diff --git a/tractor/trionics/_mngrs.py b/tractor/trionics/_mngrs.py
index 34e62a7c..cff21767 100644
--- a/tractor/trionics/_mngrs.py
+++ b/tractor/trionics/_mngrs.py
@@ -227,22 +227,15 @@ class _Cache:
         task_status: trio.TaskStatus[T] = trio.TASK_STATUS_IGNORED,
 
     ) -> None:
-        try:
-            async with mng as value:
-                _, no_more_users = cls.resources[ctx_key]
-                try:
-                    cls.values[ctx_key] = value
-                    task_status.started(value)
-                    await no_more_users.wait()
-                finally:
-                    value = cls.values.pop(ctx_key)
-        finally:
-            # discard nursery ref so it won't be re-used (an error)?
-            _rsrcs = cls.resources.pop(ctx_key)
-            log.error(
-                f'Popping ctx resources\n'
-                f'{_rsrcs}\n'
-            )
+        async with mng as value:
+            _, no_more_users = cls.resources[ctx_key]
+            cls.values[ctx_key] = value
+            task_status.started(value)
+            try:
+                await no_more_users.wait()
+            finally:
+                value = cls.values.pop(ctx_key)
+                cls.resources.pop(ctx_key)
 
 
 class _UnresolvedCtx: