diff --git a/evennia/comms/comms.py b/evennia/comms/comms.py
index 001a662d9d..05094f1ea3 100644
--- a/evennia/comms/comms.py
+++ b/evennia/comms/comms.py
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ class DefaultChannel(with_metaclass(TypeclassBase, ChannelDB)):
             senders (Object or list, optional): Senders of message to send.
 
         """
-        self.msg(message, senders=senders, header=header, persistent=False)
+        self.msg(message, senders=senders, header=header, keep_log=False)
 
 
     # hooks
diff --git a/evennia/utils/logger.py b/evennia/utils/logger.py
index 225ac00e36..48646b0566 100644
--- a/evennia/utils/logger.py
+++ b/evennia/utils/logger.py
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ def tail_log_file(filename, offset, nlines, callback=None):
     filehandle = _open_log_file(filename)
     if filehandle:
         if callback:
-            deferToThread(seek_file, filehandle, offset, nlines, callback).addErrback(errback)
+            return deferToThread(seek_file, filehandle, offset, nlines, callback).addErrback(errback)
         else:
             return seek_file(filehandle, offset, nlines, callback)