diff --git a/crates/pglt_lsp/src/session.rs b/crates/pglt_lsp/src/session.rs
index c8fa9318..b6cbefc3 100644
--- a/crates/pglt_lsp/src/session.rs
+++ b/crates/pglt_lsp/src/session.rs
@@ -267,8 +267,6 @@ impl Session {
                 skip: Vec::new(),
             })?;
 
-            tracing::trace!("pglt diagnostics: {:#?}", result.diagnostics);
-
             result
                 .diagnostics
                 .into_iter()
@@ -290,8 +288,6 @@ impl Session {
                 .collect()
         };
 
-        tracing::Span::current().record("diagnostic_count", diagnostics.len());
-
         self.client
             .publish_diagnostics(url, diagnostics, Some(doc.version))
             .await;
diff --git a/crates/pglt_workspace/src/workspace/server/schema_cache_manager.rs b/crates/pglt_workspace/src/workspace/server/schema_cache_manager.rs
index 9e5529cf..b2dad857 100644
--- a/crates/pglt_workspace/src/workspace/server/schema_cache_manager.rs
+++ b/crates/pglt_workspace/src/workspace/server/schema_cache_manager.rs
@@ -42,23 +42,25 @@ pub struct SchemaCacheManager {
 
 impl SchemaCacheManager {
     pub fn load(&self, pool: PgPool) -> Result<SchemaCacheHandle, WorkspaceError> {
-        let inner = self.inner.read().unwrap();
-
-        if pool_to_conn_str(&pool) == inner.conn_str {
-            Ok(SchemaCacheHandle::wrap(inner))
-        } else {
-            let new_conn_str = pool_to_conn_str(&pool);
+        let new_conn_str = pool_to_conn_str(&pool);
+
+        {
+            // return early if the connection string is the same
+            let inner = self.inner.read().unwrap();
+            if new_conn_str == inner.conn_str {
+                return Ok(SchemaCacheHandle::wrap(inner));
+            }
+        }
 
-            let maybe_refreshed = run_async(async move { SchemaCache::load(&pool).await })?;
-            let refreshed = maybe_refreshed?;
+        let maybe_refreshed = run_async(async move { SchemaCache::load(&pool).await })?;
+        let refreshed = maybe_refreshed?;
 
-            let mut inner = self.inner.write().unwrap();
+        let mut inner = self.inner.write().unwrap();
 
-            inner.cache = refreshed;
-            inner.conn_str = new_conn_str;
+        inner.cache = refreshed;
+        inner.conn_str = new_conn_str;
 
-            Ok(SchemaCacheHandle::new(&self.inner))
-        }
+        Ok(SchemaCacheHandle::new(&self.inner))
     }
 }