diff --git a/libntfs-3g/attrib.c b/libntfs-3g/attrib.c
index 0f2ba62f..4e7a2bd1 100644
--- a/libntfs-3g/attrib.c
+++ b/libntfs-3g/attrib.c
@@ -3317,6 +3317,7 @@ int ntfs_attr_rm(ntfs_attr *na)
 		}
 		ntfs_attr_reinit_search_ctx(ctx);
 	}
+	ntfs_attr_put_search_ctx(ctx);
 	if (errno != ENOENT) {
 		ntfs_log_trace("Attribute lookup failed. Probably leaving inconstant "
 				"metadata.\n");
diff --git a/libntfs-3g/bitmap.c b/libntfs-3g/bitmap.c
index 60cd4a89..65162a29 100644
--- a/libntfs-3g/bitmap.c
+++ b/libntfs-3g/bitmap.c
@@ -117,10 +117,12 @@ static int ntfs_bitmap_set_bits_in_run(ntfs_attr *na, s64 start_bit,
 {
 	s64 bufsize, br;
 	u8 *buf, *lastbyte_buf;
-	int bit, firstbyte, lastbyte, lastbyte_pos, tmp, err;
+	int bit, firstbyte, lastbyte, lastbyte_pos, tmp, ret = -1;
 
 	if (!na || start_bit < 0 || count < 0) {
 		errno = EINVAL;
+		ntfs_log_perror("%s: Invalid argument (%p, %lld, %lld)",
+			__FUNCTION__, na, (long long)start_bit, (long long)count);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -147,9 +149,9 @@ static int ntfs_bitmap_set_bits_in_run(ntfs_attr *na, s64 start_bit,
 		/* read it in... */
 		br = ntfs_attr_pread(na, start_bit >> 3, 1, buf);
 		if (br != 1) {
-			free(buf);
-			errno = EIO;
-			return -1;
+			if (br >= 0)
+				errno = EIO;
+			goto free_err_out;
 		}
 		/* and set or clear the appropriate bits in it. */
 		while ((bit & 7) && count--) {
@@ -172,9 +174,9 @@ static int ntfs_bitmap_set_bits_in_run(ntfs_attr *na, s64 start_bit,
 			lastbyte_pos = ((count + 7) >> 3) + firstbyte;
 			if (!lastbyte_pos) {
 				// FIXME: Eeek! BUG!
-				ntfs_log_trace("Eeek! lastbyte is zero. Leaving "
+				ntfs_log_error("Lastbyte is zero. Leaving "
 						"inconsistent metadata.\n");
-				err = EIO;
+				errno = EIO;
 				goto free_err_out;
 			}
 			/* and it is in the currently loaded bitmap window... */
@@ -186,10 +188,11 @@ static int ntfs_bitmap_set_bits_in_run(ntfs_attr *na, s64 start_bit,
 						3, 1, lastbyte_buf);
 				if (br != 1) {
 					// FIXME: Eeek! We need rollback! (AIA)
-					ntfs_log_trace("Eeek! Read of last byte "
-							"failed. Leaving "
-							"inconsistent metadata.\n");
-					err = EIO;
+					if (br >= 0)
+						errno = EIO;
+					ntfs_log_perror("Reading of last byte "
+						"failed (%lld). Leaving inconsistent "
+						"metadata", (long long)br);
 					goto free_err_out;
 				}
 				/* and set/clear the appropriate bits in it. */
@@ -211,9 +214,11 @@ static int ntfs_bitmap_set_bits_in_run(ntfs_attr *na, s64 start_bit,
 		br = ntfs_attr_pwrite(na, tmp, bufsize, buf);
 		if (br != bufsize) {
 			// FIXME: Eeek! We need rollback! (AIA)
-			ntfs_log_trace("Eeek! Failed to write buffer to bitmap. "
-					"Leaving inconsistent metadata.\n");
-			err = EIO;
+			if (br >= 0)
+				errno = EIO;
+			ntfs_log_perror("Failed to write buffer to bitmap "
+				"(%lld != %lld). Leaving inconsistent metadata",
+				(long long)br, (long long)bufsize);
 			goto free_err_out;
 		}
 
@@ -234,22 +239,19 @@ static int ntfs_bitmap_set_bits_in_run(ntfs_attr *na, s64 start_bit,
 
 		if (lastbyte && count != 0) {
 			// FIXME: Eeek! BUG!
-			ntfs_log_trace("Eeek! Last buffer but count is not zero (= "
-					"%lli). Leaving inconsistent metadata.\n",
-					(long long)count);
-			err = EIO;
+			ntfs_log_error("Last buffer but count is not zero "
+				       "(%lld). Leaving inconsistent metadata.\n",
+				       (long long)count);
+			errno = EIO;
 			goto free_err_out;
 		}
 	} while (count > 0);
-
-	/* Done! */
-	free(buf);
-	return 0;
-
+	
+	ret = 0;
+	
 free_err_out:
 	free(buf);
-	errno = err;
-	return -1;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/libntfs-3g/volume.c b/libntfs-3g/volume.c
index fa268c94..6eebe812 100644
--- a/libntfs-3g/volume.c
+++ b/libntfs-3g/volume.c
@@ -1433,10 +1433,9 @@ int ntfs_volume_write_flags(ntfs_volume *vol, const u16 flags)
 	vol->flags = c->flags = flags & VOLUME_FLAGS_MASK;
 	/* Write them to disk. */
 	ntfs_inode_mark_dirty(vol->vol_ni);
-	if (ntfs_inode_sync(vol->vol_ni)) {
-		ntfs_log_perror("Error writing $Volume");
+	if (ntfs_inode_sync(vol->vol_ni))
 		goto err_out;
-	}
+
 	ret = 0; /* success */
 err_out:
 	ntfs_attr_put_search_ctx(ctx);
diff --git a/src/ntfs-3g.c b/src/ntfs-3g.c
index f573d617..ec6eafa6 100644
--- a/src/ntfs-3g.c
+++ b/src/ntfs-3g.c
@@ -2589,7 +2589,17 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	struct fuse *fh;
 	fuse_fstype fstype = FSTYPE_UNKNOWN;
 	struct stat sbuf;
-	int err;
+	int err, fd;
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure file descriptors 0, 1 and 2 are open, 
+	 * otherwise chaos would ensue.
+	 */
+	do {
+		fd = open("/dev/null", O_RDWR);
+		if (fd > 2)
+			close(fd);
+	} while (fd >= 0 && fd <= 2);
 
 #ifndef FUSE_INTERNAL
 	if ((getuid() != geteuid()) || (getgid() != getegid())) {