diff --git a/src/file_collection.cc b/src/file_collection.cc
index 81224f95..cc1819b2 100644
--- a/src/file_collection.cc
+++ b/src/file_collection.cc
@@ -649,10 +649,9 @@ file_collection::expand_filename(
     }
 
     auto filename_key = loo.loo_filename.empty() ? path : loo.loo_filename;
-    auto glob_flags = lnav::filesystem::is_glob(path) ? 0 : GLOB_NOCHECK;
-    if (glob(path.c_str(), glob_flags, nullptr, gl.inout()) == 0) {
-        int lpc;
-
+    auto glob_flags = lnav::filesystem::is_glob(path) ? GLOB_NOCHECK : 0;
+    auto glob_rc = glob(path.c_str(), glob_flags, nullptr, gl.inout());
+    if (glob_rc == 0) {
         if (gl->gl_pathc == 1 /*&& gl.gl_matchc == 0*/) {
             /* It's a pattern that doesn't match any files
              * yet, allow it through since we'll load it in
@@ -696,7 +695,7 @@ file_collection::expand_filename(
         }
 
         std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(REALPATH_CACHE_MUTEX);
-        for (lpc = 0; lpc < (int) gl->gl_pathc; lpc++) {
+        for (size_t lpc = 0; lpc < gl->gl_pathc; lpc++) {
             auto path_str = std::string(gl->gl_pathv[lpc]);
             auto iter = REALPATH_CACHE.find(path_str);
 
@@ -768,6 +767,8 @@ file_collection::expand_filename(
                 }
             }
         }
+    } else if (glob_rc != GLOB_NOMATCH) {
+        log_error("glob(%s) failed -- %s", path.c_str(), strerror(errno));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lnav.cc b/src/lnav.cc
index 0e98c520..6dcce06b 100644
--- a/src/lnav.cc
+++ b/src/lnav.cc
@@ -3077,9 +3077,8 @@ SELECT tbl_name FROM sqlite_master WHERE sql LIKE 'CREATE VIRTUAL TABLE%'
                     = file_path_str.substr(0, colon_index);
                 file_loc = vis_line_t(scan_res.value());
             } else {
-                log_warning(
-                    "failed to parse line number from file path "
-                    "with colon: %s",
+                log_info(
+                    "did not parse line number from file path with colon: %s",
                     file_path_str.c_str());
             }
         }
diff --git a/test/test_remote.sh b/test/test_remote.sh
index 946b19f1..318d3d59 100644
--- a/test/test_remote.sh
+++ b/test/test_remote.sh
@@ -81,6 +81,17 @@ check_error_output "no error for nonexistent-host?" <<EOF
 error: unable to open file: nonexistent-host: -- failed to ssh to host: ...
 EOF
 
+run_test ${lnav_test} -d /tmp/lnav.err -n \
+    nonexistent-host:${test_dir}/logfile_access_log.*
+
+sed -e "s|ssh:.*|...|g" `test_err_filename` | head -1 \
+    > test_remote.err
+
+mv test_remote.err `test_err_filename`
+check_error_output "no error for nonexistent-host?" <<EOF
+error: unable to open file: nonexistent-host: -- failed to ssh to host: ...
+EOF
+
 run_test ${lnav_test} -d /tmp/lnav.err -n \
     localhost:nonexistent-file