diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 7f99d0bc9..151e50efe 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -88,8 +88,12 @@ tasks.named<RatTask>("rat").configure {
 
   excludes.add("**/polaris-venv/**")
 
+  excludes.add("**/.pytest_cache/**")
   excludes.add("regtests/**/py.typed")
   excludes.add("regtests/**/*.ref")
+  excludes.add("regtests/.env")
+  excludes.add("regtests/derby.log")
+  excludes.add("regtests/metastore_db/**")
   excludes.add("regtests/client/python/.openapi-generator/**")
 
   excludes.add("**/*.ipynb")
diff --git a/polaris-core/src/main/java/io/polaris/core/persistence/LocalPolarisMetaStoreManagerFactory.java b/polaris-core/src/main/java/io/polaris/core/persistence/LocalPolarisMetaStoreManagerFactory.java
index 4087d3346..6ab0ac69e 100644
--- a/polaris-core/src/main/java/io/polaris/core/persistence/LocalPolarisMetaStoreManagerFactory.java
+++ b/polaris-core/src/main/java/io/polaris/core/persistence/LocalPolarisMetaStoreManagerFactory.java
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ public void setStorageIntegrationProvider(PolarisStorageIntegrationProvider stor
       String overrideMessage =
           "It appears this metastore manager has already been bootstrapped. "
               + "To continue bootstrapping, please first purge the metastore with the `purge` command.";
-      logger.error("\n\n {} \n\n", overrideMessage);
+      LOGGER.error("\n\n {} \n\n", overrideMessage);
       throw new IllegalArgumentException(overrideMessage);
     }