diff --git a/symmetric/symmetric-client/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/db/firebird/FirebirdSymmetricDialect.java b/symmetric/symmetric-client/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/db/firebird/FirebirdSymmetricDialect.java
index 9e0285e8a5..0d5381c807 100644
--- a/symmetric/symmetric-client/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/db/firebird/FirebirdSymmetricDialect.java
+++ b/symmetric/symmetric-client/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/db/firebird/FirebirdSymmetricDialect.java
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ public void cleanupTriggers() {
         for (String name : names) {
             count += platform.getSqlTemplate().update("drop trigger " + name);
         }
-        log.info("Remove {} triggers", count);
+        if (count > 0) {
+            log.info("Remove {} triggers", count);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/symmetric/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/ConfigurationService.java b/symmetric/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/ConfigurationService.java
index 8136d67975..80c98da7b1 100644
--- a/symmetric/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/ConfigurationService.java
+++ b/symmetric/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/ConfigurationService.java
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ protected void autoConfigChannels() {
             List<NodeChannel> channels = getNodeChannels(false);
             for (Channel defaultChannel : defaultChannels) {
                 if (!defaultChannel.isInList(channels)) {
-                    log.info("Auto-configuring {} channel.", defaultChannel.getChannelId());
+                    log.info("Auto-configuring {} channel", defaultChannel.getChannelId());
                     saveChannel(defaultChannel, true);
                 } else {
                     log.debug("No need to create channel {}.  It already exists", defaultChannel.getChannelId());
diff --git a/symmetric/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/ParameterService.java b/symmetric/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/ParameterService.java
index 1ebdf8788e..fb5cc36246 100644
--- a/symmetric/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/ParameterService.java
+++ b/symmetric/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/ParameterService.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class ParameterService implements IParameterService {
 
     private Properties systemProperties;
 
-    private boolean initialized = false;
+    private boolean databaseHashBeenInitialized = false;
 
     private String tablePrefix;
 
@@ -208,11 +208,10 @@ private TypedProperties rereadDatabaseParameters(Properties p) {
             properties.putAll(rereadDatabaseParameters(
                     p.getProperty(ParameterConstants.EXTERNAL_ID),
                     p.getProperty(ParameterConstants.NODE_GROUP_ID)));
-            initialized = true;
+            databaseHashBeenInitialized = true;
             return properties;
         } catch (SqlException ex) {
-            if (initialized) {
-                log.warn("Could not read database parameters.  We will try again later");
+            if (databaseHashBeenInitialized) {
                 throw ex;
             } else {
                 return new TypedProperties();
@@ -241,10 +240,14 @@ private TypedProperties rereadApplicationParameters() {
     private TypedProperties getParameters() {
         if (parameters == null
                 || (cacheTimeoutInMs > 0 && lastTimeParameterWereCached < (System
-                        .currentTimeMillis() - cacheTimeoutInMs))) {            
-            parameters = rereadApplicationParameters();
-            lastTimeParameterWereCached = System.currentTimeMillis();
-            cacheTimeoutInMs = getInt(ParameterConstants.PARAMETER_REFRESH_PERIOD_IN_MS);
+                        .currentTimeMillis() - cacheTimeoutInMs))) {
+            try {
+                parameters = rereadApplicationParameters();
+                lastTimeParameterWereCached = System.currentTimeMillis();
+                cacheTimeoutInMs = getInt(ParameterConstants.PARAMETER_REFRESH_PERIOD_IN_MS);
+            } catch (SqlException ex) {
+                log.error("Could not read database parameters.  We will try again later");
+            }
         }
         return parameters;
     }
diff --git a/symmetric/symmetric-server/src/test/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/test/AbstractIntegrationTest.java b/symmetric/symmetric-server/src/test/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/test/AbstractIntegrationTest.java
index b574a648ae..e02e766197 100644
--- a/symmetric/symmetric-server/src/test/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/test/AbstractIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/symmetric/symmetric-server/src/test/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/test/AbstractIntegrationTest.java
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ protected Level setLoggingLevelForTest(Level level) {
     }
 
     protected void logTestRunning() {
-        logger.info("Running " + new Exception().getStackTrace()[1].getMethodName() + ". ");
+        logger.info("Running " + new Exception().getStackTrace()[1].getMethodName());
     }
 
     protected void logTestComplete() {