diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/__init__.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/__init__.py
index eaf67f6c9..7711c36f9 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/__init__.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/__init__.py
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ def setup_database_uri(app: Flask) -> None:
     if app.config.get("SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_DATABASE_URI") is None:
         database_name = f"spiffworkflow_backend_{app.config['ENV_IDENTIFIER']}"
         if app.config.get("SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_DATABASE_TYPE") == "sqlite":
-            app.config[
-                "SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI"
-            ] = f"sqlite:///{app.instance_path}/db_{app.config['ENV_IDENTIFIER']}.sqlite3"
+            app.config["SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI"] = (
+                f"sqlite:///{app.instance_path}/db_{app.config['ENV_IDENTIFIER']}.sqlite3"
+            )
         elif app.config.get("SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_DATABASE_TYPE") == "postgres":
-            app.config[
-                "SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI"
-            ] = f"postgresql://spiffworkflow_backend:spiffworkflow_backend@localhost:5432/{database_name}"
+            app.config["SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI"] = (
+                f"postgresql://spiffworkflow_backend:spiffworkflow_backend@localhost:5432/{database_name}"
+            )
         else:
             # use pswd to trick flake8 with hardcoded passwords
             db_pswd = app.config.get("SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_DATABASE_PASSWORD")
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_instance.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_instance.py
index 44fe82764..009a7486e 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_instance.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/process_instance.py
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ class ProcessInstanceModel(SpiffworkflowBaseDBModel):
     def serialized_with_metadata(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
         process_instance_attributes = self.serialized
         process_instance_attributes["process_metadata"] = self.process_metadata
-        process_instance_attributes[
-            "process_model_with_diagram_identifier"
-        ] = self.process_model_with_diagram_identifier
+        process_instance_attributes["process_model_with_diagram_identifier"] = (
+            self.process_model_with_diagram_identifier
+        )
         return process_instance_attributes
 
     @property
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/tasks_controller.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/tasks_controller.py
index 498603947..9a1796ff1 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/tasks_controller.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/tasks_controller.py
@@ -406,16 +406,24 @@ def _interstitial_stream(process_instance_id: int) -> Generator[str, Optional[st
             yield f"data: {current_app.json.dumps(task)} \n\n"
         last_task = spiff_task
         try:
-            processor.do_engine_steps(execution_strategy_name="run_until_user_message")
             processor.do_engine_steps(execution_strategy_name="one_at_a_time")
+            processor.do_engine_steps(execution_strategy_name="run_until_user_message")
+            processor.save()  # Fixme - maybe find a way not to do this on every loop?
         except WorkflowTaskException as wfe:
             api_error = ApiError.from_workflow_exception(
                 "engine_steps_error", "Failed complete an automated task.", exp=wfe
             )
             yield f"data: {current_app.json.dumps(api_error)} \n\n"
+        except Exception as e:
+            api_error = ApiError(
+                error_code="engine_steps_error",
+                message=f"Failed complete an automated task. Error was: {str(e)}",
+                status_code=400,
+            )
+            yield f"data: {current_app.json.dumps(api_error)} \n\n"
+
         # Note, this has to be done in case someone leaves the page,
         # which can otherwise cancel this function and leave completed tasks un-registered.
-        processor.save()  # Fixme - maybe find a way not to do this on every loop?
         spiff_task = processor.next_task()
 
     # Always provide some response, in the event no instructions were provided.
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_processor.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_processor.py
index 352bd4ac5..d3f629596 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_processor.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/process_instance_processor.py
@@ -423,9 +423,9 @@ class ProcessInstanceProcessor:
         tld.process_instance_id = process_instance_model.id
 
         # we want this to be the fully qualified path to the process model including all group subcomponents
-        current_app.config[
-            "THREAD_LOCAL_DATA"
-        ].process_model_identifier = f"{process_instance_model.process_model_identifier}"
+        current_app.config["THREAD_LOCAL_DATA"].process_model_identifier = (
+            f"{process_instance_model.process_model_identifier}"
+        )
 
         self.process_instance_model = process_instance_model
         self.process_model_service = ProcessModelService()
@@ -585,9 +585,9 @@ class ProcessInstanceProcessor:
                 bpmn_subprocess_definition.bpmn_identifier
             ] = bpmn_process_definition_dict
             spiff_bpmn_process_dict["subprocess_specs"][bpmn_subprocess_definition.bpmn_identifier]["task_specs"] = {}
-            bpmn_subprocess_definition_bpmn_identifiers[
-                bpmn_subprocess_definition.id
-            ] = bpmn_subprocess_definition.bpmn_identifier
+            bpmn_subprocess_definition_bpmn_identifiers[bpmn_subprocess_definition.id] = (
+                bpmn_subprocess_definition.bpmn_identifier
+            )
 
         task_definitions = TaskDefinitionModel.query.filter(
             TaskDefinitionModel.bpmn_process_definition_id.in_(  # type: ignore
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/components/ProcessInstanceListTable.tsx b/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/components/ProcessInstanceListTable.tsx
index d214c6222..3247fec0d 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/components/ProcessInstanceListTable.tsx
+++ b/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/components/ProcessInstanceListTable.tsx
@@ -1365,68 +1365,30 @@ export default function ProcessInstanceListTable({
     const formatter =
       reportColumnFormatters[column.accessor] ?? defaultFormatter;
     const value = row[column.accessor];
-    const modifiedModelId = modifyProcessIdentifierForPathParam(
-      row.process_model_identifier
-    );
-    const navigateToProcessInstance = () => {
-      navigate(`${processInstanceShowPathPrefix}/${modifiedModelId}/${row.id}`);
-    };
-    const navigateToProcessModel = () => {
-      navigate(`/admin/process-models/${modifiedModelId}`);
-    };
 
     if (column.accessor === 'status') {
       return (
-        // eslint-disable-next-line jsx-a11y/no-noninteractive-element-interactions
-        <td
-          onClick={navigateToProcessInstance}
-          onKeyDown={navigateToProcessInstance}
-          data-qa={`process-instance-status-${value}`}
-        >
+        <td data-qa={`process-instance-status-${value}`}>
           {formatter(row, value)}
         </td>
       );
     }
     if (column.accessor === 'process_model_display_name') {
-      const pmStyle = { background: 'rgba(0, 0, 0, .02)' };
-      return (
-        // eslint-disable-next-line jsx-a11y/no-noninteractive-element-interactions
-        <td
-          style={pmStyle}
-          onClick={navigateToProcessModel}
-          onKeyDown={navigateToProcessModel}
-        >
-          {formatter(row, value)}
-        </td>
-      );
+      return <td> {formatter(row, value)} </td>;
     }
     if (column.accessor === 'waiting_for') {
-      return (
-        // eslint-disable-next-line jsx-a11y/no-noninteractive-element-interactions
-        <td
-          onClick={navigateToProcessInstance}
-          onKeyDown={navigateToProcessInstance}
-        >
-          {getWaitingForTableCellComponent(row)}
-        </td>
-      );
+      return <td> {getWaitingForTableCellComponent(row)} </td>;
     }
     if (column.accessor === 'updated_at_in_seconds') {
       return (
         <TableCellWithTimeAgoInWords
           timeInSeconds={row.updated_at_in_seconds}
-          onClick={navigateToProcessInstance}
-          onKeyDown={navigateToProcessInstance}
         />
       );
     }
     return (
       // eslint-disable-next-line jsx-a11y/no-noninteractive-element-interactions
-      <td
-        data-qa={`process-instance-show-link-${column.accessor}`}
-        onKeyDown={navigateToProcessInstance}
-        onClick={navigateToProcessInstance}
-      >
+      <td data-qa={`process-instance-show-link-${column.accessor}`}>
         {formatter(row, value)}
       </td>
     );
@@ -1484,9 +1446,22 @@ export default function ProcessInstanceListTable({
       }
 
       const rowStyle = { cursor: 'pointer' };
-
+      const modifiedModelId = modifyProcessIdentifierForPathParam(
+        row.process_model_identifier
+      );
+      const navigateToProcessInstance = () => {
+        navigate(
+          `${processInstanceShowPathPrefix}/${modifiedModelId}/${row.id}`
+        );
+      };
       return (
-        <tr style={rowStyle} key={row.id}>
+        // eslint-disable-next-line jsx-a11y/no-noninteractive-element-interactions
+        <tr
+          style={rowStyle}
+          key={row.id}
+          onClick={navigateToProcessInstance}
+          onKeyDown={navigateToProcessInstance}
+        >
           {currentRow}
         </tr>
       );