diff --git a/pioreactor/cli/pios.py b/pioreactor/cli/pios.py
index eca436fb..6820c3ff 100644
--- a/pioreactor/cli/pios.py
+++ b/pioreactor/cli/pios.py
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ def _thread_function(unit: str) -> bool:
                 return False
             except ErrorReturnCode_1 as e:
                 logger.error(f"Error occurred: {e}. See logs for more.")
-                logger.debug(e.stderr, exc_info=True)
                 return False
 
         for unit in units:
diff --git a/pioreactor/tests/test_timing.py b/pioreactor/tests/test_timing.py
index 30b149c8..b011c910 100644
--- a/pioreactor/tests/test_timing.py
+++ b/pioreactor/tests/test_timing.py
@@ -264,19 +264,22 @@ def sample_function():
 
 
 def test_repeated_timer_interval_accuracy_with_pause_unpause():
-    counter = [0]
+    counter = {"_": 0}
 
     def sample_function():
-        counter[0] += 1
+        counter["_"] += 1
 
-    interval = 1
-    rt = RepeatedTimer(interval, sample_function)
+    interval = 1.0
+    rt = RepeatedTimer(interval, sample_function, run_after=0.0)
     rt.start()
-    time.sleep(1)
+    time.sleep(0.05)  # offset slightly avoid race conditions
+
+    time.sleep(1.0)
+    assert counter["_"] == 1
     rt.pause()
-    time.sleep(2)
+    time.sleep(2.0)
     rt.unpause()
-    time.sleep(1)
+    time.sleep(1.0)
     rt.cancel()
     # The timer should have run only 2 times since we paused for 2 seconds
-    assert counter[0] == 2
+    assert counter["_"] == 2
diff --git a/pioreactor/version.py b/pioreactor/version.py
index 165f9643..53c38c79 100644
--- a/pioreactor/version.py
+++ b/pioreactor/version.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 # Append "dev" if a dev version
 # Append "rc0" if a rc version
-__version__ = "23.7.31"
+__version__ = "23.7.31.dev"
 
 
 def _get_hardware_version() -> tuple[int, int] | tuple[int, int, str]: