diff --git a/worker_plan/worker_plan_internal/llm_util/token_metrics_store.py b/worker_plan/worker_plan_internal/llm_util/token_metrics_store.py
index cea2842b..60166ed5 100644
--- a/worker_plan/worker_plan_internal/llm_util/token_metrics_store.py
+++ b/worker_plan/worker_plan_internal/llm_util/token_metrics_store.py
@@ -126,9 +126,18 @@ def record_token_usage(
                 self.db.session.rollback()
             except Exception:
                 pass
-            # Fully discard the scoped session to prevent a corrupted
-            # transaction state from poisoning subsequent DB operations
-            # (e.g. the _handle_task_completion callback that runs next).
+            # Dispose the connection pool BEFORE removing the session.
+            # Errors like PGRES_TUPLES_OK leave the connection in a
+            # corrupted protocol state.  If the connection is returned
+            # to the pool, pool_pre_ping (SELECT 1) can hang on it,
+            # blocking every Luigi worker thread that tries to check
+            # out a connection afterwards.  Disposing the pool ensures
+            # the corrupted connection is closed outright and all
+            # threads get fresh connections.
+            try:
+                self.db.engine.dispose()
+            except Exception:
+                pass
             try:
                 self.db.session.remove()
             except Exception:
diff --git a/worker_plan_database/app.py b/worker_plan_database/app.py
index 2b972414..617f40cc 100644
--- a/worker_plan_database/app.py
+++ b/worker_plan_database/app.py
@@ -115,11 +115,11 @@ def _new_model(model_cls: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
 
 # Configure specific loggers to send their output to stdout via the root logger.
 loggers_to_redirect_via_root = {
-    'luigi': logging.DEBUG,
-    'luigi-interface': logging.DEBUG,
-    'luigi.worker': logging.DEBUG,
-    'luigi.scheduler': logging.DEBUG,
-    'luigi.task': logging.DEBUG,
+    'luigi': logging.INFO,
+    'luigi-interface': logging.INFO,
+    'luigi.worker': logging.INFO,
+    'luigi.scheduler': logging.INFO,
+    'luigi.task': logging.INFO,
     'transformers': logging.INFO,
     'httpx': logging.WARNING,
 }
@@ -590,6 +590,15 @@ def _handle_task_completion(self, parameters: HandleTaskCompletionParameters) ->
                         "Assuming task is still active and continuing pipeline.",
                         max_attempts, self.task_id,
                     )
+                    # Dispose the connection pool — repeated failures
+                    # likely mean the pool is poisoned (e.g. a
+                    # PGRES_TUPLES_OK-corrupted connection that hangs
+                    # on pool_pre_ping).  Fresh connections will be
+                    # created on the next access.
+                    try:
+                        db.engine.dispose()
+                    except Exception:
+                        pass
                     return
         if task is None:
             logger.error(f"Task with ID {self.task_id!r} not found in database, while running the pipeline. This is an inconsistency.")