diff --git a/internal/metrics/metrics.go b/internal/metrics/metrics.go
index 1118a653..b4d05dc1 100644
--- a/internal/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/internal/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -22,10 +22,7 @@ var (
 	ConditionQueued         *prometheus.CounterVec
 	ConditionCompleted      *prometheus.CounterVec
 	PublishErrors           *prometheus.CounterVec
-	ConditionInKV           *prometheus.CounterVec
 	ConditionReconcileStale *prometheus.CounterVec
-
-	NatsKVUpdateEvent *prometheus.CounterVec
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -79,14 +76,6 @@ func init() {
 		[]string{"conditionKind"},
 	)
 
-	ConditionInKV = promauto.NewCounterVec(
-		prometheus.CounterOpts{
-			Name: "conditionorc_condition_in_kv",
-			Help: "A count of all conditions listed in the KV.",
-		},
-		[]string{"conditionKind", "state"},
-	)
-
 	ConditionReconcileStale = promauto.NewCounterVec(
 		prometheus.CounterOpts{
 			Name: "conditionorc_condition_active_stale",
@@ -94,14 +83,6 @@ func init() {
 		},
 		[]string{"conditionKind"},
 	)
-
-	NatsKVUpdateEvent = promauto.NewCounterVec(
-		prometheus.CounterOpts{
-			Name: "conditionorc_nats_kv_update_event",
-			Help: "A count of NATS KV Condition update events.",
-		},
-		[]string{"conditionKind", "valid"},
-	)
 }
 
 // ListenAndServeMetrics exposes prometheus metrics as /metrics on port 9090
diff --git a/internal/orchestrator/updates.go b/internal/orchestrator/updates.go
index 80d01fe8..c7ff3c6e 100644
--- a/internal/orchestrator/updates.go
+++ b/internal/orchestrator/updates.go
@@ -477,14 +477,21 @@ func (o *Orchestrator) queueFollowingCondition(ctx context.Context, cond *rctype
 
 		metrics.DependencyError("nats", "retrieve active condition")
 
-		return errors.Wrap(errCompleteEvent, err.Error())
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w:retrieving active condition:%w", errCompleteEvent, err)
 	}
-
-	// Publish the next event if that event is in the pending state
-	//
 	// Conditions for controllers that run inband are not published to the JS,
 	// they are retrieved by the inband controllers themselves through the Orchestrator API.
-	if active != nil && active.State == rctypes.Pending && active.StreamPublishRequired() {
+	if !active.StreamPublishRequired() {
+		o.logger.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+			"condition.id":   active.ID,
+			"server.id":      active.Target.String(),
+			"condition.kind": active.Kind,
+		}).Debug("not publishing inband condition")
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// If we're here we have to publish the next event, if that event is in the pending state
+	if active != nil && active.State == rctypes.Pending {
 		byt := active.MustBytes()
 		subject := fmt.Sprintf("%s.servers.%s", o.facility, active.Kind)
 		err := o.streamBroker.Publish(ctx, subject, byt)
@@ -496,8 +503,9 @@ func (o *Orchestrator) queueFollowingCondition(ctx context.Context, cond *rctype
 			}).Warn("publishing next active condition")
 
 			metrics.DependencyError("nats", "publish-condition")
+			metrics.PublishErrors.WithLabelValues(string(active.Kind)).Inc()
 
-			return errors.Wrap(errCompleteEvent, err.Error())
+			return fmt.Errorf("%w:publishing next event:%w", errCompleteEvent, err)
 		}
 
 		metrics.ConditionQueued.With(