diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 11fcef7..4aa051f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ jobs:
     balena_cloud_build:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         strategy:
-            fail-fast: true
             matrix:
               arch: [aarch64, amd64, armv7hf]
     
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index aed50df..4f6c95c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -11,44 +11,9 @@ on:
         default: ""
 
 jobs:
-  ghr:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.event_name == 'push'
-
-    steps:
-      - name: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-      - name: Set up QEMU
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v1
-
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        id: buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1
-
-      - name: Log-in to ghcr.io
-        run: echo "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" | docker login https://ghcr.io -u ${{ github.actor }} --password-stdin
-
-      - name: Build and push container image
-        run: |
-          IMAGE_ID=$(echo ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }} | tr '[A-Z]' '[a-z]')
-          # Strip git ref prefix from version
-          VERSION=$(echo "${{ github.ref }}" | sed -e 's,.*/\(.*\),\1,')
-          # Strip "v" prefix from tag name
-          [[ "${{ github.ref }}" == "refs/tags/"* ]] && VERSION=$(echo $VERSION | sed -e 's/^v//')
-          # when the branch is master, replace master with latest
-          [ "$VERSION" == "master" ] && VERSION=latest
-          echo IMAGE_ID=$IMAGE_ID
-          echo VERSION=$VERSION
-          # Build and Publish container image
-          docker buildx build --push \
-          --tag $IMAGE_ID:$VERSION \
-          --platform linux/amd64,linux/arm64,linux/armv7hf ./notecard
-
   balena_cloud_build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
-        fail-fast: true
         matrix:
           arch: [aarch64, amd64, armv7hf]
 
@@ -59,7 +24,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           balena_token: ${{ secrets.BALENA_TOKEN }}
           fleet: arribada/notecard-go-${{ matrix.arch }}
-          create_tag: true
       - name: Log release ID built
         run: echo "Built release ID ${{ steps.build.outputs.release_id }}"
 
diff --git a/notecard/main.go b/notecard/main.go
index b923f66..cf1cbb1 100644
--- a/notecard/main.go
+++ b/notecard/main.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func handleError(w http.ResponseWriter, err error, msg string) {
 }
 
 func (s *server) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-	if s.card == nil || s.initError != nil {
+	if s.initError != nil {
 		handleError(w, s.initError, "while initialising notecard")
 		log.Fatal("Notecard not initialised, exiting...")
 	}
@@ -101,8 +101,9 @@ func main() {
 	card, err := setupNotecard(transport)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("while setting up notecard: %v", err)
+	} else {
+		defer card.Close()
 	}
-	defer card.Close()
 
 	http.Handle("/", &server{card: card, initError: err})
 	http.ListenAndServe(":3434", nil)