diff --git a/.github/workflows/qiita-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/qiita-ci.yml
index f0bb7e5..ebfd92c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/qiita-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/qiita-ci.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ on:
 jobs:
   # derived from https://github.com/actions/example-services/blob/master/.github/workflows/postgres-service.yml
   main:
-    # 7/16/24: confirm current ubuntu-latest is still 22.04.
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     strategy:
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           conda create --yes -n qiita_client python=${{ matrix.python-version }} pip nose flake8 coverage
           conda activate qiita_client
-          pip install .
+          pip --quiet install .
 
       - name: Starting Main Services
         shell: bash -l {0}
@@ -120,7 +119,6 @@ jobs:
           conda activate qiita_client
           export QIITA_ROOTCA_CERT=`pwd`/qiita-dev/qiita_core/support_files/ci_rootca.crt
           export QIITA_CONFIG_FP=`pwd`/qiita-dev/qiita_core/support_files/config_test_local.cfg
-          export PYTHONWARNINGS="ignore:Certificate for localhost has no \`subjectAltName\`"
       - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
         with:
          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/qiita_client/qiita_client.py b/qiita_client/qiita_client.py
index c697d46..610097f 100644
--- a/qiita_client/qiita_client.py
+++ b/qiita_client/qiita_client.py
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ def get_job_info(self, job_id):
         logger.debug('Entered QiitaClient.get_job_info()')
         return self.get("/qiita_db/jobs/%s" % job_id)
 
-    def update_job_step(self, job_id, new_step, ignore_error=False):
+    def update_job_step(self, job_id, new_step, ignore_error=True):
         """Updates the current step of the job in the server
 
         Parameters