diff --git a/logger.c b/logger.c
index e175f8cd..4353bb83 100644
--- a/logger.c
+++ b/logger.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ int LoggerWrite(Logger * log, time_t now, int period, char *value)
   if (now > omitCheck + 5) { /* check for omitted values only every 5 seconds */
     for (p = list; p != NULL; p = p->next) {
       if (p->omitTime > 0 && now > p->omitTime + p->period) {
-        snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, "%g", p->omitValue);
+        snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, "%.7g", p->omitValue);
         LoggerWrite0(p, p->omitTime, p->period, buf);
         p->omitTime = 0;
       }
diff --git a/logreader.c b/logreader.c
index 79cf8809..dc68352f 100644
--- a/logreader.c
+++ b/logreader.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static void OutFloat(Compressor * c, Point p)
   } else {
     if (c->omitEqual && c->written.y == p.y)
       return;
-    snprintf(c->buf, sizeof(c->buf), "%g", p.y);
+    snprintf(c->buf, sizeof(c->buf), "%.7g", p.y);
     value = c->buf;
   }
   SCPrintf(c->pCon, eWarning, "%ld %s", (long) (p.t - c->written.t),
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ static void PutFinish(Compressor * c, time_t now)
     if (c->type == NUMERIC) {
       if (now > c->last.t + c->period) {        /* copy last value to the actual time */
         if (c->last.y != LOGGER_NAN) {
-          snprintf(value, sizeof value, "%g", c->last.y);
+          snprintf(value, sizeof value, "%.7g", c->last.y);
           PutValue(c, now, value);
         }
         if (c->best.t > c->written.t) {
diff --git a/sicscron.c b/sicscron.c
index 06feb9d3..0be410c7 100644
--- a/sicscron.c
+++ b/sicscron.c
@@ -74,8 +74,15 @@ static int CronTask(void *pData)
     StatisticsEnd(old);
     MacroPop();
     if (iRet != TCL_OK) {
+      if (strcmp(pTcl->result, "stop") == 0) {
+        SCPrintf(self->pCon, eLogError, "sicscron script '%s' stopped",
+                 self->pCommand);
+        self->iEnd = 0;
+        return 0;
+      }
       SCPrintf(self->pCon, eLogError,
-               "ERROR in sicscron script: %s", pTcl->result);
+               "ERROR in sicscron script '%s':", self->pCommand);
+      SCPrintf(self->pCon, eLogError, "ERROR: %s", pTcl->result);
     }
     if (self->iEnd == 2) {      /* dolater command */
       self->iEnd = 0;