diff --git a/app/portal/pool.py b/app/portal/pool.py
index a5c5347..8b60701 100644
--- a/app/portal/pool.py
+++ b/app/portal/pool.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+import logging
 import secrets
-from datetime import datetime
+from datetime import datetime, UTC
 
 from flask import render_template, url_for, flash, redirect, Response, Blueprint
 from flask.typing import ResponseReturnValue
@@ -55,15 +56,16 @@ def pool_new() -> ResponseReturnValue:
         pool.description = form.description.data
         pool.redirector_domain = form.redirector_domain.data if form.redirector_domain.data != "" else None
         pool.api_key = secrets.token_urlsafe(nbytes=32)
-        pool.created = datetime.utcnow()
-        pool.updated = datetime.utcnow()
+        pool.added = datetime.now(UTC)
+        pool.updated = datetime.now(UTC)
         try:
             db.session.add(pool)
             db.session.commit()
             flash(f"Created new pool {pool.pool_name}.", "success")
             return redirect(url_for("portal.pool.pool_edit", pool_id=pool.id))
-        except sqlalchemy.exc.SQLAlchemyError:
+        except sqlalchemy.exc.SQLAlchemyError as exc:
             flash("Failed to create new pool.", "danger")
+            logging.exception(exc)
             return redirect(url_for("portal.pool.pool_list"))
     return render_template("new.html.j2", section="pool", form=form)
 
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ def pool_edit(pool_id: int) -> ResponseReturnValue:
         if form.api_key.data != pool.api_key:
             pool.api_key = secrets.token_urlsafe(nbytes=32)
             form.api_key.data = pool.api_key
-        pool.updated = datetime.utcnow()
+        pool.updated = datetime.now(UTC)
         try:
             db.session.commit()
             flash("Saved changes to pool.", "success")
diff --git a/app/terraform/proxy/meta.py b/app/terraform/proxy/meta.py
index b796a94..298e6f4 100644
--- a/app/terraform/proxy/meta.py
+++ b/app/terraform/proxy/meta.py
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ def auto_deprecate_proxies() -> None:
                                         Proxy.deprecated.is_(None),
                                         Origin.destroyed.is_not(None))
                                 .all())
+    logging.debug("Origin destroyed: %s", origin_destroyed_proxies)
     for proxy in origin_destroyed_proxies:
         proxy.deprecate(reason="origin_destroyed")
     max_age_proxies = (db.session.query(Proxy)
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ def auto_deprecate_proxies() -> None:
                                Origin.assets,
                                Origin.auto_rotation)
                        .all())
+    logging.debug("Max age: %s", max_age_proxies)
     for proxy in max_age_proxies:
         max_age_cutoff = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC) - datetime.timedelta(
             days=1, seconds=86400 * random.random())  # nosec: B311
@@ -232,6 +234,9 @@ class ProxyMetaAutomation(BaseAutomation):
         """
         pools = Pool.query.all()
         for pool in pools:
+            if pool.id == -1:
+                continue  # Skip hotspare pool
+            logging.debug("Missing proxy check for %s", pool.pool_name)
             for group in pool.groups:
                 for origin in group.origins:
                     if origin.destroyed is not None:
@@ -240,6 +245,7 @@ class ProxyMetaAutomation(BaseAutomation):
                         x for x in origin.proxies
                         if x.pool_id == pool.id and x.deprecated is None and x.destroyed is None
                     ]
+                    logging.debug("Proxies for group %s: %s", group.group_name, proxies)
                     if not proxies:
                         logging.debug("Creating new proxy for %s in pool %s", origin, pool)
                         if not promote_hot_spare_proxy(pool.id, origin):