diff --git a/src/zen/live-folders/ZenLiveFoldersManager.sys.mjs b/src/zen/live-folders/ZenLiveFoldersManager.sys.mjs
index 26a5bd338..f49d3a978 100644
--- a/src/zen/live-folders/ZenLiveFoldersManager.sys.mjs
+++ b/src/zen/live-folders/ZenLiveFoldersManager.sys.mjs
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ class nsZenLiveFoldersManager {
     this.liveFolders = new Map();
     this.registry = new Map();
     this.dismissedItems = new Set();
-    this.folderRefs = new WeakMap();
   }
 
   get window() {
@@ -217,7 +216,6 @@ class nsZenLiveFoldersManager {
     });
 
     this.liveFolders.set(folder.id, liveFolder);
-    this.folderRefs.set(liveFolder, folder);
 
     liveFolder.start();
     this.saveState();
@@ -458,20 +456,14 @@ class nsZenLiveFoldersManager {
   }
 
   getFolderForLiveFolder(liveFolder) {
-    if (this.folderRefs.has(liveFolder)) {
-      return this.folderRefs.get(liveFolder);
-    }
-
     if (!this.window) {
       return null;
     }
-
     const folder = lazy.ZenWindowSync.getItemFromWindow(this.window, liveFolder.id);
     if (folder?.isZenFolder) {
-      this.folderRefs.set(liveFolder, folder);
+      return folder;
     }
-
-    return folder;
+    return null;
   }
 
   #makeCompositeId(folderId, itemId) {
@@ -578,7 +570,6 @@ class nsZenLiveFoldersManager {
       });
 
       this.liveFolders.set(entry.id, liveFolder);
-      this.folderRefs.set(liveFolder, folder);
       liveFolder.tabsState = entry.tabsState || [];
       liveFolder.state.lastErrorId = entry.data.state.lastErrorId;
       if (entry.dismissedItems && Array.isArray(entry.dismissedItems)) {
diff --git a/src/zen/live-folders/providers/GithubLiveFolder.sys.mjs b/src/zen/live-folders/providers/GithubLiveFolder.sys.mjs
index f490f535f..834738c9d 100644
--- a/src/zen/live-folders/providers/GithubLiveFolder.sys.mjs
+++ b/src/zen/live-folders/providers/GithubLiveFolder.sys.mjs
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ export class nsGithubLiveFolderProvider extends nsZenLiveFolderProvider {
       this.state.repos = activeRepos;
 
       return items;
-    } catch {
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("Error fetching or parsing GitHub issues:", error);
       return "zen-live-folder-failed-fetch";
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/zen/live-folders/providers/RssLiveFolder.sys.mjs b/src/zen/live-folders/providers/RssLiveFolder.sys.mjs
index ec303a0a4..95367798f 100644
--- a/src/zen/live-folders/providers/RssLiveFolder.sys.mjs
+++ b/src/zen/live-folders/providers/RssLiveFolder.sys.mjs
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ export class nsRssLiveFolderProvider extends nsZenLiveFolderProvider {
         }
       }
       return items;
-    } catch {
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("Error fetching or parsing RSS feed:", error);
       return "zen-live-folder-failed-fetch";
     }
   }