diff --git a/tasks/divergent_priors2.py b/tasks/divergent_priors2.py
index 0fc9a2f8d77..78d6043a536 100644
--- a/tasks/divergent_priors2.py
+++ b/tasks/divergent_priors2.py
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ def task(ctx, config):
     log.info("reviving divergent %d", divergent)
     ctx.manager.revive_osd(divergent)
     ctx.manager.wait_run_admin_socket('osd', divergent, ['dump_ops_in_flight'])
+    time.sleep(20);
 
     log.info('allowing recovery')
     # Set osd_recovery_delay_start back to 0 and kick the queue
diff --git a/tasks/radosbench.py b/tasks/radosbench.py
index 0924dab5295..bb1b8252403 100644
--- a/tasks/radosbench.py
+++ b/tasks/radosbench.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ def task(ctx, config):
 
     testdir = teuthology.get_testdir(ctx)
 
+    create_pool = config.get('create_pool', True)
     for role in config.get('clients', ['client.0']):
         assert isinstance(role, basestring)
         PREFIX = 'client.'
@@ -63,12 +64,11 @@ def task(ctx, config):
         cleanup = []
         if not config.get('cleanup', True):
             cleanup = ['--no-cleanup']
-        pool = 'data'
-        if config.get('create_pool', True):
-            if config.get('pool'):
-                pool = config.get('pool')
-                if pool != 'data':
-                    ctx.manager.create_pool(pool, erasure_code_profile_name=profile_name)
+
+        pool = config.get('pool', 'data')
+        if create_pool:
+            if pool != 'data':
+                ctx.manager.create_pool(pool, erasure_code_profile_name=profile_name)
             else:
                 pool = ctx.manager.create_pool_with_unique_name(erasure_code_profile_name=profile_name)
 
@@ -99,5 +99,5 @@ def task(ctx, config):
         log.info('joining radosbench (timing out after %ss)', timeout)
         run.wait(radosbench.itervalues(), timeout=timeout)
 
-        if pool is not 'data':
+        if pool is not 'data' and create_pool:
             ctx.manager.remove_pool(pool)
diff --git a/tasks/radosgw_admin.py b/tasks/radosgw_admin.py
index b6baa4cd4e5..7cea724ae23 100644
--- a/tasks/radosgw_admin.py
+++ b/tasks/radosgw_admin.py
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ def task(ctx, config):
 
     for obj in out:
         # TESTCASE 'log-show','log','show','after activity','returns expected info'
-        if obj[:4] == 'meta' or obj[:4] == 'data':
+        if obj[:4] == 'meta' or obj[:4] == 'data' or obj[:18] == 'obj_delete_at_hint':
             continue
 
         (err, rgwlog) = rgwadmin(ctx, client, ['log', 'show', '--object', obj],