diff --git a/console_cmds.c b/console_cmds.c
index 2d336b52e6..c9fc837fe6 100644
--- a/console_cmds.c
+++ b/console_cmds.c
@@ -182,12 +182,11 @@ DEF_CONSOLE_CMD(ConReturn)
 DEF_CONSOLE_CMD(ConScript)
 {
 	extern FILE* _iconsole_output_file;
-
 	if (_iconsole_output_file!=NULL) {
-		if (argc<2) return NULL;
 		IConsolePrintF(_iconsole_color_default,"file output complete");
 		fclose(_iconsole_output_file);
 	} else {
+		if (argc<2) return NULL;
 		IConsolePrintF(_iconsole_color_default,"file output started to: %s",argv[1]);
 		_iconsole_output_file = fopen(argv[1],"ab");
 		if (_iconsole_output_file == NULL) IConsoleError("could not open file");
diff --git a/network.c b/network.c
index c9aa2a7853..1fdccc3d22 100644
--- a/network.c
+++ b/network.c
@@ -352,9 +352,8 @@ static void QueueClear(CommandQueue *nq)
 static int GetNextSyncFrame()
 {
 	uint32 newframe;
-	if (_frame_fsync_last == 0) return -5;
-	newframe = (_frame_fsync_last + 10); // do not use a multiple of 4 since that screws up sync-packets
-	if ( (newframe + 4) > _frame_counter_max) return -5;
+	if (_frame_fsync_last == 0) return -11;
+	newframe = (_frame_fsync_last + 11); // do not use a multiple of 4 since that screws up sync-packets
 	return (_frame_counter_max - newframe);
 
 }