diff --git a/catalog/systemd.catalog.in b/catalog/systemd.catalog.in
index d4b92718ac..fd83d1e3dd 100644
--- a/catalog/systemd.catalog.in
+++ b/catalog/systemd.catalog.in
@@ -206,11 +206,11 @@ Support: %SUPPORT_URL%
 Reboot has failed when systemd attempted to reboot after a crash.
 
 -- 645c735537634ae0a32b15a7c6cba7d4
-Subject: Init execution freezed
+Subject: Init execution froze
 Defined-By: systemd
 Support: %SUPPORT_URL%
 
-Systemd freezed execution after fatal error.
+Systemd froze execution after fatal error.
 
 -- 5addb3a06a734d3396b794bf98fb2d01
 Subject: Init received fatal signal while coredump is disabled
diff --git a/src/journal/journalctl.c b/src/journal/journalctl.c
index f1c19af1b2..48747929be 100644
--- a/src/journal/journalctl.c
+++ b/src/journal/journalctl.c
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ static int parse_lines(const char *arg, bool graceful) {
 
 default_noarg:
         arg_lines = 10;
+        arg_lines_oldest = false;
         return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/systemctl/systemctl-start-unit.c b/src/systemctl/systemctl-start-unit.c
index 8268217967..551e6f6768 100644
--- a/src/systemctl/systemctl-start-unit.c
+++ b/src/systemctl/systemctl-start-unit.c
@@ -168,8 +168,9 @@ fail:
 
                 log_debug_errno(r, "Failed to %s %s, ignoring: %s", job_type, name, bus_error_message(error, r));
                 return 0;
-        } else
-                log_error_errno(r, "Failed to %s %s: %s", job_type, name, bus_error_message(error, r));
+        }
+
+        log_error_errno(r, "Failed to %s %s: %s", job_type, name, bus_error_message(error, r));
 
         if (!sd_bus_error_has_names(error, BUS_ERROR_NO_SUCH_UNIT,
                                            BUS_ERROR_UNIT_MASKED,