diff --git a/node/pkg/governor/governor.go b/node/pkg/governor/governor.go
index 7960ef357..567ec3704 100644
--- a/node/pkg/governor/governor.go
+++ b/node/pkg/governor/governor.go
@@ -301,7 +301,9 @@ func (gov *ChainGovernor) ProcessMsgForTime(msg *common.MessagePublication, now
 
 	// If we don't care about this chain, the VAA can be published.
 	if !exists {
-		gov.logger.Info("cgov: ignoring vaa because the emitter chain is not configured", zap.String("msgID", msg.MessageIDString()))
+		if msg.EmitterChain != vaa.ChainIDPythNet {
+			gov.logger.Info("cgov: ignoring vaa because the emitter chain is not configured", zap.String("msgID", msg.MessageIDString()))
+		}
 		return true, nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/node/pkg/governor/governor_prices.go b/node/pkg/governor/governor_prices.go
index a3c0444cd..d967aca6d 100644
--- a/node/pkg/governor/governor_prices.go
+++ b/node/pkg/governor/governor_prices.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"math/big"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 // The CoinGecko API is documented here: https://www.coingecko.com/en/api/documentation
 // An example of the query to be generated: https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3/simple/price?ids=gemma-extending-tech,bitcoin,weth&vs_currencies=usd
 
-const coinGeckoQueryIntervalInMins = 5
+const coinGeckoQueryIntervalInMins = 15
 
 func (gov *ChainGovernor) initCoinGecko(ctx context.Context, run bool) error {
 	ids := ""
@@ -80,7 +81,10 @@ func (gov *ChainGovernor) PriceQuery(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 }
 
-// This does not return an error. Instead, it just logs the error and we will try again five minutes later.
+// queryCoinGecko sends a query to the CoinGecko server to get the latest prices. It can
+// return an error, but that is only used by the tool that validates the query. In the actual governor,
+// it just logs the error and we will try again next interval. If an error happens, any tokens that have
+// not been updated will be assigned their pre-configured price.
 func (gov *ChainGovernor) queryCoinGecko() error {
 	response, err := http.Get(gov.coinGeckoQuery)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -105,6 +109,17 @@ func (gov *ChainGovernor) queryCoinGecko() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse CoinGecko response")
 	}
 
+	resp := string(responseData)
+	if strings.Contains(resp, "error_code") {
+		gov.logger.Error("cgov: coin gecko query failed, reverting to configured prices",
+			zap.String("response", resp),
+			zap.String("query", gov.coinGeckoQuery),
+		)
+
+		gov.revertAllPrices()
+		return fmt.Errorf("coin gecko query failed: %s", resp)
+	}
+
 	var result map[string]interface{}
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(responseData, &result); err != nil {
 		gov.logger.Error("cgov: failed to unmarshal coin gecko json, reverting to configured prices", zap.Error(err))
@@ -174,7 +189,7 @@ func (gov *ChainGovernor) revertAllPrices() {
 
 	for _, cge := range gov.tokensByCoinGeckoId {
 		for _, te := range cge {
-			gov.logger.Error("cgov: reverting to configured price",
+			gov.logger.Info("cgov: reverting to configured price",
 				zap.String("symbol", te.symbol),
 				zap.String("coinGeckoId",
 					te.coinGeckoId),