diff --git a/src/utils/config/api-response.js b/src/utils/config/api-response.js
index 37c80055..3309eeed 100644
--- a/src/utils/config/api-response.js
+++ b/src/utils/config/api-response.js
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@ export async function servicesResponse() {
         // this is a nested group, so find the parent group and merge the services
         mergeSubgroups(configuredServices, mergedGroup);
       } else unsortedGroups.push(mergedGroup);
+    } else if (configuredGroup.parent) {
+      // this is a nested group, so find the parent group and merge the services
+      mergeSubgroups(configuredServices, mergedGroup);
     } else {
       unsortedGroups.push(mergedGroup);
     }
diff --git a/src/utils/config/service-helpers.js b/src/utils/config/service-helpers.js
index c7b90ec7..59c270f5 100644
--- a/src/utils/config/service-helpers.js
+++ b/src/utils/config/service-helpers.js
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ export async function servicesFromKubernetes() {
       .then((response) => response.body)
       .catch((error) => {
         logger.error("Error getting ingresses: %d %s %s", error.statusCode, error.body, error.response);
-        logger.debug(error);
+        if (error) logger.debug(error);
         return null;
       });
 
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ export async function servicesFromKubernetes() {
             error.body,
             error.response,
           );
-          logger.debug(error);
+          if (error) logger.debug(error);
         }
 
         return [];
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ export async function servicesFromKubernetes() {
             error.body,
             error.response,
           );
-          logger.debug(error);
+          if (error) logger.debug(error);
         }
 
         return [];
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ export async function servicesFromKubernetes() {
           constructedService = JSON.parse(substituteEnvironmentVars(JSON.stringify(constructedService)));
         } catch (e) {
           logger.error("Error attempting k8s environment variable substitution.");
-          logger.debug(e);
+          if (e) logger.debug(e);
         }
 
         return constructedService;
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ export function findGroupByName(groups, name) {
     } else if (group.groups) {
       const foundGroup = findGroupByName(group.groups, name);
       if (foundGroup) {
-        foundGroup.parent = group;
+        foundGroup.parent = group.name;
         return foundGroup;
       }
     }