diff --git a/cmd/vidforward/main.go b/cmd/vidforward/main.go
index b474c155..9f538cf6 100644
--- a/cmd/vidforward/main.go
+++ b/cmd/vidforward/main.go
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ const (
 	logMaxSize   = 500 // MB
 	logMaxBackup = 10
 	logMaxAge    = 28 // days
-	logVerbosity = logging.Info
 	logSuppress  = true
 )
 
@@ -456,7 +455,7 @@ func (m *broadcastManager) createOrUpdate(broadcast Broadcast) error {
 			signalCh := make(chan struct{})
 			m.slateExitSignals[broadcast.mac] = signalCh
 
-			err := writeSlateAndCheckErrors(broadcast.rv, signalCh, m.log)
+			err := writeSlateAndCheckErrors(maybeOld.rv, signalCh, m.log)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -512,7 +511,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	// Create logger that we call methods on to log, which in turn writes to the
 	// lumberjack and netloggers.
-	log := logging.New(logVerbosity, io.MultiWriter(fileLog), logSuppress)
+	log := logging.New(loggingLevel, io.MultiWriter(fileLog), logSuppress)
 
 	global.SetLogger(log)