diff --git a/process/orders-accept b/process/orders-accept
index 78af0a056..2f8f0bd29 100755
--- a/process/orders-accept
+++ b/process/orders-accept
@@ -360,6 +360,10 @@ def accept(game, locale, stream, extend=None):
     return 0
 
 # the main body of the script:
+try:
+    os.mkdir(os.path.join(rootdir, 'log'))
+except:
+    pass # already exists?
 LOG_FILENAME=os.path.join(rootdir, 'log/orders.log')
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG, filename=LOG_FILENAME)
 logger = logging
diff --git a/process/orders-process b/process/orders-process
index b33cc05bf..79c7b3378 100755
--- a/process/orders-process
+++ b/process/orders-process
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # -*- coding: iso-8859-1 -*-
 
 from os import unlink, symlink, rename, popen, tmpfile
+import sys
 import os
 import os.path
 import ConfigParser
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ frommail = 'eressea-server@kn-bremen.de'
 gamename = 'Eressea'
 sender = '%s Server <%s>' % (gamename, frommail)
 
-inifile = os.path.join(gamedir, 'eressea.ini')
+inifile = os.path.join(game_dir, 'eressea.ini')
 if not os.path.exists(inifile):
     print "no such file: " . inifile
 else:
@@ -202,7 +203,7 @@ for line in lines:
     results = check_pwd(infile, email, pw_data)
     logfile = open(os.path.join(game_dir, "zug.log"), "a")
     dirname, filename = split_filename(infile)
-    msg = messages["validate-"+locale] + " " + infilename + "\n\n"
+    msg = messages["validate-"+locale] + " " + infile + "\n\n"
     for faction, game_email, success, pwd in results:
         msg = msg + messages["faction-"+locale] + " " + faction + "\n"
         if success: failed = False