diff --git a/copyparty/th_srv.py b/copyparty/th_srv.py
index 2c87dded..8264514f 100644
--- a/copyparty/th_srv.py
+++ b/copyparty/th_srv.py
@@ -253,7 +253,9 @@ class ThumbSrv(object):
                     fun(abspath, tpath)
                 except:
                     msg = "{} could not create thumbnail of {}\n{}"
-                    self.log(msg.format(fun.__name__, abspath, min_ex()), "1;30")
+                    msg = msg.format(fun.__name__, abspath, min_ex())
+                    c = 1 if "<Signals.SIG" in msg else "1;30"
+                    self.log(msg, c)
                     with open(tpath, "wb") as _:
                         pass
 
diff --git a/copyparty/up2k.py b/copyparty/up2k.py
index 707c066a..a3976147 100644
--- a/copyparty/up2k.py
+++ b/copyparty/up2k.py
@@ -1085,18 +1085,20 @@ class Up2k(object):
                 if parser == "mtag":
                     parser = self.mtag.backend
 
-                msg = "{} failed to read tags from {}:\n{}"
-                self.log(msg.format(parser, abspath, ex), c=3)
+                self._log_tag_err(parser, abspath, ex)
 
             q.task_done()
 
+    def _log_tag_err(self, parser, abspath, ex):
+        msg = "{} failed to read tags from {}:\n{}".format(parser, abspath, ex)
+        self.log(msg.lstrip(), c=1 if "<Signals.SIG" in msg else 3)
+
     def _tag_file(self, write_cur, entags, wark, abspath, tags=None):
         if tags is None:
             try:
                 tags = self.mtag.get(abspath)
             except Exception as ex:
-                msg = "failed to read tags from {}:\n{}"
-                self.log(msg.format(abspath, ex), c=3)
+                self._log_tag_err("", abspath, ex)
                 return 0
 
         if not bos.path.isfile(abspath):
@@ -2193,8 +2195,7 @@ class Up2k(object):
                 if parsers:
                     tags.update(self.mtag.get_bin(parsers, abspath))
             except Exception as ex:
-                msg = "failed to read tags from {}:\n{}"
-                self.log(msg.format(abspath, ex), c=3)
+                self._log_tag_err("", abspath, ex)
                 continue
 
             with self.mutex: