diff --git a/blockstore_flush.cpp b/blockstore_flush.cpp
index e4550e9a..db64fa15 100644
--- a/blockstore_flush.cpp
+++ b/blockstore_flush.cpp
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ bool journal_flusher_co::loop()
 resume_0:
     if (!flusher->flush_queue.size() || !flusher->dequeuing)
     {
+stop_flusher:
         if (flusher->trim_wanted > 0 && flusher->journal_trim_counter > 0)
         {
             // Attempt forced trim
@@ -327,9 +328,7 @@ resume_0:
 #ifdef BLOCKSTORE_DEBUG
                     printf("No older flushes, stopping\n");
 #endif
-                    flusher->dequeuing = false;
-                    wait_state = 0;
-                    return true;
+                    goto stop_flusher;
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/blockstore_journal.cpp b/blockstore_journal.cpp
index 133d4227..2d6054f2 100644
--- a/blockstore_journal.cpp
+++ b/blockstore_journal.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ int blockstore_journal_check_t::check_available(blockstore_op_t *op, int entries
             }
             // In fact, it's even more rare than "ran out of journal space", so print a warning
             printf(
-                "Ran out of journal sector buffers: %d/%lu buffers used (%d dirty), next buffer (%ld) is %s and flushed %lu times\n",
+                "Ran out of journal sector buffers: %d/%lu buffers used (%d dirty), next buffer (%ld)"
+                " is %s and flushed %lu times. Consider increasing \'journal_sector_buffer_count\'\n",
                 used, bs->journal.sector_count, dirty, next_sector,
                 bs->journal.sector_info[next_sector].dirty ? "dirty" : "not dirty",
                 bs->journal.sector_info[next_sector].flush_count
@@ -103,11 +104,8 @@ int blockstore_journal_check_t::check_available(blockstore_op_t *op, int entries
     {
         // No space in the journal. Wait until used_start changes.
         printf(
-            "Ran out of journal space (free space: %lu bytes, sectors to write: %d)\n",
-            (bs->journal.next_free >= bs->journal.used_start
-                ? bs->journal.len-bs->journal.block_size - (bs->journal.next_free-bs->journal.used_start)
-                : bs->journal.used_start - bs->journal.next_free),
-            sectors_to_write
+            "Ran out of journal space (used_start=%08lx, next_free=%08lx, dirty_start=%08lx)\n",
+            bs->journal.used_start, bs->journal.next_free, bs->journal.dirty_start
         );
         PRIV(op)->wait_for = WAIT_JOURNAL;
         bs->flusher->request_trim();