diff --git a/.github/workflows/tutorial.yaml b/.github/workflows/hourly.yaml
similarity index 72%
rename from .github/workflows/tutorial.yaml
rename to .github/workflows/hourly.yaml
index f00089a12..4abfb9d7c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tutorial.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hourly.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: tutorial_test
+name: hourly
 
 on:
   schedule:
@@ -8,44 +8,30 @@ on:
       tags:
         required: false
         description: "manual test"
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - "*"
-    tags:
-      - "*"
 
 jobs:
-  test:
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        python-version: [3.7]
+  tutorial_test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       with:
         ref: main
-    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v1
       with:
-        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-
+        python-version: 3.7
     - name: Install dependencies for funcx-sdk and test requirements
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
+        python -m pip install ./funcx_sdk
         python -m pip install -r funcx_sdk/test-requirements.txt
-        pip list
     - name: Check for vulnerabilities in libraries
       run: |
         pip install safety
-        pip freeze | safety check
-    - name: Test sdk by just importing
-      run: |
-        python -m pip install funcx
-        python -c "from funcx.sdk.client import FuncXClient"
+        safety check
     - name: Run smoke tests to check liveness of hosted services
       run: |
         pytest -v funcx_endpoint/tests/smoke_tests --api-client-id ${{ secrets.API_CLIENT_ID }} --api-client-secret ${{ secrets.API_CLIENT_SECRET }}
+     # FIXME: make this send to a listhost or Slack
     - name: Send mail
       if: ${{ failure() }}
       uses: dawidd6/action-send-mail@v3
@@ -57,4 +43,4 @@ jobs:
         subject: ${{ github.repository }} - Tutorial test ${{ job.status }}
         to: ryan.chard@gmail.com,rchard@anl.gov,chard@uchicago.edu,yadudoc1729@gmail.com,josh@globus.org,bengal1@illinois.edu,benc@hawaga.org.uk,sirosen@globus.org,uriel@globus.org
         from: funcX Tests # <user@example.com>
-        body: The ${{ github.repository }} test ${{ github.workflow }} exited with status - ${{ job.status }}!
\ No newline at end of file
+        body: The ${{ github.repository }} test ${{ github.workflow }} exited with status - ${{ job.status }}!
diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke_test.yaml b/.github/workflows/smoke_test.yaml
index 9e0c8d2e6..6aa569e9a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke_test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke_test.yaml
@@ -1,60 +1,34 @@
 name: smoke_test
 
 on:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: "0 * * * *"
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      tags:
-        required: false
-        description: "manual test"
   push:
+    paths:
+      - 'funcx_endpoint/tests/smoke_tests/**'
     branches:
       - "*"
     tags:
       - "*"
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'funcx_endpoint/tests/smoke_tests/**'
 
 jobs:
   test:
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        python-version: [3.7]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v1
       with:
-        ref: main
-    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v1
-      with:
-        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-
+        python-version: 3.7
     - name: Install dependencies for funcx-sdk and test requirements
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
+        python -m pip install ./funcx_sdk
         python -m pip install -r funcx_sdk/test-requirements.txt
-        pip list
-    - name: Check for vulnerabilities in libraries
-      run: |
-        pip install safety
-        pip freeze | safety check
     - name: Test sdk by just importing
       run: |
-        python -m pip install funcx
         python -c "from funcx.sdk.client import FuncXClient"
     - name: Run smoke tests to check liveness of hosted services
       run: |
         pytest -v funcx_endpoint/tests/smoke_tests --api-client-id ${{ secrets.API_CLIENT_ID }} --api-client-secret ${{ secrets.API_CLIENT_SECRET }}
-    - name: Send mail
-      if: ${{ failure() }}
-      uses: dawidd6/action-send-mail@v3
-      with:
-        server_address: smtp.gmail.com
-        server_port: 465
-        username: ${{secrets.MAIL_USERNAME}}
-        password: ${{secrets.MAIL_PASSWORD}}
-        subject: ${{ github.repository }} - Tutorial test ${{ job.status }}
-        to: ryan.chard@gmail.com,rchard@anl.gov,chard@uchicago.edu,yadudoc1729@gmail.com,josh@globus.org,bengal1@illinois.edu,benc@hawaga.org.uk,sirosen@globus.org,uriel@globus.org
-        from: funcX Tests # <user@example.com>
-        body: The ${{ github.repository }} test ${{ github.workflow }} exited with status - ${{ job.status }}!
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index ada5e4193..b1b7f29e0 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ results. funcX securely communicates with remote endpoints, waits for resources
 to become available, and can even retry execution upon failure. funcX stores results (or
 errors) in the cloud-hosted service until they are retrieved by the user.
 
