diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/config/configmanager.py b/confluent_server/confluent/config/configmanager.py
index 626ba03d..e3dbd696 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/config/configmanager.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/config/configmanager.py
@@ -1026,12 +1026,9 @@ async def del_collective_member(name):
     _true_del_collective_member(name)
     if cfgstreams:
         _hasquorum = has_quorum()
-        pushes = eventlet.GreenPool()
         payload = msgpack.packb({'quorum': _hasquorum}, use_bin_type=False)
-        for _ in pushes.starmap(
-                _push_rpc,
-                [(cfgstreams[s]['stream'], payload) for s in cfgstreams]):
-            pass
+        # Check health of collective prior to attempting
+        await asyncio.gather(*[_push_rpc(cfgstreams[s]['stream'], payload) for s in cfgstreams])
 
 def _true_del_collective_member(name, sync=True):
     global cfgleader
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/selfservice.py b/confluent_server/confluent/selfservice.py
index edd46e85..682ff084 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/selfservice.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/selfservice.py
@@ -541,9 +541,7 @@ async def handle_request(req, make_response, mimetype):
         fname = '/var/lib/confluent/private/os/{}/{}'.format(profile, fname)
         fullpath = os.path.abspath(fname)
         if not fullpath.startswith('/var/lib/confluent/private/os/{}/'.format(profile)):
-            start_response('400 Bad Request', ())
-            yield 'Bad Request'
-            return
+            return await make_response(mimetype, 400, 'Bad Request', body='Bad Request')
         try:
             with open(fname, 'rb') as privdata:
                 return await make_response(mimetype, 200, 'OK', body=privdata.read())