diff --git a/.github/workflows/memcheck.yml b/.github/workflows/memcheck.yml
index a97ee3d654..4f347f21ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/memcheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/memcheck.yml
@@ -142,6 +142,21 @@ jobs:
           SN_LOG: "all"
         timeout-minutes: 30
 
+      - name: Check current files
+        run: ls -la
+      - name: Check safenode file
+        run: ls /home/runner/work/safe_network/safe_network/target/release
+        
+      - name: Check there was no restart issues
+        run: |
+          if rg 'Failed to execute hard-restart command' $NODE_DATA_PATH; then
+            echo "Restart issues detected"
+            exit 1
+          else
+            echo "No restart issues detected"
+          fi
+
+
       - name: Verify the routing tables of the nodes
         run: cargo test --release -p sn_node --test verify_routing_table -- --nocapture 
         env:
diff --git a/sn_networking/src/record_store.rs b/sn_networking/src/record_store.rs
index bafc1c73f4..3fd26c81d7 100644
--- a/sn_networking/src/record_store.rs
+++ b/sn_networking/src/record_store.rs
@@ -983,9 +983,15 @@ mod tests {
 
             // Execute for 50 iterations, which allows the test can be executed in normal CI runs.
             if iteration == 50 {
-                assert_eq!(0, empty_earned_nodes);
-                assert!((max_store_cost / min_store_cost) < 60);
-                assert!((max_earned / min_earned) < 800);
+                assert_eq!(0, empty_earned_nodes, "every node has earnt _something_");
+                assert!(
+                    (max_store_cost / min_store_cost) < 60,
+                    "store cost is balanced"
+                );
+                assert!(
+                    (max_earned / min_earned) < 800,
+                    "earning distribution is well balanced"
+                );
                 break;
             }
         }
diff --git a/sn_node/src/bin/safenode/main.rs b/sn_node/src/bin/safenode/main.rs
index 5f6ae96f7c..6414fa680c 100644
--- a/sn_node/src/bin/safenode/main.rs
+++ b/sn_node/src/bin/safenode/main.rs
@@ -502,6 +502,24 @@ fn start_new_node_process() {
     let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
 
     info!("Original args are: {args:?}");
+    info!("Current exe is: {current_exe:?}");
+
+    // Convert current exe path to string, log an error and return if it fails
+    let current_exe = match current_exe.to_str() {
+        Some(s) => {
+            // remove "(deleted)" string from current exe path
+            if s.contains(" (deleted)") {
+                warn!("The current executable path contains ' (deleted)', which may lead to unexpected behavior. This has been removed from the exe location string");
+                s.replace(" (deleted)", "")
+            } else {
+                s.to_string()
+            }
+        }
+        None => {
+            error!("Failed to convert current executable path to string");
+            return;
+        }
+    };
 
     // Create a new Command instance to run the current executable
     let mut cmd = Command::new(current_exe);