diff --git a/pkg/router/metrics/metrics.go b/pkg/router/metrics/metrics.go
index eebda71186e5..d2256bf7c985 100644
--- a/pkg/router/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/router/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ func (l Listener) handler() http.Handler {
 
 func (l Listener) authorizeHandler(protected http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+		fmt.Printf("#### 1a\n")
 		if len(l.Username) > 0 || len(l.Password) > 0 {
 			if u, p, ok := req.BasicAuth(); ok {
 				if u == l.Username && p == l.Password {
@@ -62,14 +63,18 @@ func (l Listener) authorizeHandler(protected http.Handler) http.Handler {
 			}
 		}
 
+		fmt.Printf("#### 1b\n")
 		user, ok, err := l.Authenticator.AuthenticateRequest(req)
 		if !ok || err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("#### 1c\n")
 			// older routers will not have permission to check token access review, so treat this
 			// as an authorization denied if so
 			if !ok || errors.IsUnauthorized(err) {
+				fmt.Printf("#### 1d %v\n", err)
 				glog.V(5).Infof("Unable to authenticate: %v", err)
 				http.Error(w, "Unable to authenticate due to an error", http.StatusUnauthorized)
 			} else {
+				fmt.Printf("#### 1e %v\n", err)
 				glog.V(3).Infof("Unable to authenticate: %v", err)
 				http.Error(w, "Unable to authenticate due to an error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
 			}
@@ -99,10 +104,13 @@ func (l Listener) authorizeHandler(protected http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		scopedRecord.User = user
 		authorized, reason, err := l.Authorizer.Authorize(scopedRecord)
 		if authorized != authorizer.DecisionAllow || err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("#### 1f\n")
 			if !ok || errors.IsUnauthorized(err) {
+				fmt.Printf("#### 1g %v\n", err)
 				glog.V(5).Infof("Unable to authorize: %v", err)
 				http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("Forbidden: %s", reason), http.StatusForbidden)
 			} else {
+				fmt.Printf("#### 1h %v\n", err)
 				glog.V(3).Infof("Unable to authorize: %v", err)
 				http.Error(w, "Unable to authorize the user due to an error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
 			}
diff --git a/test/extended/util/test.go b/test/extended/util/test.go
index 19530eb96171..41f3918d3d06 100644
--- a/test/extended/util/test.go
+++ b/test/extended/util/test.go
@@ -260,9 +260,6 @@ var (
 		// these broke in the rebase, but everything else is working
 		`should function for intra-pod communication`,
 		`should function for node-pod communication`,
-		// consistent 500 errors
-		"should expose prometheus metrics for a route",
-		"should expose the profiling endpoints",
 		// super flaky
 		"should only deploy the last deployment",