diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index 41f9f51e86..aa1e152fb2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         # If we want to duplicate this job for different
         # Rust toolchains (e.g. nightly or 1.37.0), add them here.
-        rust_toolchain: [stable]
+        rust_toolchain: [1.58]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
     timeout-minutes: 30
     name: run regression test suite
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
             ~/.cargo/registry
             ~/.cargo/git
             target
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('./Cargo.lock') }}
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('./Cargo.lock') }}-rust-${{ matrix.rust_toolchain }}
 
       - name: Run cargo clippy
         run: ./run_clippy.sh
diff --git a/pageserver/src/walreceiver.rs b/pageserver/src/walreceiver.rs
index df8dd2fc29..e54406a450 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/walreceiver.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/walreceiver.rs
@@ -469,12 +469,9 @@ async fn timeline_wal_broker_loop_step(
             updates = broker_subscription.fetch_data() => match updates {
                 Some(mut all_timeline_updates) => {
                     if let Some(subscribed_timeline_updates) = all_timeline_updates.remove(&id) {
-                        match wal_connection_manager.select_connection_candidate(subscribed_timeline_updates) {
-                            Some(candidate) => {
-                                info!("Switching to different safekeeper {} for timeline {id}, reason: {:?}", candidate.safekeeper_id, candidate.reason);
-                                wal_connection_manager.change_connection(candidate.safekeeper_id, candidate.wal_producer_connstr).await;
-                            },
-                            None => {}
+                        if let Some(candidate) = wal_connection_manager.select_connection_candidate(subscribed_timeline_updates) {
+                            info!("Switching to different safekeeper {} for timeline {id}, reason: {:?}", candidate.safekeeper_id, candidate.reason);
+                            wal_connection_manager.change_connection(candidate.safekeeper_id, candidate.wal_producer_connstr).await;
                         }
                     }
                 },