diff --git a/ee/desktop/runner/runner.go b/ee/desktop/runner/runner.go
index 8a95be32d..5c560f995 100644
--- a/ee/desktop/runner/runner.go
+++ b/ee/desktop/runner/runner.go
@@ -289,19 +289,21 @@ func (r *DesktopUsersProcessesRunner) DetectPresence(reason string, interval tim
 	}
 
 	var lastErr error
+	var lastDurationSinceLastDetection time.Duration
+
 	for _, proc := range r.uidProcs {
 		client := client.New(r.userServerAuthToken, proc.socketPath)
-		durationSinceLastDetection, err := client.DetectPresence(reason, interval)
+		lastDurationSinceLastDetection, err := client.DetectPresence(reason, interval)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			lastErr = err
 			continue
 		}
 
-		return durationSinceLastDetection, nil
+		return lastDurationSinceLastDetection, nil
 	}
 
-	return presencedetection.DetectionFailedDurationValue, fmt.Errorf("no desktop processes detected presence, last error: %w", lastErr)
+	return lastDurationSinceLastDetection, fmt.Errorf("no desktop processes detected presence, last error: %w", lastErr)
 }
 
 // killDesktopProcesses kills any existing desktop processes
diff --git a/ee/desktop/user/client/client.go b/ee/desktop/user/client/client.go
index be7f83d5d..935ce9e71 100644
--- a/ee/desktop/user/client/client.go
+++ b/ee/desktop/user/client/client.go
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ func (c *client) DetectPresence(reason string, interval time.Duration) (time.Dur
 		}
 	}
 
-	var err error
+	var detectionErr error
 	if response.Error != "" {
-		err = errors.New(response.Error)
+		detectionErr = errors.New(response.Error)
 	}
 
 	durationSinceLastDetection, parseErr := time.ParseDuration(response.DurationSinceLastDetection)
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func (c *client) DetectPresence(reason string, interval time.Duration) (time.Dur
 		return presencedetection.DetectionFailedDurationValue, fmt.Errorf("parsing time since last detection: %w", parseErr)
 	}
 
-	return durationSinceLastDetection, err
+	return durationSinceLastDetection, detectionErr
 }
 
 func (c *client) Notify(n notify.Notification) error {
diff --git a/ee/localserver/server.go b/ee/localserver/server.go
index 812268eaf..5631ecaba 100644
--- a/ee/localserver/server.go
+++ b/ee/localserver/server.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, k types.Knapsack, presenceDetector presenceDetecto
 	// curl localhost:40978/acceleratecontrol  --data '{"interval":"250ms", "duration":"1s"}'
 	// mux.Handle("/acceleratecontrol", ls.requestAccelerateControlHandler())
 	// curl localhost:40978/id
-	mux.Handle("/id", ls.requestIdHandler())
+	// mux.Handle("/id", ls.requestIdHandler())
 
 	srv := &http.Server{
 		Handler: otelhttp.NewHandler(
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ func (ls *localServer) presenceDetectionHandler(next http.Handler) http.Handler
 		}
 
 		// can test this by adding an unauthed endpoint to the mux and running, for example:
-		// curl -H "X-Kolide-Presence-Detection-Interval: 10s" -H "X-Kolide-Presence-Detection-Reason: my reason" localhost:12519/id
+		// curl -i -H "X-Kolide-Presence-Detection-Interval: 10s" -H "X-Kolide-Presence-Detection-Reason: my reason" localhost:12519/id
 		detectionIntervalStr := r.Header.Get(kolidePresenceDetectionInterval)
 
 		// no presence detection requested