-.. image:: img/funcx-model.png
+.. image:: img/funcX-model.png
 
 
 Using funcX
diff --git a/funcx_endpoint/funcx_endpoint/endpoint/results_ack.py b/funcx_endpoint/funcx_endpoint/endpoint/results_ack.py
index 5643625cb..e222445e0 100644
--- a/funcx_endpoint/funcx_endpoint/endpoint/results_ack.py
+++ b/funcx_endpoint/funcx_endpoint/endpoint/results_ack.py
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 import os
 import pickle
 
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+# The logger path needs to start with endpoint. while the current path
+# start with funcx_endpoint.endpoint.
+logger = logging.getLogger("endpoint.results_ack")
 
 
 class ResultsAckHandler():
@@ -81,6 +83,9 @@ def persist(self):
     def load(self):
         """ Load unacked results from disk
         """
-        if os.path.exists(self.data_path):
-            with open(self.data_path, 'rb') as fp:
-                self.unacked_results = pickle.load(fp)
+        try:
+            if os.path.exists(self.data_path):
+                with open(self.data_path, 'rb') as fp:
+                    self.unacked_results = pickle.load(fp)
+        except pickle.UnpicklingError:
+            logger.warning(f"Cached results {self.data_path} appear to be corrupt. Proceeding without loading cached results")
diff --git a/funcx_endpoint/funcx_endpoint/executors/high_throughput/executor.py b/funcx_endpoint/funcx_endpoint/executors/high_throughput/executor.py
index 47517f501..f4baad479 100644
--- a/funcx_endpoint/funcx_endpoint/executors/high_throughput/executor.py
+++ b/funcx_endpoint/funcx_endpoint/executors/high_throughput/executor.py
@@ -190,6 +190,10 @@ class HighThroughputExecutor(StatusHandlingExecutor, RepresentationMixin):
         and SlurmProvider interfaces to request resources from the Slurm batch scheduler.
         Default: LocalProvider
 
+    funcx_service_address: str
+        Override funcx_service_address used by the FuncXClient. If no address is specified,
+        the FuncXClient's default funcx_service_address is used.
+        Default: None
     """
 
     def __init__(self,
diff --git a/funcx_endpoint/funcx_endpoint/executors/high_throughput/interchange.py b/funcx_endpoint/funcx_endpoint/executors/high_throughput/interchange.py
index d4a8e9ad6..5083a926a 100644
--- a/funcx_endpoint/funcx_endpoint/executors/high_throughput/interchange.py
+++ b/funcx_endpoint/funcx_endpoint/executors/high_throughput/interchange.py
@@ -186,6 +186,11 @@ def __init__(self,
 
         suppress_failure : Bool
              When set to True, the interchange will attempt to suppress failures. Default: False
+
+        funcx_service_address: str
+             Override funcx_service_address used by the FuncXClient. If no address is specified,
+             the FuncXClient's default funcx_service_address is used.
+             Default: None
         """
 
         self.logdir = logdir
diff --git a/funcx_endpoint/tests/smoke_tests/test_async.py b/funcx_endpoint/tests/smoke_tests/test_async.py
index 2182b920d..4a9eb5afe 100644
--- a/funcx_endpoint/tests/smoke_tests/test_async.py
+++ b/funcx_endpoint/tests/smoke_tests/test_async.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ async def simple_task(fxc, endpoint):
     squared_function = fxc.register_function(squared)
     x = random.randint(0, 100)
     task = fxc.run(x, endpoint_id=endpoint, function_id=squared_function)
-    result = await asyncio.wait_for(task, 20)
+    result = await asyncio.wait_for(task, 60)
     assert result == squared(x), "Got wrong answer"
 
 
diff --git a/funcx_endpoint/tests/smoke_tests/test_executor.py b/funcx_endpoint/tests/smoke_tests/test_executor.py
index 54997c3e5..9795ebe2b 100644
--- a/funcx_endpoint/tests/smoke_tests/test_executor.py
+++ b/funcx_endpoint/tests/smoke_tests/test_executor.py
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ def test_executor_basic(fx, endpoint):
     x = random.randint(0, 100)
     fut = fx.submit(double, x, endpoint_id=endpoint)
 
-    assert fut.result(timeout=10) == x * 2, "Got wrong answer"
+    assert fut.result(timeout=60) == x * 2, "Got wrong answer"
diff --git a/funcx_endpoint/tests/smoke_tests/test_running_functions.py b/funcx_endpoint/tests/smoke_tests/test_running_functions.py
index 4714d6c97..6e78bd3f8 100644
--- a/funcx_endpoint/tests/smoke_tests/test_running_functions.py
+++ b/funcx_endpoint/tests/smoke_tests/test_running_functions.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ def test_run_pre_registered_function(fxc, endpoint, tutorial_funcion_id):
     """This test confirms that we are connected to the default production DB"""
     fn_id = fxc.run(endpoint_id=endpoint, function_id=tutorial_funcion_id)
 
-    time.sleep(10)
+    time.sleep(30)
 
     result = fxc.get_result(fn_id)
     assert result == "Hello World!", f"Expected result: Hello World!, got {result}"