diff --git a/src/logging.cpp b/src/logging.cpp
index 947eb2bb..61c584b0 100644
--- a/src/logging.cpp
+++ b/src/logging.cpp
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ static void initLogging(Config *config, std::string key, bool only_create_dir =
 				dirs.push_back(dir);
 			}
 		}
+#ifndef WIN32
 		mode_t old_cmask;
 		// create directories
-#ifndef WIN32
 		old_cmask = umask(0007);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/tests/main.cpp b/src/tests/main.cpp
index 218d66fb..9847222e 100644
--- a/src/tests/main.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/main.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ int main (int argc, char* argv[])
 {
 #ifdef WITH_LOG4CXX
 	LoggerPtr root = Logger::getRootLogger();
+#ifndef _MSC_VER
 	root->addAppender(new FileAppender(new PatternLayout("%d %-5p %c: %m%n"), "libtransport_test.log", false));
+#else
+	root->addAppender(new FileAppender(new PatternLayout(L"%d %-5p %c: %m%n"), L"libtransport_test.log", false));
+#endif
 #endif
 
 	std::vector<std::string> testsToRun;