diff --git a/htroot/yacysearch.java b/htroot/yacysearch.java
index 9b2185c33..5d3f2a41c 100644
--- a/htroot/yacysearch.java
+++ b/htroot/yacysearch.java
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ public class yacysearch {
             prop.put("num-results_itemsPerPage", 10);
             prop.put("geoinfo", "0");
             prop.put("rss_queryenc", "");
-            
+            prop.put("meanCount", 5);
             return prop;
         }
         
@@ -501,7 +501,9 @@ public class yacysearch {
             // check suggestions
             int meanMax = 0;
             if (post != null && post.containsKey("meanCount")) {
-            	meanMax = Integer.parseInt(post.get("meanCount"));            	
+            	try {
+            	    meanMax = Integer.parseInt(post.get("meanCount"));            	
+            	} catch (NumberFormatException e) {}
             }
             prop.put("meanCount", meanMax);
             if (meanMax > 0) {
diff --git a/source/de/anomic/server/serverCore.java b/source/de/anomic/server/serverCore.java
index fc5a9edac..190403c3f 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/server/serverCore.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/server/serverCore.java
@@ -864,7 +864,8 @@ public final class serverCore extends AbstractBusyThread implements BusyThread {
             if (logerr) Log.logWarning("SERVER", "receive interrupted");
             return null;            
         } catch (final IOException e) {
-            if (logerr) Log.logWarning("SERVER", "receive closed by IOException: " + e.getMessage());
+            String message = e.getMessage();
+            if (logerr && !message.equals("Socket closed") && !message.equals("Connection reset")) Log.logWarning("SERVER", "receive closed by IOException: " + e.getMessage());
             return null;
         } finally {
         	try {