diff --git a/Common/build_manager.py b/Common/build_manager.py
index 2c058acd..a7d621fc 100644
--- a/Common/build_manager.py
+++ b/Common/build_manager.py
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ def determine_graph_version(self, graph_spec: GraphSpec):
             for source in graph_spec.sources:
                 if not source.source_version:
                     source.source_version = self.source_data_manager.get_latest_source_version(source.id)
-                self.logger.info(f'Source version - {source.id}: {source.version}')
+                self.logger.info(f'Using {source.id} version: {source.version}')
 
             # for sub-graphs, if a graph version isn't specified,
             # use the graph spec for that subgraph to determine a graph version
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ def determine_graph_version(self, graph_spec: GraphSpec):
                     subgraph_graph_spec = self.graph_specs.get(subgraph.id, None)
                     if subgraph_graph_spec:
                         subgraph.graph_version = self.determine_graph_version(subgraph_graph_spec)
-                        self.logger.info(f'found subgraph version, {graph_spec.graph_id}: {subgraph.graph_version}')
+                        self.logger.info(f'Using subgraph {graph_spec.graph_id} version: {subgraph.graph_version}')
                     else:
                         raise GraphSpecError(f'Subgraph {subgraph.id} requested for graph {graph_spec.graph_id} '
                                              f'but the version was not specified and could not be determined without '
@@ -228,7 +228,6 @@ def determine_graph_version(self, graph_spec: GraphSpec):
         self.logger.info(f'Version determined for graph {graph_spec.graph_id}: {graph_version} ({composite_version_string})')
         return graph_version
 
-    
     def build_dependencies(self, graph_spec: GraphSpec):
         graph_id = graph_spec.graph_id
         for subgraph_source in graph_spec.subgraphs:
@@ -550,10 +549,9 @@ def parse_data_source_spec(self, source_yml):
     def get_graph_dir_path(self, graph_id: str, graph_version: str):
         return os.path.join(self.graphs_dir, graph_id, graph_version)
 
-    def get_graph_output_url(self, graph_id: str, graph_version: str):
-        graph_output_url = os.environ.get('ORION_OUTPUT_URL', "https://localhost/")
-        if graph_output_url[-1] != '/':
-            graph_output_url += '/'
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_graph_output_url(graph_id: str, graph_version: str):
+        graph_output_url = os.environ.get('ORION_OUTPUT_URL', "https://localhost/").removesuffix('/')
         return f'{graph_output_url}{graph_id}/{graph_version}/'
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/Common/load_manager.py b/Common/load_manager.py
index b4f4b168..9ee9092c 100644
--- a/Common/load_manager.py
+++ b/Common/load_manager.py
@@ -506,7 +506,6 @@ def run_qc_and_metadata_stage(self,
                                   normalization_scheme: NormalizationScheme):
         # source data QC should go here
 
-        self.logger.info(f'Generating release for {source_id}')
         source_metadata = self.get_source_metadata(source_id, source_version)
         loader = SOURCE_DATA_LOADER_CLASSES[source_id](test_mode=self.test_mode)
         source_meta_information = loader.get_source_meta_information()
@@ -515,6 +514,7 @@ def run_qc_and_metadata_stage(self,
                                                                     supplementation_version=supplementation_version,
                                                                     normalization_version=normalization_version,
                                                                     source_meta_information=source_meta_information)
+        self.logger.info(f'Generating release version for {source_id}: {release_version}')
         return release_version
 
     def get_source_metadata(self, source_id: str, source_version):