diff --git a/src/ChatCommands.cc b/src/ChatCommands.cc
index ce0ea13e..c754878b 100644
--- a/src/ChatCommands.cc
+++ b/src/ChatCommands.cc
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ static void server_command_playrec(shared_ptr<Client> c, const std::u16string& a
 
     string data;
     try {
-      string data = load_file(file_path);
+      data = load_file(file_path);
     } catch (const cannot_open_file&) {
       send_text_message(c, u"$C4The recording does\nnot exist");
       return;
diff --git a/src/ServerState.cc b/src/ServerState.cc
index fee80857..3edcb6ff 100644
--- a/src/ServerState.cc
+++ b/src/ServerState.cc
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ void ServerState::remove_lobby(uint32_t lobby_id) {
       primary_l->log.info("Unlinking watcher lobby %" PRIX32, l->lobby_id);
       primary_l->watcher_lobbies.erase(l);
     } else {
-      l->log.info("Watched lobby is missing");
+      l->log.info("No watched lobby to unlink");
     }
     l->watched_lobby.reset();
   } else {