diff --git a/src/morevna.py b/src/morevna.py
--- a/src/morevna.py
+++ b/src/morevna.py
@@ -84,11 +84,12 @@ def serve(args):
 	if args.host: conf.hosts.insert(0,args.host)
 	if args.port: conf.port=args.port
 
-	s=Miniserver(args.datafile,args.tree)
 	try:
+		s=Miniserver(args.datafile,args.tree)
 		spawnDaemon(s.serve)
 	except Exception as e:
 		log.exception("exception: %s",e)
+		print("Failed to start:\n  ",e)
 
 
 parser=ArgumentParser()
diff --git a/src/server.py b/src/server.py
--- a/src/server.py
+++ b/src/server.py
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@ class Connection(BaseConnection):
 		super().__init__()
 
 		sock, address = serverSocket.accept()
-		try: self._socket=sslContext.wrap_socket(sock,server_side=True)
+		peer=sock.getpeername()
+		try:
+			self._socket=sslContext.wrap_socket(sock,server_side=True)
 		except ssl.SSLError as e:
-			log.warning("Failed to establish an SSL connection from {0}.".format(sock.getpeername()))
+			log.warning("Failed to establish an SSL connection from {0}.".format(peer))
 			raise e
 
 		log.info('Connected by {0}'.format(address))
@@ -114,7 +116,7 @@ class Server(NetNode):
 		return True
 
 	def _requestHash(self,indices):
-		log.info("received request for nodes #{0}".format(",".join(str(i) for i in indices)))
+		log.info("received request for nodes {0}".format(indices))
 		assert all(i<len(self._tree.store) for i in indices)
 		hashes=[self._tree.store[i] for i in indices]
 
@@ -124,7 +126,7 @@ class Server(NetNode):
 		return (jsonResponse,binResponse)
 
 	def _requestData(self,index):
-		log.info("received request for data block #{0}".format(index))
+		log.info("received request for data blocks {0}".format(index))
 
 		jsonResponse={"command":"send", "index":index, "dataType":"data"}
 		blocks=[]
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ class Server(NetNode):
 
 	def _receiveData(self,jsonData,binData):
 		if not self.isLocked(): self._lock()
-		log.info("received data block #{0}: {1}...{2}".format(jsonData["index"],binData[:5],binData[-5:]))
+		log.info("received data blocks {0}: {1}...{2}".format(jsonData["index"],binData[:5],binData[-5:]))
 
 		indices=jsonData["index"]
 		for (i,k) in enumerate(indices):