diff --git a/revid/revid.go b/revid/revid.go
index f3030b3a..48e35a87 100644
--- a/revid/revid.go
+++ b/revid/revid.go
@@ -204,11 +204,11 @@ func (r *Revid) handleErrors() {
 			r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Error, pkg+"async error", "error", err.Error())
 			err = r.Stop()
 			if err != nil {
-				r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Fatal, pkg+"failed to stop", "error", err.Error())
+				r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Error, pkg+"failed to stop in response to error", "error", err.Error())
 			}
 			err = r.Start()
 			if err != nil {
-				r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Fatal, pkg+"failed to restart", "error", err.Error())
+				r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Error, pkg+"failed to restart in response to error", "error", err.Error())
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ func (r *Revid) Start() error {
 // Stop halts any processing of video data from a camera or file
 func (r *Revid) Stop() error {
 	if !r.IsRunning() {
-		return errors.New(pkg + "stop called but revid is already stopped")
+		return errors.New(pkg + "stop called but revid isn't running")
 	}
 
 	r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Info, pkg+"stopping revid")