diff --git a/pen.c b/pen.c
index eb346e7..8e1d8d5 100644
--- a/pen.c
+++ b/pen.c
@@ -938,6 +938,7 @@ static void init(int argc, char **argv)
 	server = 0;
 
 	for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
+		DEBUG(2, "server[%d] = %s", server, argv[i]);
 		expand_servertable(server+1);
 		servers[server].status = 0;
 		servers[server].c = 0;	/* connections... */
@@ -948,6 +949,7 @@ static void init(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 
 	if (e_server) {
+		DEBUG(2, "Emergency server = %s", e_server);
 		expand_servertable(EMERGENCY_SERVER+1);
 		emerg_server = EMERGENCY_SERVER;
 		servers[EMERGENCY_SERVER].status = 0;
@@ -959,6 +961,7 @@ static void init(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 
 	if (a_server) {
+		DEBUG(2, "Abuse server = %s", a_server);
 		expand_servertable(ABUSE_SERVER+1);
 		abuse_server = ABUSE_SERVER;
 		servers[ABUSE_SERVER].status = 0;
diff --git a/server.c b/server.c
index 0238ef6..32569b0 100644
--- a/server.c
+++ b/server.c
@@ -198,6 +198,8 @@ int initial_server(int conn)
 	if (!pd) {
 		DEBUG(1, "initial_server: denied by acl");
 		return abuse_server;
+		/* returning abuse_server is correct even if it is not set
+		   because it defaults to NO_SERVER */
 	}
 	if (!(server_alg & ALG_ROUNDROBIN)) {
 		// Load balancing with memory == No roundrobin
@@ -220,19 +222,19 @@ int initial_server(int conn)
 int failover_server(int conn)
 {
 	int server = conns[conn].server;
-	DEBUG(2, "failover_server(%d)", conn);
+	DEBUG(2, "failover_server(%d): server = %d", conn, server);
 	if (server_alg & ALG_STUBBORN) {
 		DEBUG(2, "Won't failover because we are stubborn");
 		close_conn(conn);
 		return 0;
 	}
-	if (server == abuse_server) {
-		DEBUG(2, "Won't failover from abuse server");
+	if (server == ABUSE_SERVER) {
+		DEBUG(2, "Won't failover from abuse server (%d)", abuse_server);
 		close_conn(conn);
 		return 0;
 	}
-	if (server == emerg_server) {
-		DEBUG(2, "Already using emergency server, won't fail over");
+	if (server == EMERGENCY_SERVER) {
+		DEBUG(2, "Already using emergency server (%d), won't fail over", emerg_server);
 		close_conn(conn);
 		return 0;
 	}