diff --git a/client/src/components/History/Content/Dataset/DatasetActions.vue b/client/src/components/History/Content/Dataset/DatasetActions.vue
index fd67a64ef08..7d18b320a37 100644
--- a/client/src/components/History/Content/Dataset/DatasetActions.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/History/Content/Dataset/DatasetActions.vue
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export default {
             return !this.item.purged && ["ok", "failed_metadata", "error"].includes(this.item.state);
         },
         showError() {
-            return this.item.state == "error";
+            return this.item.state == "error" || this.item.state == "failed_metadata";
         },
         showInfo() {
             return this.item.state != "noPermission";
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/tool_util/deps/mulled/get_tests.py b/lib/galaxy/tool_util/deps/mulled/get_tests.py
index 76576520438..847f50d255c 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/tool_util/deps/mulled/get_tests.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/tool_util/deps/mulled/get_tests.py
@@ -297,7 +297,8 @@ def hashed_test_search(
         r.raise_for_status()
         p = "-".join(package)
         for line in r.text.split("\n"):
-            if p in line:
+            # include only linux-64 builds since that is hardcoded in get_anaconda_url and the only target for container builds
+            if p in line and "linux-64" in line:
                 build = line.split(p)[1].split(".tar.bz2")[0]
                 if build == "":
                     containers.append(f"{package[0]}:{package[1]}")
diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap_history.py b/scripts/bootstrap_history.py
index 9cb48ecefcf..28e4e10e0c1 100644
--- a/scripts/bootstrap_history.py
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap_history.py
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ def release_issue(argv):
         freeze_date=freeze_date,
     )
     release_issue_contents = RELEASE_ISSUE_TEMPLATE.safe_substitute(**release_issue_template_params)
-    github = _github_client()
+    github = github_client()
     repo = github.get_repo(f"{PROJECT_OWNER}/{PROJECT_NAME}")
     repo.create_issue(
         title=f"Publication of Galaxy Release v {release_name}",
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ def check_blocking_prs(argv):
 def check_blocking_issues(argv):
     release_name = argv[2]
     block = 0
-    github = _github_client()
+    github = github_client()
     repo = github.get_repo(f"{PROJECT_OWNER}/{PROJECT_NAME}")
     issues = repo.get_issues(state="open")
     for issue in issues:
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ def _release_dates(version):
 
 
 def _get_prs(release_name, state="closed"):
-    github = _github_client()
+    github = github_client()
     repo = github.get_repo(f"{PROJECT_OWNER}/{PROJECT_NAME}")
     pull_requests = repo.get_pulls(state=state)
     reached_old_prs = False
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ def _text_target(pull_request, labels=None, skip_merge=True):
     if labels is None:
         labels = []
         try:
-            github = _github_client()
+            github = github_client()
             labels = github.issues.labels.list_by_issue(int(pr_number), user=PROJECT_OWNER, repo=PROJECT_NAME)
             labels = [label.name.lower() for label in labels]
         except Exception as e:
@@ -739,11 +739,25 @@ def _releases():
     return sorted(f.rstrip(".rst") for f in release_note_files)
 
 
-def _github_client():
-    github_json_path = os.path.expanduser("~/.github.json")
-    with open(github_json_path) as fh:
-        github_json_dict = json.load(fh)
-    return Github(**github_json_dict)
+def github_client() -> Github:
+    """Search environment for github access token and produce client object.
+
+    Easiest thing to do is just to set an environment variable GITHUB_AUTH to
+    your personal access token (
+    https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/creating-a-personal-access-token
+    ). Alternatively, this can be placed into a json file in ~/.github.json in a
+    map keyed on login_or_token.
+    """
+    auth = os.environ.get("GITHUB_AUTH")
+    if auth is not None:
+        return Github(auth)
+    else:
+        github_json_path = os.path.expanduser("~/.github.json")
+        if not os.path.exists(github_json_path):
+            return Github(None)
+        with open(github_json_path) as fh:
+            github_json_dict = json.load(fh)
+        return Github(**github_json_dict)
 
 
 def _release_file(release):
diff --git a/scripts/release.py b/scripts/release.py
index 4b1f0678230..bad5462fe07 100644
--- a/scripts/release.py
+++ b/scripts/release.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import datetime
-import os
 import pathlib
 import re
 import subprocess
@@ -18,6 +17,7 @@ import click
 from bootstrap_history import (
     _pr_to_labels,
     _text_target,
+    github_client,
     strip_release,
 )
 from click.core import (
@@ -29,13 +29,10 @@ from docutils import (
     utils,
 )
 from docutils.parsers.rst import Parser
-from github import (
-    Github,
-    PullRequest,
-)
+from github import PullRequest
 from packaging.version import Version
 
-g = Github(os.environ.get("GITHUB_AUTH"))
+g = github_client()
 PROJECT_OWNER = "galaxyproject"
 PROJECT_NAME = "galaxy"
 REPO = f"{PROJECT_OWNER}/{PROJECT_NAME}"