diff --git a/bindings/netstandard/ElectionGuard/ElectionGuard.Decryption/Decryption/CiphertextDecryptionTally.cs b/bindings/netstandard/ElectionGuard/ElectionGuard.Decryption/Decryption/CiphertextDecryptionTally.cs
index d7123e28e..60991b7ee 100644
--- a/bindings/netstandard/ElectionGuard/ElectionGuard.Decryption/Decryption/CiphertextDecryptionTally.cs
+++ b/bindings/netstandard/ElectionGuard/ElectionGuard.Decryption/Decryption/CiphertextDecryptionTally.cs
@@ -116,12 +116,12 @@ public void AddSpoiledBallot(CiphertextBallot ballot)
     {
         if (!_tally.HasBallot(ballot.ObjectId))
         {
-            throw new ArgumentException("Tally does not contain ballot");
+            throw new ArgumentException($"Tally does not contain ballot {ballot.ObjectId}");
         }
 
         if (!ballot.IsSpoiled)
         {
-            throw new ArgumentException("Cannot add unspoiled ballot");
+            throw new ArgumentException($"Cannot add unspoiled ballot {ballot.ObjectId} {ballot.State}");
         }
 
         if (!_spoiledBallots.ContainsKey(ballot.ObjectId))
@@ -146,18 +146,18 @@ public void AddBallotShare(
     {
         if (!_tally.HasBallot(ballot.ObjectId))
         {
-            throw new ArgumentException("Tally does not contain ballot");
+            throw new ArgumentException($"Tally {_tally.TallyId} does not contain ballot {ballot.ObjectId}");
         }
 
         if (ballot.IsSpoiled)
         {
-            throw new ArgumentException("Cannot decrypt spoiled ballot");
+            throw new ArgumentException($"Cannot decrypt spoiled ballot {ballot.ObjectId}");
         }
 
         if (!ballotShare.IsValid(
             ballot, guardian, _tally.Context.CryptoExtendedBaseHash))
         {
-            throw new ArgumentException("Invalid ballot share");
+            throw new ArgumentException($"Invalid ballot share {ballotShare.TallyId}-{ballotShare.GuardianId}");
         }
 
         AddGuardian(guardian);
diff --git a/bindings/netstandard/ElectionGuard/ElectionGuard.Decryption/DecryptionMediator.cs b/bindings/netstandard/ElectionGuard/ElectionGuard.Decryption/DecryptionMediator.cs
index ab16a7b80..02c330452 100644
--- a/bindings/netstandard/ElectionGuard/ElectionGuard.Decryption/DecryptionMediator.cs
+++ b/bindings/netstandard/ElectionGuard/ElectionGuard.Decryption/DecryptionMediator.cs
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ List<CiphertextBallot> ballots
         SubmitShare(shares.TallyShare);
         if (ballots.Count > 0)
         {
-            SubmitShares(shares.BallotShares.Values.Select(i => new BallotShare(i)).ToList(),
+            SubmitShares(
+                shares.BallotShares.Values.Select(i => new BallotShare(i)).ToList(),
                 ballots.Select(i => new CiphertextBallot(i)).ToList());
         }
     }
@@ -303,12 +304,12 @@ private void EnsureCiphertextDecryptionTally(TallyShare share)
     {
         if (!Tallies.ContainsKey(share.TallyId))
         {
-            throw new ArgumentException("Tally does not exist");
+            throw new ArgumentException($"Tally does not exist {share.TallyId}");
         }
 
         if (!Guardians.ContainsKey(share.GuardianId))
         {
-            throw new ArgumentException("Guardian does not exist");
+            throw new ArgumentException($"Guardian does not exist {share.GuardianId}");
         }
 
         if (!TallyDecryptions.ContainsKey(share.TallyId))
diff --git a/src/electionguard-ui/ElectionGuard.UI/ViewModels/BallotUploadViewModel.cs b/src/electionguard-ui/ElectionGuard.UI/ViewModels/BallotUploadViewModel.cs
index f91dbb7e7..9dc9d3399 100644
--- a/src/electionguard-ui/ElectionGuard.UI/ViewModels/BallotUploadViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/electionguard-ui/ElectionGuard.UI/ViewModels/BallotUploadViewModel.cs
@@ -237,14 +237,17 @@ await Parallel.ForEachAsync(ballots, async (currentBallot, cancellationToken) =>
             ResultsText = $"{AppResources.SuccessText} {totalCount} {AppResources.Success2Text}";
             ShowPanel = BallotUploadPanel.Results;
 
-            var record = new CiphertextTallyRecord()
+            if ( totalSpoiled + totalChallenged + totalImported > 0 )
             {
-                ElectionId = ElectionId,
-                UploadId = upload.UploadId!,
-                IsExportable = false,
-                CiphertextTallyData = ciphertextTally.ToJson()
-            };
-            _ = await _ciphertextTallyService.SaveAsync(record);
+                var record = new CiphertextTallyRecord()
+                {
+                    ElectionId = ElectionId,
+                    UploadId = upload.UploadId!,
+                    IsExportable = false,
+                    CiphertextTallyData = ciphertextTally.ToJson()
+                };
+                _ = await _ciphertextTallyService.SaveAsync(record);
+            }
         }
         catch (Exception)
         {