diff --git a/mempool/src/pool/mod.rs b/mempool/src/pool/mod.rs
index f9890d8848..4391bf4778 100644
--- a/mempool/src/pool/mod.rs
+++ b/mempool/src/pool/mod.rs
@@ -336,10 +336,9 @@ impl<'a> TxFinalizer<'a> {
                 let origin = transaction.origin();
                 log::trace!("Rejected transaction {tx_id}, checking orphan status");
 
-                self.try_add_orphan(tx_pool, transaction, error).map_err(|err| {
+                self.try_add_orphan(tx_pool, transaction, error).inspect_err(|err| {
                     let evt = event::TransactionProcessed::rejected(tx_id, err.clone(), origin);
                     self.events_controller.broadcast(evt.into());
-                    err
                 })
             }
         }
diff --git a/rpc/src/lib.rs b/rpc/src/lib.rs
index b2e4a09e79..b96cfc1911 100644
--- a/rpc/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rpc/src/lib.rs
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ impl Rpc {
                 .set_http_middleware(middleware.clone())
                 .build(http_bind_addr)
                 .await
-                .map_err(|e| {
-                    logging::log::error!("\n\nError: Failed to bind RPC to address {http_bind_addr}; the port is probably reserved by another application. Assuming the node is not already running, either pick another port (bind address) or disable RPC.\n"); e
+                .inspect_err(|_| {
+                    logging::log::error!("\n\nError: Failed to bind RPC to address {http_bind_addr}; the port is probably reserved by another application. Assuming the node is not already running, either pick another port (bind address) or disable RPC.\n");
                 })?;
             let http_address = http_server.local_addr()?;
             let http_handle = http_server.start(methods.clone());