diff --git a/process/cron/run-eressea b/process/cron/run-eressea
index d8627efcb..b8c5f3075 100755
--- a/process/cron/run-eressea
+++ b/process/cron/run-eressea
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 GAME=$1
 BIN=$HOME/bin
 export ERESSEA=$HOME/eressea
-export PATH
 TURN=$(cat $ERESSEA/game-$GAME/turn)
 if [ ! -e $ERESSEA/game-$GAME/data/$TURN.dat ]; then
   echo "data file $TURN is missing, cannot run turn for game $GAME"
@@ -13,6 +12,7 @@ if [ -d $REPORTS ]; then
   rm -rf $REPORTS
 fi
 mkdir $REPORTS
+$BIN/backup-eressea $GAME
 $BIN/run-turn.sh $GAME
 if [ ! -s $ERESSEA/game-$GAME/orders.$TURN ]; then
   echo "server did not create orders for turn $TURN in game $GAME"
@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@ if [ ! -s $REPORTS/reports.txt ]; then
 fi
 $BIN/compress.sh $GAME $TURN
 $BIN/sendreports.sh $GAME
+$BIN/backup-eressea $GAME
diff --git a/src/kernel/save.c b/src/kernel/save.c
index 29c073154..dc921da42 100644
--- a/src/kernel/save.c
+++ b/src/kernel/save.c
@@ -1269,7 +1269,10 @@ faction *readfaction(struct gamedata * data)
   READ_INT(data->store, &f->age);
   READ_STR(data->store, name, sizeof(name));
   f->race = rc_find(name);
-  assert(f->race);
+    if (!f->race) {
+        log_error("unknown race in data: %s\n", name);
+    }
+    assert(f->race);
   READ_INT(data->store, &n);
   f->magiegebiet = (magic_t)n;
 
diff --git a/src/laws.c b/src/laws.c
index 764afa511..90c9ab697 100755
--- a/src/laws.c
+++ b/src/laws.c
@@ -307,8 +307,10 @@ void get_food(region * r)
         while (donor != NULL && hungry > 0) {
           int blut = get_effect(donor, pt_blood);
           blut = _min(blut, hungry);
-          change_effect(donor, pt_blood, -blut);
-          hungry -= blut;
+          if (blut) {
+            change_effect(donor, pt_blood, -blut);
+            hungry -= blut;
+          }
           if (donor == u)
             donor = r->units;
           while (donor != NULL) {
@@ -3496,6 +3498,9 @@ int checkunitnumber(const faction * f, int add)
          number of units allowed in an alliance */
         faction *f2;
         int unitsinalliance = fno;
+        if (unitsinalliance > alimit) {
+            return 1;
+        }
 
         for (f2 = factions; f2; f2 = f2->next) {
             if (f != f2 && f->alliance == f2->alliance) {
diff --git a/src/util/umlaut.c b/src/util/umlaut.c
index 256ec2230..08b566016 100644
--- a/src/util/umlaut.c
+++ b/src/util/umlaut.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ int findtoken(const void * root, const char *key, variant * result)
 
     if (ret != 0) {
       /* encoding is broken. youch */
-      log_debug("findtoken | encoding error in '%s'\n", key);
+      log_error("findtoken | encoding error in '%s'\n", key);
       return E_TOK_NOMATCH;
     }
 #if NODEHASHSIZE == 8
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ int findtoken(const void * root, const char *key, variant * result)
       ref = ref->nexthash;
     str += len;
     if (!ref) {
-      log_debug("findtoken | token not found '%s'\n", key);
+      log_info("findtoken | token not found '%s'\n", key);
       return E_TOK_NOMATCH;
     }
     tk = ref->node;
@@ -258,6 +258,6 @@ int findtoken(const void * root, const char *key, variant * result)
     *result = tk->id;
     return E_TOK_SUCCESS;
   }
-  log_debug("findtoken | token not found '%s'\n", key);
+  log_info("findtoken | token not found '%s'\n", key);
   return E_TOK_NOMATCH;
 }