diff --git a/laikamilter.py b/laikamilter.py
index 44110f9..ff3793e 100755
--- a/laikamilter.py
+++ b/laikamilter.py
@@ -583,12 +583,21 @@ def close(self):
         try:
             self.client.close()
         except:
-            self.logger.writeLog(syslog.LOG_ERR, self.uuid+" ERROR attempting to close ZMQ context")
+            #If client in not connected check your laikamilter config
+            if self.client == None:
+                self.logger.writeLog(syslog.LOG_ERR, "ERROR cannot close non-connected client in ZMQ context")
+            else:
+                self.logger.writeLog(syslog.LOG_ERR, "ERROR attempting to close ZMQ context")
         
         
     #public function to get flags from si-scan
     def zmqGetFlagswithRetry(self, numRetries, milterContext):
         sendResponse = self._zmqGetFlags(numRetries, milterContext)
+        if sendResponse == -1:
+            self.logger.writeLog(syslog.LOG_ERR, \
+                        "ERROR Laikamilter could not connect to laikad servers:"\
+                        + str(milterContext.milterConfig.servers)
+                    )
         
             
     def _getNextScanServer(self):
@@ -628,7 +637,6 @@ def _zmqGetFlags(self, numRetries, milterContext):
     def _zmqSendBuffer(self, milterContext,numRetries, REQUEST_TIMEOUT,SERVER_ENDPOINT):
         gotResponseFromScanner=-1
         self.client = Client(SERVER_ENDPOINT)
-        
         log = milterContext.uuid+" Sending "+ str(milterContext.qid)+" to "+ SERVER_ENDPOINT
         self.logger.writeLog(syslog.LOG_DEBUG, "%s"%(str(log)))
         myhostname = socket.gethostname()
@@ -636,7 +644,8 @@ def _zmqSendBuffer(self, milterContext,numRetries, REQUEST_TIMEOUT,SERVER_ENDPOI
                                         buffer=milterContext.fileBuffer, 
                                         externalVars=ExternalVars(
                                                                   filename=milterContext.archiveFileName, 
-                                                                  source=milterContext.milterConfig.milterName+"-"+str(myhostname[:myhostname.index(".")]),
+                                                                  source=milterContext.milterConfig.milterName+"-"+ \
+                                                                          (str(myhostname[:myhostname.index(".")]) if "." in myhostname else str(myhostname)),
                                                                   ephID=milterContext.qid,
                                                                   uniqID=milterContext.messageID
                                                                  ),