diff --git a/lib/node/logger.js b/lib/node/logger.js
index 8b17f3b0..b0ed3656 100644
--- a/lib/node/logger.js
+++ b/lib/node/logger.js
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ Logger.prototype.getStream = function getStream() {
     util.mkdir(this.filename, true);
   } catch (e) {
     this.writeConsole(Logger.levels.WARNING, 'Could not create log directory.');
-    this.writeConsole(Logger.levels.ERROR, err.message);
+    this.writeConsole(Logger.levels.ERROR, e.message);
     this.lastFail = util.now();
     return;
   }
diff --git a/lib/primitives/merkleblock.js b/lib/primitives/merkleblock.js
index 47b93543..3337bda7 100644
--- a/lib/primitives/merkleblock.js
+++ b/lib/primitives/merkleblock.js
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ MerkleBlock.prototype.extractTree = function extractTree() {
   var flags = this.flags;
   var totalTX = this.totalTX;
   var height = 0;
-  var root, p, buf;
+  var root, buf;
 
   function width(height) {
     return (totalTX + (1 << height) - 1) >>> height;