diff --git a/src/control/logging/syslog_test.go b/src/control/logging/syslog_test.go
index d57ad1a8a8bf..7c1199716eb5 100644
--- a/src/control/logging/syslog_test.go
+++ b/src/control/logging/syslog_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func TestSyslogOutput(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Log("unable to locate journalctl -- not running this test")
 		return
 	}
-	cmd := exec.Command(journalctl, "--system")
+	cmd := exec.Command(journalctl, "--system", "--since", "1 minute ago")
 	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
 		t.Log("current user does not have permissions to view system log")
 		return
diff --git a/src/control/server/mgmt_pool.go b/src/control/server/mgmt_pool.go
index 5c4f3c883491..e52749161e29 100644
--- a/src/control/server/mgmt_pool.go
+++ b/src/control/server/mgmt_pool.go
@@ -895,6 +895,23 @@ func (svc *mgmtSvc) PoolReintegrate(ctx context.Context, req *mgmtpb.PoolReinteg
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
+	r := ranklist.Rank(req.Rank)
+
+	//var m *system.Membership
+
+	m, err := svc.membership.Get(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if m.State&system.AvailableMemberFilter == 0 {
+		//		invalid := make([]ranklist.Rank, 1)
+		invalid := []ranklist.Rank{r}
+		//invalid[0] = r
+		return nil, FaultPoolInvalidRanks(invalid)
+	}
+
 	req.Tierbytes = ps.Storage.PerRankTierStorage
 
 	dresp, err := svc.makeLockedPoolServiceCall(ctx, drpc.MethodPoolReintegrate, req)