diff --git a/blockchain/pool.go b/blockchain/pool.go
index f4fd1a32..0791bdb0 100644
--- a/blockchain/pool.go
+++ b/blockchain/pool.go
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ func (pool *BlockPool) makeNextRequester() {
 
 	_, err := request.Start()
 	if err != nil {
-		pool.Logger.Error("Error starting block pool", "err", err)
+		request.Logger.Error("Error starting request", "err", err)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/tendermint/commands/reset_priv_validator.go b/cmd/tendermint/commands/reset_priv_validator.go
index 77407cfc..1612b89c 100644
--- a/cmd/tendermint/commands/reset_priv_validator.go
+++ b/cmd/tendermint/commands/reset_priv_validator.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ func ResetAll(dbDir, privValFile string, logger log.Logger) {
 	resetPrivValidatorLocal(privValFile, logger)
 	if err := os.RemoveAll(dbDir); err != nil {
 		logger.Error("Error removing directory", "err", err)
+		return
 	}
 	logger.Info("Removed all data", "dir", dbDir)
 }
diff --git a/consensus/reactor.go b/consensus/reactor.go
index 0eaacefd..e873ddde 100644
--- a/consensus/reactor.go
+++ b/consensus/reactor.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func (conR *ConsensusReactor) SwitchToConsensus(state *sm.State, blocksSynced in
 	}
 	_, err := conR.conS.Start()
 	if err != nil {
-		conR.Logger.Error("Error starting conR", "err", err)
+		conR.Logger.Error("Error starting conS", "err", err)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/consensus/state.go b/consensus/state.go
index c50e431e..2c2b5d1f 100644
--- a/consensus/state.go
+++ b/consensus/state.go
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ func (cs *ConsensusState) startRoutines(maxSteps int) {
 	_, err := cs.timeoutTicker.Start()
 	if err != nil {
 		cs.Logger.Error("Error starting timeout ticker", "err", err)
+		return
 	}
 	go cs.receiveRoutine(maxSteps)
 }