diff --git a/stackslib/src/chainstate/stacks/auth.rs b/stackslib/src/chainstate/stacks/auth.rs
index 9cc1c1d30e..5ba40fceea 100644
--- a/stackslib/src/chainstate/stacks/auth.rs
+++ b/stackslib/src/chainstate/stacks/auth.rs
@@ -373,27 +373,21 @@ impl StacksMessageCodec for OrderIndependentMultisigSpendingCondition {
         }
 
         // must be given the right number of signatures
-        if num_sigs_given != signatures_required {
-            test_debug!(
-                "Failed to deserialize order independent multisig spending condition: got {} sigs, expected {}",
-                num_sigs_given,
-                signatures_required
+        if num_sigs_given < signatures_required {
+            let msg = format!(
+                "Failed to deserialize order independent multisig spending condition: got {num_sigs_given} sigs, expected at least {signatures_required}"
             );
-            return Err(codec_error::DeserializeError(format!(
-                "Failed to parse order independent multisig spending condition: got {} sigs, expected {}",
-                num_sigs_given, signatures_required
-            )));
+            test_debug!("{msg}");
+            return Err(codec_error::DeserializeError(msg));
         }
 
         // must all be compressed if we're using P2WSH
         if have_uncompressed && hash_mode == OrderIndependentMultisigHashMode::P2WSH {
-            test_debug!(
+            let msg = format!(
                 "Failed to deserialize order independent multisig spending condition: expected compressed keys only"
             );
-            return Err(codec_error::DeserializeError(
-                "Failed to parse order independent multisig spending condition: expected compressed keys only"
-                    .to_string(),
-            ));
+            test_debug!("{msg}");
+            return Err(codec_error::DeserializeError(msg));
         }
 
         Ok(OrderIndependentMultisigSpendingCondition {
@@ -481,10 +475,11 @@ impl OrderIndependentMultisigSpendingCondition {
             pubkeys.push(pubkey);
         }
 
-        if num_sigs != self.signatures_required {
-            return Err(net_error::VerifyingError(
-                "Incorrect number of signatures".to_string(),
-            ));
+        if num_sigs < self.signatures_required {
+            return Err(net_error::VerifyingError(format!(
+                "Not enough signatures. Got {num_sigs}, expected at least {req}",
+                req = self.signatures_required
+            )));
         }
 
         if have_uncompressed && self.hash_mode == OrderIndependentMultisigHashMode::P2WSH {
diff --git a/stackslib/src/net/api/getblock_v3.rs b/stackslib/src/net/api/getblock_v3.rs
index 344aa6d746..090afec04c 100644
--- a/stackslib/src/net/api/getblock_v3.rs
+++ b/stackslib/src/net/api/getblock_v3.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ use serde::de::Error as de_Error;
 use stacks_common::codec::{StacksMessageCodec, MAX_MESSAGE_LEN};
 use stacks_common::types::chainstate::{ConsensusHash, StacksBlockId};
 use stacks_common::types::net::PeerHost;
-use stacks_common::types::StacksEpochId;
 use stacks_common::util::hash::to_hex;
 use {serde, serde_json};