diff --git a/federation/entities/activitypub/mappers.py b/federation/entities/activitypub/mappers.py
index 5ccc37d..7e46a63 100644
--- a/federation/entities/activitypub/mappers.py
+++ b/federation/entities/activitypub/mappers.py
@@ -201,8 +201,7 @@ def get_outbound_entity(entity: BaseEntity, private_key):
     #     # in all situations but is apparently being removed.
     #     # TODO: remove this once Diaspora removes the extra signature
     #     outbound.parent_signature = outbound.signature
-    if getattr(outbound, "pre_send", None) and isinstance(getattr(outbound, "pre_send"), callable):
-        # noinspection PyUnresolvedReferences
+    if hasattr(outbound, "pre_send"):
         outbound.pre_send()
     return outbound
 
diff --git a/federation/outbound.py b/federation/outbound.py
index 12d9f1d..ab46301 100644
--- a/federation/outbound.py
+++ b/federation/outbound.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ def handle_send(
                         payload["object"]["to"] = [fid]
                 payload = json.dumps(payload).encode("utf-8")
             except Exception as ex:
-                logger.error("handle_send - failed to generate private payload for %s: %s", fid, ex)
+                logger.error("handle_send - failed to generate payload for %s, %s: %s", fid, endpoint, ex)
                 continue
             payloads.append({
                 "auth": get_http_authentication(author_user.private_key, f"{author_user.id}#main-key"),