diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index 1d23d962..48a6802c 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ bootstrap = Bootstrap5()
 babel = Babel(locale_selector=get_locale)
 cache = Cache()
 celery = Celery(__name__, broker=Config.CELERY_BROKER_URL)
-httpx_client = httpx.Client(http2=True, limits=httpx.Limits(max_connections=20))
+httpx_client = httpx.Client(http2=True)
 
 
 def create_app(config_class=Config):
diff --git a/app/activitypub/routes.py b/app/activitypub/routes.py
index 11382909..bbed2c98 100644
--- a/app/activitypub/routes.py
+++ b/app/activitypub/routes.py
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ def shared_inbox():
                 return '', 400
         else:
             actor_name = request_json['actor'] if 'actor' in request_json else ''
-            activity_log.exception_message = f'Actor could not be found: {actor_name}'
+            activity_log.exception_message = f'Actor could not be found 1: {actor_name}'
 
         if activity_log.exception_message is not None:
             activity_log.result = 'failure'
@@ -1446,7 +1446,7 @@ def user_inbox(actor):
             return '', 400
     else:
         actor_name = request_json['actor'] if 'actor' in request_json else ''
-        activity_log.exception_message = f'Actor could not be found: {actor_name}'
+        activity_log.exception_message = f'Actor could not be found 2: {actor_name}'
 
     if activity_log.exception_message is not None:
         activity_log.result = 'failure'
diff --git a/app/activitypub/util.py b/app/activitypub/util.py
index 47ca6a63..9ee03c43 100644
--- a/app/activitypub/util.py
+++ b/app/activitypub/util.py
@@ -311,7 +311,8 @@ def find_actor_or_create(actor: str, create_if_not_found=True, community_only=Fa
                         time.sleep(randint(3, 10))
                         try:
                             actor_data = get_request(actor_url, headers={'Accept': 'application/activity+json'})
-                        except httpx.HTTPError:
+                        except httpx.HTTPError as e:
+                            raise e
                             return None
                     if actor_data.status_code == 200:
                         try: