diff --git a/assistants/document-assistant/assistant/guidance/dynamic_ui_inspector.py b/assistants/document-assistant/assistant/guidance/dynamic_ui_inspector.py
index 53a5657f..f12ffa16 100644
--- a/assistants/document-assistant/assistant/guidance/dynamic_ui_inspector.py
+++ b/assistants/document-assistant/assistant/guidance/dynamic_ui_inspector.py
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ async def get_dynamic_ui_state(context: ConversationContext) -> dict[str, Any]:
         with drive.open_file("ui_state.json") as f:
             ui_json = f.read().decode("utf-8")
             return json.loads(ui_json)
-    except (json.JSONDecodeError, FileNotFoundError) as e:
-        logger.error(f"Error reading dynamic UI state: {e}")
+    except (json.JSONDecodeError, FileNotFoundError):
+        logger.exception("Error reading dynamic UI state")
         return {}
 
 
diff --git a/assistants/document-assistant/assistant/response/responder.py b/assistants/document-assistant/assistant/response/responder.py
index 17902dea..b96d3021 100644
--- a/assistants/document-assistant/assistant/response/responder.py
+++ b/assistants/document-assistant/assistant/response/responder.py
@@ -516,8 +516,8 @@ def _override_edit_file_description(self, tools: list[ChatCompletionToolParam])
                 edit_tool["function"]["description"] = EDIT_TOOL_DESCRIPTION_HOSTED
             elif filesystem_root and edit_tool:
                 edit_tool["function"]["description"] = EDIT_TOOL_DESCRIPTION_LOCAL
-        except Exception as e:
-            logger.error(f"Failed to override edit_file description: {e}")
+        except Exception:
+            logger.exception("Failed to override edit_file description")
             return tools
 
         return tools
diff --git a/libraries/python/assistant-extensions/assistant_extensions/mcp/_client_utils.py b/libraries/python/assistant-extensions/assistant_extensions/mcp/_client_utils.py
index 6e870d4e..57994fb6 100644
--- a/libraries/python/assistant-extensions/assistant_extensions/mcp/_client_utils.py
+++ b/libraries/python/assistant-extensions/assistant_extensions/mcp/_client_utils.py
@@ -165,9 +165,9 @@ async def connect_to_mcp_server_sse(client_settings: MCPClientSettings) -> Async
                 yield client_session  # Yield the session for use
 
     except ExceptionGroup as e:
-        logger.exception(f"TaskGroup failed in SSE client for {client_settings.server_config.key}: {e}")
+        logger.exception("TaskGroup failed in SSE client for %s", client_settings.server_config.key)
         for sub in e.exceptions:
-            logger.error(f"Sub-exception: {client_settings.server_config.key}: {sub}")
+            logger.exception("sub-exception: %s", client_settings.server_config.key, exc_info=sub)
         # If there's exactly one underlying exception, re-raise it
         if len(e.exceptions) == 1:
             raise e.exceptions[0]
@@ -191,19 +191,18 @@ async def refresh_mcp_sessions(mcp_sessions: list[MCPSession], stack: AsyncExitS
     """
     active_sessions = []
     for session in mcp_sessions:
-        if not session.is_connected:
-            logger.info(f"Session {session.config.server_config.key} is disconnected. Attempting to reconnect...")
-            new_session = await reconnect_mcp_session(session.config, stack)
-            if new_session:
-                active_sessions.append(new_session)
-            else:
-                logger.error(f"Failed to reconnect MCP server {session.config.server_config.key}.")
-        else:
+        if session.is_connected:
             active_sessions.append(session)
+            continue
+
+        logger.info(f"Session {session.config.server_config.key} is disconnected. Attempting to reconnect...")
+        new_session = await reconnect_mcp_session(session.config, stack)
+        active_sessions.append(new_session)
+
     return active_sessions
 
 
-async def reconnect_mcp_session(client_settings: MCPClientSettings, stack: AsyncExitStack) -> MCPSession | None:
+async def reconnect_mcp_session(client_settings: MCPClientSettings, stack: AsyncExitStack) -> MCPSession:
     """
     Attempt to reconnect to the MCP server using the provided configuration.
     Returns a new MCPSession if successful, or None otherwise.
diff --git a/libraries/python/assistant-extensions/assistant_extensions/mcp/_openai_utils.py b/libraries/python/assistant-extensions/assistant_extensions/mcp/_openai_utils.py
index f8491b88..21e10732 100644
--- a/libraries/python/assistant-extensions/assistant_extensions/mcp/_openai_utils.py
+++ b/libraries/python/assistant-extensions/assistant_extensions/mcp/_openai_utils.py
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ async def handle_message(
         try:
             return await self._message_handler(context, params)
         except Exception as e:
-            logger.error(f"Error handling sampling request: {e}")
+            logger.exception("Error handling sampling request")
             code = getattr(e, "status_code", 500)
             message = getattr(e, "message", "Error handling sampling request.")
             data = str(e)