth.tx',
         'cic_eth.ext.tx',
         'cic_eth.queue.tx',
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/tests/tasks/test_transfer_approval.py b/apps/cic-eth/tests/tasks/test_transfer_approval.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 574cd4c3..00000000
--- a/apps/cic-eth/tests/tasks/test_transfer_approval.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-# standard imports
-import logging
-import time
-
-# third-party imports
-from erc20_approval_escrow import TransferApproval
-import celery
-import sha3
-
-# local imports
-from cic_eth.eth.token import TokenTxFactory
-
-logg = logging.getLogger()
-
-
-# BUG: transaction receipt only found sometimes
-def test_transfer_approval(
-    default_chain_spec,
-    transfer_approval,
-    bancor_tokens,
-    w3_account_roles,
-    eth_empty_accounts,
-    cic_registry,
-    init_database,
-    celery_session_worker,
-    init_eth_tester,
-    init_w3,
-        ):
-
-    s = celery.signature(
-            'cic_eth.eth.request.transfer_approval_request',
-            [
-                [
-                    {
-                        'address': bancor_tokens[0],
-                        },
-                    ],
-                w3_account_roles['eth_account_sarafu_owner'],
-                eth_empty_accounts[0],
-                1024,
-                str(default_chain_spec),
-                ],
-         )
-
-    s_send = celery.signature(
-            'cic_eth.eth.tx.send',
-            [
-                str(default_chain_spec),
-                ],
-            
-            )
-    s.link(s_send)
-    t = s.apply_async()
-
-    tx_signed_raws = t.get()
-    for r in t.collect():
-        logg.debug('result {}'.format(r))
-
-    assert t.successful()
-
-    init_eth_tester.mine_block()
-
-    h = sha3.keccak_256()
-    tx_signed_raw = tx_signed_raws[0]
-    tx_signed_raw_bytes = bytes.fromhex(tx_signed_raw[2:])
-    h.update(tx_signed_raw_bytes)
-    tx_hash = h.digest()
-    rcpt = init_w3.eth.getTransactionReceipt(tx_hash)
-
-    assert rcpt.status == 1
-
-    a = TransferApproval(init_w3, transfer_approval)
-    assert a.last_serial() == 1
-
-    logg.debug('requests {}'.format(a.requests(1)['serial']))
-
diff --git a/apps/contract-migration/scripts/import_balance.py b/apps/contract-migration/scripts/import_balance.py
index 658ab0d6..d9347f57 100644
--- a/apps/contract-migration/scripts/import_balance.py
+++ b/apps/contract-migration/scripts/import_balance.py
@@ -148,7 +148,11 @@ class Handler:
                 return
             u = Person.deserialize(o)
             original_address = u.identities[old_chain_spec.engine()]['{}:{}'.format(old_chain_spec.common_name(), old_chain_spec.network_id())][0]
-            balance = self.balances[original_address]
+            try:
+                balance = self.balances[original_address]
+            except KeyError as e:
+                logg.error('balance get fail orig {} new {}'.format(original_address, recipient))
+                return
 
             # TODO: store token object in handler ,get decimals from there
             multiplier = 10**6