diff --git a/source/cl_main.c b/source/cl_main.c
index 02b2a26..f6de544 100644
--- a/source/cl_main.c
+++ b/source/cl_main.c
@@ -1138,10 +1138,15 @@ CL_Download_f (void)
 	strncpy (cls.downloadtempname, cls.downloadname,
 			 sizeof (cls.downloadtempname));
 	cls.download = Qopen (cls.downloadname, "wb");
-	cls.downloadtype = dl_single;
+	if (cls.download) {
+		cls.downloadtype = dl_single;
 
-	MSG_WriteByte (&cls.netchan.message, clc_stringcmd);
-	SZ_Print (&cls.netchan.message, va ("download %s\n", Cmd_Argv (1)));
+		MSG_WriteByte (&cls.netchan.message, clc_stringcmd);
+		SZ_Print (&cls.netchan.message, va ("download %s\n", Cmd_Argv (1)));
+	} else {
+		Con_Printf ("error downloading %s: %s\n", Cmd_Argv (1),
+		            strerror (errno));
+	}
 }
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
diff --git a/source/vid_3dfxsvga.c b/source/vid_3dfxsvga.c
index ad6832c..c836f3c 100644
--- a/source/vid_3dfxsvga.c
+++ b/source/vid_3dfxsvga.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ GL_Init (void)
 			dither_select (GR_DITHER_2x2);
 			Con_Printf ("2x2.\n");
 		}
-		if (strequal (com_argv[p+1], "4x4") {
+		if (strequal (com_argv[p+1], "4x4")) {
 			dither_select (GR_DITHER_4x4);
 			Con_Printf ("4x4.\n");
 		}