diff --git a/src/guacd/proc.c b/src/guacd/proc.c
index d9e92cacf7..3da138d328 100644
--- a/src/guacd/proc.c
+++ b/src/guacd/proc.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static void* guacd_user_thread(void* data) {
  *
  * @param proc
  *     The process that the user is being added to.
- 
+
  * @param handle
  *     The handle associated with the user's connection to guacd.
  *
@@ -279,33 +279,16 @@ static void* guacd_client_free_thread(void* data) {
 
     guacd_client_free* free_operation = (guacd_client_free*) data;
 
-    FILE* the_file = fopen("./guacd_client_free_thread.txt","a+");
-    fprintf(the_file, "In guacd_client_free_thread\n");
-    fclose(the_file);
-
     /* Attempt to free client (this may never return if the client is
      * malfunctioning) */
     guac_client_free(free_operation->client);
 
-    the_file = fopen("./guacd_client_free_thread.txt","a+");
-    fprintf(the_file, "In guacd_client_free_thread, did guac_client_free()\n");
-    fclose(the_file);
-
     /* Signal that the client was successfully freed */
     pthread_mutex_lock(&free_operation->completed_mutex);
     free_operation->completed = 1;
-
-    the_file = fopen("./guacd_client_free_thread.txt","a+");
-    fprintf(the_file, "In guacd_client_free_thread, set completed=1\n");
-    fclose(the_file);
-
     pthread_cond_broadcast(&free_operation->completed_cond);
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&free_operation->completed_mutex);
 
-    the_file = fopen("./guacd_client_free_thread.txt","a+");
-    fprintf(the_file, "Done with guacd_client_free_thread\n");
-    fclose(the_file);
-
     return NULL;
 
 }
@@ -355,14 +338,13 @@ static int guacd_timed_client_free(guac_client* client, int timeout) {
         return 1;
 
     /* Free the client in a separate thread, so we can time the free operation */
-    int the_return = pthread_create(&client_free_thread, NULL,
-                                    guacd_client_free_thread, &free_operation);
-
-    if (!the_return)
+    if (!pthread_create(&client_free_thread, NULL,
+                guacd_client_free_thread, &free_operation)) {
 
         /* Wait a finite amount of time for the free operation to finish */
         (void) pthread_cond_timedwait(&free_operation.completed_cond,
                     &free_operation.completed_mutex, &deadline);
+    }
 
     (void) pthread_mutex_unlock(&free_operation.completed_mutex);
 
@@ -442,7 +424,7 @@ static void guacd_exec_proc(guacd_proc* proc, const char* protocol) {
     struct sigaction signal_stop_action = { .sa_handler = signal_stop_handler };
     sigaction(SIGINT, &signal_stop_action, NULL);
     sigaction(SIGTERM, &signal_stop_action, NULL);
-    
+
 #ifdef WINDOWS_BUILD
 
     /* Add each received file handle as a new user */
@@ -465,7 +447,7 @@ static void guacd_exec_proc(guacd_proc* proc, const char* protocol) {
         owner = 0;
 
     }
-    
+
 cleanup_client:
 
     /* Request client to stop/disconnect */
@@ -488,11 +470,8 @@ static void guacd_exec_proc(guacd_proc* proc, const char* protocol) {
     /* Verify whether children were all properly reaped */
     pid_t child_pid;
     while ((child_pid = waitpid(0, NULL, WNOHANG)) > 0) {
-
         guacd_log(GUAC_LOG_DEBUG, "Automatically reaped unreaped "
-                "(zombie) child process with PID %i.",
-                child_pid);
-
+                "(zombie) child process with PID %i.", child_pid);
     }
 
     /* If running children remain, warn and forcibly kill */
@@ -601,8 +580,6 @@ static void guacd_proc_kill(guacd_proc* proc) {
     /* Wait for all processes within process group to terminate */
     pid_t child_pid;
     while ((child_pid = waitpid(-proc->pid, NULL, 0)) > 0 || errno == EINTR) {
-
-
         guacd_log(GUAC_LOG_DEBUG, "Child process %i of connection \"%s\" has terminated",
             child_pid, proc->client->connection_id);
     }
@@ -629,7 +606,7 @@ void guacd_proc_stop(guacd_proc* proc) {
     if (shutdown(proc->fd_socket, SHUT_RDWR) == -1)
         guacd_log(GUAC_LOG_ERROR, "Unable to shutdown internal socket for "
                 "connection %s. Corresponding process may remain running but "
-                "inactive. errno: %i", proc->client->connection_id, errno);
+                "inactive.", proc->client->connection_id);
 
     /* Clean up our end of the socket */
     close(proc->fd_socket);