diff --git a/src/logging/writers/None.cc b/src/logging/writers/None.cc
index cf383899a1..9b91b82199 100644
--- a/src/logging/writers/None.cc
+++ b/src/logging/writers/None.cc
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ bool None::DoInit(const WriterInfo& info, int num_fields,
 		std::cout << std::endl;
 		}
 
-	return false;
+	return true;
 	}
 
 bool None::DoRotate(const char* rotated_path, double open, double close, bool terminating)
diff --git a/src/threading/MsgThread.cc b/src/threading/MsgThread.cc
index fea9c2a532..b7a8f4922c 100644
--- a/src/threading/MsgThread.cc
+++ b/src/threading/MsgThread.cc
@@ -346,7 +346,6 @@ void MsgThread::Run()
 			{
 			string s = Fmt("%s failed, terminating thread (MsgThread)", Name());
 			Error(s.c_str());
-			Kill();
 			break;
 			}