diff --git a/src/lager_file_backend.erl b/src/lager_file_backend.erl
index 093a3a5..6b1ab17 100644
--- a/src/lager_file_backend.erl
+++ b/src/lager_file_backend.erl
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ write(#state{name=Name, fd=FD,
                                     State1;
                                 _ ->
                                     ?INT_LOG(error, "Failed to rotate log file ~ts with error ~s", [Name, file:format_error(Reason)]),
-                                    State#state{flap=true}
+                                    State1#state{flap=true}
                             end
                     end;
                 {ok, {NewFD, NewInode, NewCtime, _Size}} ->
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ write(#state{name=Name, fd=FD,
                             State0;
                         _ ->
                             ?INT_LOG(error, "Failed to reopen log file ~ts with error ~s", [Name, file:format_error(Reason)]),
-                            State#state{flap=true}
+                            State0#state{flap=true}
                     end
             end;
         false ->
diff --git a/src/lager_util.erl b/src/lager_util.erl
index 715fecc..21e84b7 100644
--- a/src/lager_util.erl
+++ b/src/lager_util.erl
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ do_delete_file(_FsElem, 0) ->
 do_delete_file(FsElem, Attempts) ->
     case file:delete(FsElem) of
         ok -> ok;
-        Error ->
+        _Error ->
             do_delete_file(FsElem, Attempts - 1)
     end.