diff --git a/backend/danswer/db/index_attempt.py b/backend/danswer/db/index_attempt.py
index 4580140a5..df42d869d 100644
--- a/backend/danswer/db/index_attempt.py
+++ b/backend/danswer/db/index_attempt.py
@@ -295,6 +295,9 @@ def count_unique_cc_pairs_with_successful_index_attempts(
     embedding_model_id: int | None,
     db_session: Session,
 ) -> int:
+    """Collect all of the Index Attempts that are successful and for the specified embedding model
+    Then do distinct by connector_id and credential_id which is equivalent to the cc-pair. Finally,
+    do a count to get the total number of unique cc-pairs with successful attempts"""
     unique_pairs_count = (
         db_session.query(IndexAttempt.connector_id, IndexAttempt.credential_id)
         .filter(
diff --git a/backend/danswer/db/swap_index.py b/backend/danswer/db/swap_index.py
index 93eb4714a..f14a45f29 100644
--- a/backend/danswer/db/swap_index.py
+++ b/backend/danswer/db/swap_index.py
@@ -31,8 +31,10 @@ def check_index_swap(db_session: Session) -> None:
         embedding_model_id=embedding_model.id, db_session=db_session
     )
 
+    # Index Attempts are cleaned up as well when the cc-pair is deleted so the logic in this
+    # function is correct. The unique_cc_indexings are specifically for the existing cc-pairs
     if unique_cc_indexings > cc_pair_count:
-        raise RuntimeError("More unique indexings than cc pairs, should not occur")
+        logger.error("More unique indexings than cc pairs, should not occur")
 
     if cc_pair_count == 0 or cc_pair_count == unique_cc_indexings:
         # Swap indices