diff --git a/src/Services/SagaManager/SagaManager/IntegrationEvents/ISagaManagingIntegrationEventService.cs b/src/Services/SagaManager/SagaManager/IntegrationEvents/ISagaManagingIntegrationEventService.cs
index d1eb3cb5d..570618b91 100644
--- a/src/Services/SagaManager/SagaManager/IntegrationEvents/ISagaManagingIntegrationEventService.cs
+++ b/src/Services/SagaManager/SagaManager/IntegrationEvents/ISagaManagingIntegrationEventService.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 namespace SagaManager.IntegrationEvents
 {
-    using System.Threading.Tasks;
     using Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.BuildingBlocks.EventBus.Events;
 
     public interface ISagaManagingIntegrationEventService
     {
-        Task PublishThroughEventBusAsync(IntegrationEvent evt);
+        void PublishThroughEventBusAsync(IntegrationEvent evt);
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Services/SagaManager/SagaManager/IntegrationEvents/SagaManagingIntegrationEventService.cs b/src/Services/SagaManager/SagaManager/IntegrationEvents/SagaManagingIntegrationEventService.cs
index c040143ad..825977a25 100644
--- a/src/Services/SagaManager/SagaManager/IntegrationEvents/SagaManagingIntegrationEventService.cs
+++ b/src/Services/SagaManager/SagaManager/IntegrationEvents/SagaManagingIntegrationEventService.cs
@@ -11,25 +11,16 @@
 
     public class SagaManagingIntegrationEventService : ISagaManagingIntegrationEventService
     {
-        private readonly Func<DbConnection, IIntegrationEventLogService> _integrationEventLogServiceFactory;
         private readonly IEventBus _eventBus;
-        private readonly OrderingContext _orderingContext;
-        private readonly IIntegrationEventLogService _eventLogService;
 
-        public SagaManagingIntegrationEventService(IEventBus eventBus, OrderingContext orderingContext,
-            Func<DbConnection, IIntegrationEventLogService> integrationEventLogServiceFactory)
+        public SagaManagingIntegrationEventService(IEventBus eventBus)
         {
-            _orderingContext = orderingContext ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(orderingContext));
-            _integrationEventLogServiceFactory = integrationEventLogServiceFactory ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(integrationEventLogServiceFactory));
             _eventBus = eventBus ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(eventBus));
-            _eventLogService = _integrationEventLogServiceFactory(_orderingContext.Database.GetDbConnection());
         }
 
-        public async Task PublishThroughEventBusAsync(IntegrationEvent evt)
+        public void PublishThroughEventBusAsync(IntegrationEvent evt)
         {
             _eventBus.Publish(evt);
-
-            await _eventLogService.MarkEventAsPublishedAsync(evt);
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Services/SagaManager/SagaManager/Program.cs b/src/Services/SagaManager/SagaManager/Program.cs
index 2152a046e..832aa0145 100644
--- a/src/Services/SagaManager/SagaManager/Program.cs
+++ b/src/Services/SagaManager/SagaManager/Program.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-using Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.BuildingBlocks.EventBus;
+using System.Reflection;
+using Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.BuildingBlocks.EventBus;
+using Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.Services.Ordering.Infrastructure;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using SagaManager.IntegrationEvents;
 
 namespace SagaManager
@@ -28,7 +31,6 @@ namespace SagaManager
             var logger = serviceProvider.GetService<ILoggerFactory>();
             Configure(logger);
 
-
             var sagaManagerService = serviceProvider
                 .GetRequiredService<ISagaManagerService>();
 
diff --git a/src/Services/SagaManager/SagaManager/Services/SagaManagerService.cs b/src/Services/SagaManager/SagaManager/Services/SagaManagerService.cs
index 32743df03..88c186d93 100644
--- a/src/Services/SagaManager/SagaManager/Services/SagaManagerService.cs
+++ b/src/Services/SagaManager/SagaManager/Services/SagaManagerService.cs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ namespace SagaManager.Services
             {
                 try
                 {
+                    _logger.LogInformation("SagaManager Client is trying to connect to database server");
                     conn.Open();
                     orderIds = conn.Query<int>(
                         @"SELECT Id FROM [Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.Services.OrderingDb].[ordering].[orders] 
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ namespace SagaManager.Services
                 }
                 catch (SqlException exception)
                 {
-                    _logger.LogError(exception.Message);
+                    _logger.LogCritical($"FATAL ERROR: Database connections could not be opened: {exception.Message}");
                 }
                 
             }
@@ -60,12 +61,12 @@ namespace SagaManager.Services
             return orderIds;
         }
 
-        private async Task Publish(int orderId)
+        private void Publish(int orderId)
         {
             var confirmGracePeriodEvent = new ConfirmGracePeriodCommandMsg(orderId);
 
             // Publish through the Event Bus
-            await _sagaManagingIntegrationEventService.PublishThroughEventBusAsync(confirmGracePeriodEvent);
+            _sagaManagingIntegrationEventService.PublishThroughEventBusAsync(confirmGracePeriodEvent);
         }
     }
 }
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