diff --git a/client/src/stores/notificationsStore.ts b/client/src/stores/notificationsStore.ts
index 6a7837e6792..0396d48b256 100644
--- a/client/src/stores/notificationsStore.ts
+++ b/client/src/stores/notificationsStore.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import { mergeObjectListsById } from "@/utils/utils";
 
 import { useBroadcastsStore } from "./broadcastsStore";
 
-const ACTIVE_POLLING_INTERVAL = 5000;
-const INACTIVE_POLLING_INTERVAL = 30000;
+const ACTIVE_POLLING_INTERVAL = 30000; // 30 seconds
+const INACTIVE_POLLING_INTERVAL = ACTIVE_POLLING_INTERVAL * 20; // 10 minutes
 
 export const useNotificationsStore = defineStore("notificationsStore", () => {
     const { startWatchingResource: startWatchingNotifications } = useResourceWatcher(getNotificationStatus, {
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/tools/actions/upload_common.py b/lib/galaxy/tools/actions/upload_common.py
index b1f9a8f22a4..8101af78b32 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/tools/actions/upload_common.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/tools/actions/upload_common.py
@@ -140,8 +140,6 @@ def __new_history_upload(trans, uploaded_dataset, history=None, state=None):
         hda.state = state
     else:
         hda.state = hda.states.QUEUED
-    with transaction(trans.sa_session):
-        trans.sa_session.commit()
     history.add_dataset(hda, genome_build=uploaded_dataset.dbkey, quota=False)
     permissions = trans.app.security_agent.history_get_default_permissions(history)
     trans.app.security_agent.set_all_dataset_permissions(hda.dataset, permissions, new=True, flush=False)
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/tools/parameters/basic.py b/lib/galaxy/tools/parameters/basic.py
index 270039ded8d..0ec2a659e86 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/tools/parameters/basic.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/tools/parameters/basic.py
@@ -2652,8 +2652,7 @@ class RulesListToolParameter(BaseJsonToolParameter):
     def to_dict(self, trans, other_values=None):
         other_values = other_values or {}
         d = ToolParameter.to_dict(self, trans)
-        if (target_name := self.data_ref) in other_values:
-            target = other_values[target_name]
+        if target := other_values.get(self.data_ref):
             if not is_runtime_value(target):
                 d["target"] = {
                     "src": "hdca" if hasattr(target, "collection") else "hda",