diff --git a/infra/cluster/job-cluster.yaml b/infra/cluster/job-cluster.yaml
index 2f9e29b75..d692f8e16 100644
--- a/infra/cluster/job-cluster.yaml
+++ b/infra/cluster/job-cluster.yaml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ available_node_types:
   tpu_slice_v5e_16:
     min_workers: 0
     max_workers: 1024
-    resources: { "CPU": 120, "TPU": 4 }
+    resources: { "CPU": 120, "TPU": 8 }
 
     node_config:
       acceleratorType: v5litepod-16
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ available_node_types:
   tpu_slice_v5e_256:
     min_workers: 0
     max_workers: 1024
-    resources: { "CPU": 120, "TPU": 4 }
+    resources: { "CPU": 120, "TPU": 8 }
 
     node_config:
       acceleratorType: v5litepod-256
diff --git a/src/levanter/infra/ray_tpu.py b/src/levanter/infra/ray_tpu.py
index d14ddf5d3..5b8f56e73 100644
--- a/src/levanter/infra/ray_tpu.py
+++ b/src/levanter/infra/ray_tpu.py
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ def do_run(self, remote_fn, coordinator_ip, slice_id, num_slices) -> _TpuRunResu
                 return TpuFailed(info, e)
 
     actors = [MultisliceActor.remote() for _ in range(num_slices)]  # type: ignore
-    info = _TpuInfo("get_slice_info", "ACTIVE", "TPU")
     futures = [actor.get_slice_info.remote() for actor in actors]
     try:
         logger.info("Getting slice infos...")
@@ -169,12 +168,13 @@ def do_run(self, remote_fn, coordinator_ip, slice_id, num_slices) -> _TpuRunResu
         slice_infos = ray.get(futures)
         logger.info(f"TPU slice infos {slice_infos}")
     except RayError as e:
+        logger.exception(e)
         for actor in actors:
             try:
                 ray.cancel(actor)
             except Exception:
                 logger.exception("Failed to kill actor after primary failure")
-        return [_handle_ray_error(info, e)]
+        return futures
 
     coordinator_ip = slice_infos[0][2]
 
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ def _redecorate_remote_fn_for_tpu(remote_fn, num_hosts, **runtime_env):
 
     tpu_name = ray.util.accelerators.tpu.get_current_pod_name()  # -> my-tpu
     num_tpus_per_host = TPUAcceleratorManager.get_current_node_num_accelerators()  # -> 8
+
     remote_fn = remote_fn.options(
         runtime_env=runtime_env,
         resources={tpu_name: 1, "TPU": num_tpus_per_host},
@@ -299,9 +300,13 @@ def run_on_pod_multislice_resumable(
         logger.info(f"Running on TPU {tpu_type}. Attempt {attempt}")
         attempt += 1
         problem = None
+        futures = run_on_pod_multislice(remote_fn, tpu_type, num_slices)
         try:
-            outs = ray.get(run_on_pod_multislice(remote_fn, tpu_type, num_slices))
+            outs = ray.get(futures)
         except ray.exceptions.RayTaskError as e:
+            for f in futures:
+                ray.cancel(f)
+                logger.info(f"Cancelling {f}")
             problem = e
             if "preempted" in str(e).lower():
                 num_preemptions += 1
@@ -311,6 +316,9 @@ def run_on_pod_multislice_resumable(
                 logger.warning(f"Failed {num_failures} times", exc_info=e)
             continue
         except Exception as e:
+            for f in futures:
+                ray.cancel(f)
+                logger.info(f"Cancelling {f}")
             problem = e
             num_failures += 1
             if num_failures >= max_retries_failure: