diff --git a/src/od_backend.c b/src/od_backend.c
index d5b62c0f..9552a659 100644
--- a/src/od_backend.c
+++ b/src/od_backend.c
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ od_backend_new(od_router_t *router, od_route_t *route)
 
 error:
 	od_serverpool_set(&route->server_pool, server, OD_SUNDEF);
+	server->route = NULL;
 	od_backend_close(server);
 	return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/src/od_pooler.c b/src/od_pooler.c
index 86902ac9..29528312 100644
--- a/src/od_pooler.c
+++ b/src/od_pooler.c
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ od_signalizer(void *arg)
 		od_error(&instance->log, "pooler", "failed to init signal handler");
 		return;
 	}
-
 	for (;;)
 	{
 		rc = machine_signal_wait(UINT32_MAX);
@@ -189,7 +188,8 @@ od_signalizer(void *arg)
 			break;
 		switch (rc) {
 		case SIGINT:
-			od_log(&instance->log, "caught SIGINT, closing");
+			od_log(&instance->log, "SIGINT received, shutting down");
+
 			exit(0);
 			break;
 		}