diff --git a/crates/repo-actor/src/handlers/check_ci_status.rs b/crates/repo-actor/src/handlers/check_ci_status.rs
index 264b93d..fc69686 100644
--- a/crates/repo-actor/src/handlers/check_ci_status.rs
+++ b/crates/repo-actor/src/handlers/check_ci_status.rs
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ impl Handler<actor::messages::CheckCIStatus> for actor::RepoActor {
         // get the status - pass, fail, pending (all others map to fail, e.g. error)
         async move {
             let status = forge.commit_status(&next).await;
-            let _ = actor::send(
+            tracing::debug!("got status: {status:?}");
+            actor::do_send(
                 addr,
                 actor::messages::ReceiveCIStatus::new((next, status)),
                 &log,
-            )
-            .await;
+            );
         }
         .in_current_span()
         .into_actor(self)
diff --git a/crates/repo-actor/src/handlers/validate_repo.rs b/crates/repo-actor/src/handlers/validate_repo.rs
index f0de5f6..e085bf7 100644
--- a/crates/repo-actor/src/handlers/validate_repo.rs
+++ b/crates/repo-actor/src/handlers/validate_repo.rs
@@ -87,12 +87,11 @@ impl Handler<actor::messages::ValidateRepo> for actor::RepoActor {
                     actor::logger(&log, "before sleep");
                     tokio::time::sleep(sleep_duration).await;
                     actor::logger(&log, "after sleep");
-                    let _ = actor::send(
+                    actor::do_send(
                         addr,
                         actor::messages::ValidateRepo::new(message_token),
                         &log,
-                    )
-                    .await;
+                    );
                 }
                 .in_current_span()
                 .into_actor(self)
diff --git a/crates/repo-actor/src/lib.rs b/crates/repo-actor/src/lib.rs
index 7f218f5..a06082c 100644
--- a/crates/repo-actor/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/repo-actor/src/lib.rs
@@ -116,21 +116,6 @@ where
     _addr.do_send(msg)
 }
 
-pub async fn send<M>(
-    addr: Addr<RepoActor>,
-    msg: M,
-    log: &Option<crate::RepoActorLog>,
-) -> std::result::Result<<M as actix::Message>::Result, actix::MailboxError>
-where
-    M: actix::Message + Send + 'static + std::fmt::Debug,
-    RepoActor: actix::Handler<M>,
-    <M as actix::Message>::Result: Send,
-{
-    let log_message = format!("send: {:?}", msg);
-    logger(log, log_message);
-    addr.send(msg).await
-}
-
 pub fn logger(log: &Option<crate::RepoActorLog>, message: impl Into<String>) {
     if let Some(log) = log {
         let message: String = message.into();