diff --git a/src/common/attributes/moved.c b/src/common/attributes/moved.c
index e6778f0b5..47eb7f6fa 100644
--- a/src/common/attributes/moved.c
+++ b/src/common/attributes/moved.c
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ static int
 read_moved(attrib * a, FILE * F)
 {
 	fscanf(F, "%d", &a->data.i);
-	if (a->data.i!=0) return AT_READ_OK;
-	else return AT_READ_FAIL;
+	if (a->data.i !=0 ) return AT_READ_OK;
+	else return AT_READ_OK; /* eigentlich _FAIL, workaround */
 }
 
 attrib_type at_moved = {
diff --git a/src/common/gamecode/randenc.c b/src/common/gamecode/randenc.c
index 3466718d8..4711f8ed1 100644
--- a/src/common/gamecode/randenc.c
+++ b/src/common/gamecode/randenc.c
@@ -1060,8 +1060,6 @@ randomevents(void)
 		drown(r);
 	}
 
-	/* Orkische vermehren sich */
-
 	for (r = regions; r; r = r->next) {
 		for (u = r->units; u; u = u->next) {
 			if (is_cursed(u->attribs, C_ORC, 0)
diff --git a/src/common/kernel/alchemy.c b/src/common/kernel/alchemy.c
index 34f384a34..d6537114e 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/alchemy.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/alchemy.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ a_readeffect(attrib *a, FILE *f)
 		fscanf(f, "%s %d", zText, &power);
 		ptype = pt_find(zText);
 	}
-	if (ptype==NULL || power==0) return 0;
+	if (ptype==NULL || power==0) return AT_READ_FAIL;
 	edata->type = ptype;
 	edata->value = power;
 	return AT_READ_OK;
diff --git a/src/common/util/attrib.c b/src/common/util/attrib.c
index 4b79f0c11..db82d3c33 100644
--- a/src/common/util/attrib.c
+++ b/src/common/util/attrib.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ a_read(FILE * f, attrib ** attribs)
 				a_add(attribs, na);
 				break;
 			case AT_READ_FAIL:
-				log_warning(("reading attribute %s failed.\n", zText));
+				log_warning(("reading attribute %s failed\n", zText));
 				a_free(na);
 				break;
 			default:
diff --git a/src/common/util/event.c b/src/common/util/event.c
index 51a0be85a..a34dab456 100644
--- a/src/common/util/event.c
+++ b/src/common/util/event.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ read_triggers(FILE * F, trigger ** tp)
 				tp = &(*tp)->next;
 				break;
 			case AT_READ_FAIL:
-				log_warning(("reading trigger for %s failed.\n", ttype->name));
+				log_warning(("reading trigger for %s failed\n", ttype->name));
 				t_free(*tp);
 				*tp = NULL;
 				break;