diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index b705207e..1a6f346d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           file: dist/*.whl
-          tag: ${{ github.ref }}
+          tag: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
           overwrite: true
           file_glob: true
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           file: wheels_${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}.zip
-          tag: ${{ github.ref }}
+          tag: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
           overwrite: true
 
   zip-asset-upload:
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           file: release_${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}.zip
-          tag: ${{ github.ref }}
+          tag: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
           overwrite: true
 
   publish-on-pypi:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 55ed0b01..50e96016 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  - Simplify some UI elements.
  - Security improvements.
  - Reduce the default LED intensity in `light_dark_cycle` from 50% to 5%. This is more appropriate for sparse cultures.
+ - Fixed a race condition when starting a hotspot with boot config.ini.
 
 ### 23.11.08
 
diff --git a/pioreactor/background_jobs/growth_rate_calculating.py b/pioreactor/background_jobs/growth_rate_calculating.py
index 0860899e..bedaf1ef 100644
--- a/pioreactor/background_jobs/growth_rate_calculating.py
+++ b/pioreactor/background_jobs/growth_rate_calculating.py
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ def scale_raw_observations(
                 f"Negative normalized value(s) observed: {scaled_signals}. Did your blank have inoculant in it?"
             )
             self.logger.debug(f"od_normalization_factors: {self.od_normalization_factors}")
-            self.logger.debug(f"od_blank: {self.od_blank}")
+            self.logger.debug(f"od_blank: {dict(self.od_blank)}")
             return None
 
         return scaled_signals