diff --git a/controllers/auth.js b/controllers/auth.js
index 3df72fd..d94230d 100644
--- a/controllers/auth.js
+++ b/controllers/auth.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ const callback = async (req, res) => {
 
     // check state
     if (state === null || state !== storedState) {
-      res.redirect(409, "/");
+      res.status(409).send({ message: "Invalid state" });
       logger.warn("state mismatch");
       return;
     } else if (error) {
diff --git a/controllers/operations.js b/controllers/operations.js
index 4939346..dd451fa 100644
--- a/controllers/operations.js
+++ b/controllers/operations.js
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ const populateSingleLink = async (req, res) => {
       const { toAddNum, localNum } = result;
       let logMsg;
       logMsg = toAddNum > 0 ? "Added " + toAddNum + " tracks" : "No tracks to add";
-      logMsg += localNum > 0 ? ", but could not add " + localNum + " local files" : ".";
+      logMsg += localNum > 0 ? "; could not process " + localNum + " local files" : ".";
 
       res.status(200).send({ message: logMsg });
       logger.debug(logMsg, { toAddNum, localNum });