diff --git a/apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest_envoy/ingest_envoy/ingestion_manifest.py b/apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest_envoy/ingest_envoy/ingestion_manifest.py
index 04e49a1374374ca9ba71c9713e7cc7be89d2f969..e9e49641ae0b3dba1b0bf786034775a1f47d1536 100644
--- a/apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest_envoy/ingest_envoy/ingestion_manifest.py
+++ b/apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest_envoy/ingest_envoy/ingestion_manifest.py
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ class ManifestIF(ManifestComponentIF):
         self.telescope = telescope
 
         self.parameters = self.build_ingest_parameters(additional_metadata)
-
         self.files_found = [file for file in self.staging_source_dir.iterdir()]
 
     def build_ingest_parameters(self, additional_metadata: AbstractTextFile):
@@ -270,10 +269,14 @@ class IngestionManifestBuilder:
         # find science product (we expect just one for this SP type)
 
         tars_found = find_output_tars(self.files_found, self.staging_source_dir)
+
+        sci_prod = None
         for file in tars_found:
             sci_prod = OutputScienceProduct(type=self.sp_type, filename=file.name)
+            break
 
-        return OutputGroup(science_products=[sci_prod])
+        if sci_prod:
+            return OutputGroup(science_products=[sci_prod])
 
     def _build_imaging_output_group(self) -> OutputGroup:
         """
diff --git a/apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest_envoy/ingest_envoy/std_img_manifest_utils.py b/apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest_envoy/ingest_envoy/std_img_manifest_utils.py
index aff7a3e0768f03d9102ca4f17abba11050bcdc3b..8851d1573575111290d264a152ed53f51a0da19c 100644
--- a/apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest_envoy/ingest_envoy/std_img_manifest_utils.py
+++ b/apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest_envoy/ingest_envoy/std_img_manifest_utils.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ from ingest_envoy.manifest_components import (
 )
 from ingest_envoy.utilities import AncillaryProductType
 
+FITS = "fits"
+RMS = "rms"
 
 # pylint: disable=R1721
 class ImageIngestionProductsFinder:
@@ -35,12 +37,10 @@ class ImageIngestionProductsFinder:
         :return:
         """
         sp_image_file = [
-            file
-            for file in self.files_found
-            if file.name.endswith(".fits") and "rms" not in file.name
+            file for file in self.files_found if file.name.endswith(FITS) and RMS not in file.name
         ][0]
         image_files = [
-            file for file in self.files_found if ("rms" in file.name or file.name.endswith(".png"))
+            file for file in self.files_found if (RMS in file.name or file.name.endswith(".png"))
         ]
 
         sp_aps = []
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ class ImageIngestionProductsFinder:
         ancillary_files = [Path(ap.filename) for ap in ancillary_products]
 
         # find the pipeline artifacts tar
+        pipeline_artifacts_tar = None
         for file in self.files_found:
             if file not in ancillary_files and self._is_ancillary_image_product(file):
                 pipeline_artifacts_tar = file
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ class ImageIngestionProductsFinder:
         if "image" in file.name:
             if file.name.endswith(".png"):
                 return AncillaryProduct(type=AncillaryProductType.THUMBNAIL_IMG, filename=filename)
-            if file.name.endswith(".fits") and "rms" in file.name:
+            if file.name.endswith(FITS) and RMS in file.name:
                 return AncillaryProduct(
                     type=AncillaryProductType.QUICKLOOK_RMS_IMAGE, filename=filename
                 )
diff --git a/apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest_envoy/test/test_evla_cal_manifest.py b/apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest_envoy/test/test_evla_cal_manifest.py
index b1e2ede310e301b2eb0dba452fab22b6887e757b..b928425e19334433250db21eaebb7587880660f0 100644
--- a/apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest_envoy/test/test_evla_cal_manifest.py
+++ b/apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest_envoy/test/test_evla_cal_manifest.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ from pathlib import Path
 # pylint: disable=E0401, E0402, R1721, W0621
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
-import pytest
 import tarfile
 
 from ingest_envoy.ingestion_manifest import (
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ def test_filters_cal_input_files(ingest_path: Path):
 
     assert manifest.locator == locator
     params = manifest.parameters
-    assert params.reingest == False and params.ngas_ingest == True
+    assert params.reingest is False and params.ngas_ingest is True
     assert not hasattr(params, "calibrate")
 
     input_group = manifest.input_group
@@ -190,7 +189,7 @@ def test_ancillary_product_well_formed():
     :return:
     """
     ap1 = AncillaryProduct(type=AncillaryProductType.LOG_TYPE, filename="without_feathers.tar")
-    expected = {"type": AncillaryProductType.LOG_TYPE.value, "filename": "without_feathers.tar"}
+    expected = {"type": AncillaryProductType.LOG_TYPE.value, "filename": ap1.filename}
     actual = ap1.to_json()
 
     assert actual == expected
diff --git a/apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest_envoy/test/test_image_manifest.py b/apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest_envoy/test/test_image_manifest.py
index 4fa5d1e5829269e77123b8f2e9a4a615090ea6ad..2b500b50fe9338b8c7c07abb7bd618099a89cd06 100644
--- a/apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest_envoy/test/test_image_manifest.py
+++ b/apps/cli/executables/pexable/ingest_envoy/test/test_image_manifest.py
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ from ingest_envoy.manifest_components import (
     TARFILE_EXT,
 )
 
+IMG_MANIFEST_EXAMPLE = "image_metadata_2021_05_21_T10_17_19.180.json"
+
 
 def test_parameters_json_well_formed(ingest_path: Path):
     """
@@ -156,7 +158,7 @@ def test_ingestion_artifacts_tar_correct(ingest_path: Path):
     populate_fake_image_ingest_path(ingest_path)
 
     locator = "uid://evla/calibration/3dfa528b-9870-46c9-a200-131dbac701cc"
-    addl_md = AbstractTextFile(filename="image_metadata_2021_05_21_T10_17_19.180.json", content="")
+    addl_md = AbstractTextFile(filename=IMG_MANIFEST_EXAMPLE, content="")
 
     # manifest maker, manifest maker, make me a manifest
     IngestionManifestBuilder(
@@ -201,7 +203,7 @@ def test_creates_expected_manifest(ingest_path: Path):
     populate_fake_image_ingest_path(ingest_path)
 
     locator = "uid://evla/calibration/3dfa528b-9870-46c9-a200-131dbac701cc"
-    addl_md_file = ingest_path / "image_metadata_2021_05_21_T10_17_19.180.json"
+    addl_md_file = ingest_path / IMG_MANIFEST_EXAMPLE
     addl_md = AbstractTextFile(filename=str(addl_md_file), content="")
 
     # build us a manifest in the ingest_path using this locator and additional metadata
@@ -346,7 +348,7 @@ def manifest_parameters(ingest_path: Path) -> ManifestParameters:
 
     :return: the manifest parameters we're expecting
     """
-    addl_md_path = ingest_path / "image_metadata_2021_05_21_T10_17_19.180.json"
+    addl_md_path = ingest_path / IMG_MANIFEST_EXAMPLE
     addl_md = AbstractTextFile(filename=str(addl_md_path), content="")
 
     params = ManifestParameters(