diff --git a/server/AyaNova/generator/CoreJobLicense.cs b/server/AyaNova/generator/CoreJobLicense.cs
index beb42c92..12bbc143 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/generator/CoreJobLicense.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/generator/CoreJobLicense.cs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
                         //I'm thinking do not log internally failed except as trace event as this would fill up log file 
                         //instead if they have a license issue they can do manual fetch and then that will log so they can see error
                         //(also it will return an error to the client)
-                        log.LogTrace($"FetchLicense - failed: {ret}");
+                        log.LogDebug($"FetchLicense - failed: {ret}");
                     }
                 }
                 finally
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/util/License.cs b/server/AyaNova/util/License.cs
index de4d12c2..d0265019 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/util/License.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/util/License.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Core
 
         //License server address
 #if (DEBUG)
+        //  private const string LICENSE_SERVER_URL = "https://nothing.exqqwweerccbjhjtgfample.com/";
         private const string LICENSE_SERVER_URL = "http://localhost:3001/";
 #else
         private const string LICENSE_SERVER_URL = "https://rockfish.ayanova.com/";
@@ -532,10 +533,34 @@ namespace AyaNova.Core
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                if (calledFromInternalJob) throw ex;
-                var msg = "E1020 - Error fetching / installing license key";
-                log.LogError(ex, msg);
-                return msg;
+
+
+                if (ex is System.Net.Http.HttpRequestException)
+                {//communications issue or rockfish down?
+                    if (!calledFromInternalJob)
+                    {
+                        //user wants to see this:
+                        var msg = $"E1020 - COMM Error fetching / installing license key: {ex.Message}";
+                        //we want it in the log as this is on demand so it won't fill up the log and tech support might need to see this
+                        log.LogError(ex, msg);
+                        return msg;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        //happened when called from JOB, don't want to fill up the log with this error so just logdebug it and move on
+                        var msg = $"E1020 - COMM Error fetching / installing license key (From Job)";
+                        log.LogDebug(ex, msg);
+                        return msg;
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    //some other error
+                    if (calledFromInternalJob) throw ex;
+                    var msg = "E1020 - Error fetching / installing license key";
+                    log.LogError(ex, msg);
+                    return msg;
+                }
             }
         }