diff --git a/src/RageFileDriverDirect.cpp b/src/RageFileDriverDirect.cpp
index 99de7439da..79ff243cc1 100644
--- a/src/RageFileDriverDirect.cpp
+++ b/src/RageFileDriverDirect.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static struct FileDriverEntry_DIRRO: public FileDriverEntry
 } const g_RegisterDriver2;
 
 RageFileDriverDirect::RageFileDriverDirect( const RString &sRoot ):
-	RageFileDriver( new DirectFilenameDB(sRoot) ), m_sRoot(sRoot)
+	RageFileDriver( new DirectFilenameDB(sRoot) )
 {
 	Remount( sRoot );
 }
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ bool RageFileDriverDirect::Move( const RString &sOldPath_, const RString &sNewPa
 
 bool RageFileDriverDirect::Remove( const RString &sPath_ )
 {
-	if( m_sRoot.empty() || m_sRoot == "(empty)")
+	if( m_sRoot == "(empty)" )
 	{
 		return false;
 	}
diff --git a/src/RageFileManager.cpp b/src/RageFileManager.cpp
index fe75ed0ceb..831a050516 100644
--- a/src/RageFileManager.cpp
+++ b/src/RageFileManager.cpp
@@ -716,13 +716,16 @@ bool RageFileManager::Mount( const RString &sType, const RString &sRoot_, const
 	RageFileDriver *pDriver = MakeFileDriver( sType, sRoot );
 	if( pDriver == nullptr )
 	{
-		const RString errorMsg = ssprintf("Can't mount unknown VFS type \"%s\", root \"%s\"", sType.c_str(), sRoot.c_str());
-		CHECKPOINT_M( errorMsg );
-		LOG->Warn( "%s", errorMsg.c_str() );
+		CHECKPOINT_M( ssprintf("Can't mount unknown VFS type \"%s\", root \"%s\"", sType.c_str(), sRoot.c_str() ) );
+
+		if( LOG )
+			LOG->Warn("Can't mount unknown VFS type \"%s\", root \"%s\"", sType.c_str(), sRoot.c_str() );
+		else
+			fprintf( stderr, "Can't mount unknown VFS type \"%s\", root \"%s\"\n", sType.c_str(), sRoot.c_str() );
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	CHECKPOINT_M("Driver successfully made.");
+	CHECKPOINT_M("Driver %s successfully made.");
 
 	LoadedDriver *pLoadedDriver = new LoadedDriver;
 	pLoadedDriver->m_pDriver = pDriver;