diff --git a/scripts/eressea/e3/init.lua b/scripts/eressea/e3/init.lua
index 9acda1093..e376eaadc 100644
--- a/scripts/eressea/e3/init.lua
+++ b/scripts/eressea/e3/init.lua
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ eressea.log.debug("rules for game E3")
 return {
     require('eressea'),
     require('eressea.xmasitems'),
-    require('eressea.markets'),
+    -- require('eressea.markets'),
     require('eressea.frost'),
     require('eressea.ents')
 }
diff --git a/scripts/eressea/e4/init.lua b/scripts/eressea/e4/init.lua
index e5e617c55..32c0b8498 100644
--- a/scripts/eressea/e4/init.lua
+++ b/scripts/eressea/e4/init.lua
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ eressea.log.debug("rules for game E4")
 
 return {
     require('eressea'),
-    require('eressea.markets'),
+    -- require('eressea.markets'),
     require('eressea.frost'),
     require('eressea.ents')
 }
diff --git a/scripts/tests/e3/rules.lua b/scripts/tests/e3/rules.lua
index 323103e73..2cba83f21 100644
--- a/scripts/tests/e3/rules.lua
+++ b/scripts/tests/e3/rules.lua
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ module("tests.e3.e3features", package.seeall, lunit.testcase)
 
 local settings
 
+-- use the C implementation in market.c, because the Lua
+-- module is wrong (https://bugs.eressea.de/view.php?id=2225)
+local function process_markets()
+    -- markets = require("eressea.markets")
+    -- markets.update()
+    eressea.process.markets()
+end
+
 local function set_rule(key, value)
     if value==nil then
         eressea.settings.set(key, settings[key])
@@ -403,8 +411,7 @@ function test_market_regions()
     -- if i am the only trader around, i should be getting all the herbs from all 7 regions
     local r, u, b, herbnames, luxurynames, herbtable, luxurytable = market_fixture()
 
-
-    eressea.process.markets()
+    process_markets()
 
     test_items(u, herbtable, 10)
     test_items(u, luxurytable, 5)
@@ -420,9 +427,8 @@ function test_multiple_markets()
    b2.working = true
    reset_items(u2)
    u2.building = b2
-   
 
-   eressea.process.markets()
+   process_markets()
    for _, i in pairs(luxurytable) do
      assert_equal(5, u1:get_item(i)+u2:get_item(i), "not enough " .. i )
    end
@@ -432,12 +438,11 @@ function test_multiple_markets()
    assert_equal(5, u1:get_item('silk')) -- uncontested
 end
 
-
 function test_market()
   local r = region.create(0, 0, "plain")
   local f1 = faction.create("market2@eressea.de", "human", "de")
   local u1 = unit.create(f1, r, 1)
-	
+
   local b = building.create(r, "market")
 
   eressea.settings.set("rules.peasants.growth", "0")
@@ -469,7 +474,7 @@ function test_market()
   end
   reset_items()
   b.size = 1  
-  eressea.process.markets()
+  process_markets()
 
   assert_equal(0, u1:get_item("h0"))
   b.size = 10 
@@ -477,38 +482,38 @@ function test_market()
 
   reset_items()
   r:set_resource("peasant", 2100)
-  eressea.process.markets()
+  process_markets()
   
   assert_equal(5, u1:get_item("h0"))
   assert_equal(3, u1:get_item("balm"))
 
   reset_items()
   r:set_resource("peasant", 1049)
-  eressea.process.markets()
+  process_markets()
   assert_equal(2, u1:get_item("h0"))
   assert_equal(1, u1:get_item("balm"))
 
   reset_items()
   r:set_resource("peasant", 550)
-  eressea.process.markets()
+  process_markets()
   assert_equal(2, u1:get_item("h0"))
   assert_equal(1, u1:get_item("balm"))
 
   reset_items()
   r:set_resource("peasant", 549)
-  eressea.process.markets()
+  process_markets()
   assert_equal(1, u1:get_item("h0"))
   assert_equal(1, u1:get_item("balm"))
 
   reset_items()
   r:set_resource("peasant", 50)
-  eressea.process.markets()
+  process_markets()
   assert_equal(1, u1:get_item("h0"))
   assert_equal(1, u1:get_item("balm"))
 
   reset_items()
   r:set_resource("peasant", 49)
-  eressea.process.markets()
+  process_markets()
   assert_equal(0, u1:get_item("h0"))
   r:set_resource("peasant", 1050)
 
diff --git a/src/reports.c b/src/reports.c
index 379b35429..48a01d9a8 100644
--- a/src/reports.c
+++ b/src/reports.c
@@ -1543,21 +1543,21 @@ int write_reports(faction * f, time_t ltime)
     log_debug("Reports for %s:", factionname(f));
     for (rtype = report_types; rtype != NULL; rtype = rtype->next) {
         if (f->options & rtype->flag) {
-            int error;
+            int error = 0;
             do {
                 char filename[32];
                 char path[MAX_PATH];
                 sprintf(filename, "%d-%s.%s", turn, factionid(f),
                     rtype->extension);
                 join_path(reportpath(), filename, path, sizeof(path));
-                error = 0;
+                errno = 0;
                 if (rtype->write(path, &ctx, encoding) == 0) {
                     gotit = true;
                 }
                 if (errno) {
                     char zText[64];
-                    log_warning("retrying, error %d during %s report for faction %s", error, rtype->extension, factionname(f));
-                    sprintf(zText, "waiting %u seconds before we retry", backup / 1000);
+                    log_warning("retrying, error %d during %s report for faction %s", errno, rtype->extension, factionname(f));
+                    sprintf(zText, "waiting %u seconds before we retry", backup);
                     perror(zText);
                     _sleep(backup);
                     if (backup < maxbackup) {