diff --git a/container/shim/src/fetchers/lassie.js b/container/shim/src/fetchers/lassie.js
index f55461b7..3e928709 100644
--- a/container/shim/src/fetchers/lassie.js
+++ b/container/shim/src/fetchers/lassie.js
@@ -247,6 +247,8 @@ function getSemanticErrorStatus(status, body) {
  * @param {string} filename
  */
 function sendBlockResponse(res, block, cidObj, filename) {
+  if (res.writableEnded) return;
+
   res.status(200);
   res.set("content-length", Buffer.byteLength(block));
   res.set("content-type", "application/vnd.ipld.raw");
diff --git a/container/shim/src/modules/log_ingestor.js b/container/shim/src/modules/log_ingestor.js
index 773cefc2..e1949a45 100644
--- a/container/shim/src/modules/log_ingestor.js
+++ b/container/shim/src/modules/log_ingestor.js
@@ -206,7 +206,13 @@ async function executeLogIngestor() {
     if (!(await isFileAccessible(logFile))) continue;
 
     // stream the log file and parse the lines
-    const read = await readLines(logFile);
+    let read;
+    try {
+      read = await readLines(logFile);
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (err.code === "ENOENT") continue;
+      throw err;
+    }
 
     const logs = [];
     for (let i = 0; i < read.lines.length; i++) {