diff --git a/.gometalinter.json b/.gometalinter.json
index 2c3f557e..10de7f42 100644
--- a/.gometalinter.json
+++ b/.gometalinter.json
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
   "DisableAll": false,
   "Disable": [
     "maligned",
-    "goconst"
+    "goconst",
+    "vetshadow"
   ],
 
   "Cyclo": 20,
diff --git a/control.go b/control.go
index fffb2d27..35373c2c 100644
--- a/control.go
+++ b/control.go
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ func handleStatsTop(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 // handleStatsReset resets the stats caches
 func handleStatsReset(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	dnsServer.ResetStats()
+	dnsServer.PurgeStats()
 	_, err := fmt.Fprintf(w, "OK\n")
 	if err != nil {
 		errorText := fmt.Sprintf("Couldn't write body: %s", err)
diff --git a/dhcp.go b/dhcp.go
index f2f8201d..a67b0ef6 100644
--- a/dhcp.go
+++ b/dhcp.go
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ func handleDHCPInterfaces(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			// this interface doesn't support broadcast, skip it
 			continue
 		}
-		addrs, e := iface.Addrs()
-		if e != nil {
+		addrs, err := iface.Addrs()
+		if err != nil {
 			httpError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "Failed to get addresses for interface %s: %s", iface.Name, err)
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/dnsforward/dnsforward.go b/dnsforward/dnsforward.go
index 862c37b1..e1006f83 100644
--- a/dnsforward/dnsforward.go
+++ b/dnsforward/dnsforward.go
@@ -116,6 +116,14 @@ func (s *Server) startInternal(config *ServerConfig) error {
 		return errors.New("DNS server is already started")
 	}
 
+	if s.queryLog == nil {
+		s.queryLog = newQueryLog(".")
+	}
+
+	if s.stats == nil {
+		s.stats = newStats()
+	}
+
 	err := s.initDNSFilter()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -200,7 +208,7 @@ func (s *Server) stopInternal() error {
 	}
 
 	// flush remainder to file
-	return s.queryLog.clearLogBuffer()
+	return s.queryLog.flushLogBuffer()
 }
 
 // IsRunning returns true if the DNS server is running
@@ -242,8 +250,8 @@ func (s *Server) GetStatsTop() *StatsTop {
 	return s.queryLog.runningTop.getStatsTop()
 }
 
-// ResetStats purges current server stats
-func (s *Server) ResetStats() {
+// PurgeStats purges current server stats
+func (s *Server) PurgeStats() {
 	// TODO: Locks?
 	s.stats.purgeStats()
 }
diff --git a/dnsforward/querylog_file.go b/dnsforward/querylog_file.go
index 8aff26ae..8aadd5ae 100644
--- a/dnsforward/querylog_file.go
+++ b/dnsforward/querylog_file.go
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ var (
 
 const enableGzip = false
 
-// clearLogBuffer flushes the current buffer to file and resets the current buffer
-func (l *queryLog) clearLogBuffer() error {
+// flushLogBuffer flushes the current buffer to file and resets the current buffer
+func (l *queryLog) flushLogBuffer() error {
 	// flush remainder to file
 	l.logBufferLock.Lock()
 	flushBuffer := l.logBuffer
diff --git a/filter.go b/filter.go
index 735a1036..dcdd40be 100644
--- a/filter.go
+++ b/filter.go
@@ -95,13 +95,10 @@ func refreshFiltersIfNecessary(force bool) int {
 			filter.ID = assignUniqueFilterID()
 		}
 
-		// Re-load it from the disk before updating
 		if len(filter.Rules) == 0 {
-			err := filter.load()
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Printf("Failed to reload filter %s: %s", filter.URL, err)
-				continue
-			}
+			// Try reloading filter from the disk before updating
+			// This is useful for the case when we simply enable a previously downloaded filter
+			_ = filter.load()
 		}
 
 		updated, err := filter.update(force)