diff --git a/src/crypto/elliptic.cpp b/src/crypto/elliptic.cpp
index 87730a4..6db6b17 100644
--- a/src/crypto/elliptic.cpp
+++ b/src/crypto/elliptic.cpp
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ struct ssl_bignum
                     (const unsigned char*)&digest, sizeof(digest), 
                     (unsigned char*)&sig, &buf_len, my->_key ) )
         {
-            fprintf( stderr, "sign error\n");
+            FC_THROW_EXCEPTION( exception, "signing error" );
         }
 
 
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ struct ssl_bignum
         {
             EC_KEY_set_conv_form( my->_key, POINT_CONVERSION_COMPRESSED );
             nV -= 4;
-            fprintf( stderr, "compressed\n" );
+//            fprintf( stderr, "compressed\n" );
         }
 
         if (ECDSA_SIG_recover_key_GFp(my->_key, sig, (unsigned char*)&digest, sizeof(digest), nV - 27, 0) == 1)
diff --git a/src/log/console_appender.cpp b/src/log/console_appender.cpp
index c3c68f7..742acbc 100644
--- a/src/log/console_appender.cpp
+++ b/src/log/console_appender.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ namespace fc {
       ///////////////
       std::stringstream line;
       line << (m.get_context().get_timestamp().time_since_epoch().count() % (1000ll*1000ll*60ll*60))/1000 <<"ms ";
-      line << std::setw( 10 ) << m.get_context().get_thread_name().substr(0,9).c_str() <<" "<<std::setw(20)<<file_line.str();
+      line << std::setw( 10 ) << std::left << m.get_context().get_thread_name().substr(0,9).c_str() <<" "<<std::setw(20)<< std::left <<file_line.str();
 
       auto me = m.get_context().get_method();
       // strip all leading scopes...
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ namespace fc {
          }
 
          if( me[p] == ':' ) ++p;
-         line << std::setw( 20 ) << m.get_context().get_method().substr(p,20).c_str() <<" ";
+         line << std::setw( 20 ) << std::left << m.get_context().get_method().substr(p,20).c_str() <<" ";
       }
       line << "] ";
       fc::string message = fc::format_string( m.get_format(), m.get_data() );
diff --git a/src/network/tcp_socket.cpp b/src/network/tcp_socket.cpp
index 0b11e3c..9c60c4f 100644
--- a/src/network/tcp_socket.cpp
+++ b/src/network/tcp_socket.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <fc/asio.hpp>
 #include <fc/log/logger.hpp>
 #include <fc/io/stdio.hpp>
+#include <fc/exception/exception.hpp>
 
 namespace fc {
 
@@ -25,7 +26,12 @@ namespace fc {
 
   void tcp_socket::flush() {}
   void tcp_socket::close() {
-    if( is_open() ) my->_sock.close();
+    try {
+        if( is_open() )
+        { 
+          my->_sock.close();
+        }
+    } FC_RETHROW_EXCEPTIONS( warn, "error closing tcp socket" );
   }
 
   bool tcp_socket::eof()const {
@@ -57,7 +63,13 @@ namespace fc {
       _accept( fc::asio::default_io_service(), boost::asio::ip::tcp::endpoint(boost::asio::ip::tcp::v4(), port) ){
       }
       ~impl(){
-        _accept.close();
+        try {
+          _accept.close();
+        } 
+        catch ( boost::system::system_error& e )
+        {
+           wlog( "unexpected exception ${e}", ("e", fc::except_str()) );
+        }
       }
 
       boost::asio::ip::tcp::acceptor _accept;
diff --git a/src/thread/thread_d.hpp b/src/thread/thread_d.hpp
index dbb877a..d6758d6 100644
--- a/src/thread/thread_d.hpp
+++ b/src/thread/thread_d.hpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace fc {
                 pt_head = temp;
               }
               */
-              ilog("");
+              //ilog("");
              if (boost_thread)
              {
                boost_thread->detach();