diff --git a/spectrum/src/logging.cfg b/spectrum/src/logging.cfg
index 37a275f7..f662de58 100644
--- a/spectrum/src/logging.cfg
+++ b/spectrum/src/logging.cfg
@@ -9,3 +9,6 @@ log4j.appender.R.MaxBackupIndex=1
 
 log4j.appender.R.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
 log4j.appender.R.layout.ConversionPattern=%d %-5p %c: %m%n
+
+# Disable XML category
+log4j.category.Component.XML = OFF
diff --git a/src/sqlite3backend.cpp b/src/sqlite3backend.cpp
index b95deb3f..1edc028e 100644
--- a/src/sqlite3backend.cpp
+++ b/src/sqlite3backend.cpp
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ bool SQLite3Backend::exec(const std::string &query) {
 	if (rc != SQLITE_OK) {
 		// This error is OK, because we try to create buddies table every time
 		// to detect if DB is created properly.
-		if (errMsg != "table buddies already exists") {
+		if (errMsg && std::string(errMsg).find("table buddies already exists") == std::string::npos) {
 			LOG4CXX_ERROR(logger, errMsg << " during statement " << query);
 		}
 		sqlite3_free(errMsg);