diff --git a/server/src/node.c b/server/src/node.c
index 003ebf66f..0b722f85e 100644
--- a/server/src/node.c
+++ b/server/src/node.c
@@ -58,8 +58,10 @@ struct node_vtable const * node_lookup_vtable(const char *str)
 
 int node_start(struct node *n)
 {
-	if (!n->refcnt)
+	if (!n->refcnt) {
+		warn("Node '%s' is unused. Skipping...", n->name);
 		return -1;
+	}
 
 	char str[256];
 	node_print(n, str, sizeof(str));
diff --git a/server/src/socket.c b/server/src/socket.c
index 89fef9c8d..bfab7155e 100644
--- a/server/src/socket.c
+++ b/server/src/socket.c
@@ -46,9 +46,7 @@ int socket_open(struct node *n)
 	struct sockaddr_in *sin = (struct sockaddr_in *) &s->local;
 	struct sockaddr_ll *sll = (struct sockaddr_ll *) &s->local;
 	int ret;
-	
-	s->sd = s->sd2 = -1;
-	
+		
 	/* Create socket */
 	switch (node_type(n)) {
 		case TCPD:
@@ -166,7 +164,7 @@ int socket_write(struct node *n, struct msg *m)
 		ret = send(s->sd, m, MSG_LEN(m->length), 0);
 
 	if (ret < 0)
-		serror("Failed sendto");
+		serror("Failed send(to)");
 
 	debug(10, "Message sent to node '%s': version=%u, type=%u, endian=%u, length=%u, sequence=%u",
 		n->name, m->version, m->type, m->endian, m->length, ntohs(m->sequence));