diff --git a/source/net/filebot/util/prefs/FilePreferencesFactory.java b/source/net/filebot/util/prefs/FilePreferencesFactory.java
index 7ac5e29d..7d0ddd9c 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/util/prefs/FilePreferencesFactory.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/util/prefs/FilePreferencesFactory.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class FilePreferencesFactory implements PreferencesFactory {
 		try {
 			node.sync();
 		} catch (Exception e) {
-			Logger.getLogger(FilePreferences.class.getName()).log(Level.WARNING, e, e::toString);
+			Logger.getLogger(FilePreferences.class.getName()).log(Level.WARNING, "Failed to load preferences: " + backingStoreFile, e);
 		}
 
 		// store preferences on exit
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public class FilePreferencesFactory implements PreferencesFactory {
 			try {
 				userRoot.flush();
 			} catch (BackingStoreException e) {
-				Logger.getLogger(FilePreferences.class.getName()).log(Level.WARNING, e, e::toString);
+				Logger.getLogger(FilePreferences.class.getName()).log(Level.WARNING, "Failed to save preferences: " + backingStoreFile, e);
 			}
 		}));
 
diff --git a/source/net/filebot/util/prefs/PropertyFileBackingStore.java b/source/net/filebot/util/prefs/PropertyFileBackingStore.java
index 598f76cf..7bd672c7 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/util/prefs/PropertyFileBackingStore.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/util/prefs/PropertyFileBackingStore.java
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ public class PropertyFileBackingStore {
 	}
 
 	public void flush() throws IOException {
-		StringWriter buffer = new StringWriter(1024);
-		this.toProperties().store(buffer, null);
+		StringWriter buffer = new StringWriter();
+		toProperties().store(buffer, null);
 
 		ByteBuffer data = UTF_8.encode(CharBuffer.wrap(buffer.getBuffer()));