diff --git a/charybdis/console.cc b/charybdis/console.cc
index adcb05abb..df5f281ac 100644
--- a/charybdis/console.cc
+++ b/charybdis/console.cc
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ try
 		console_active = false;
 		console_in = nullptr;
 		delete moi; moi = nullptr;
+		std::cin.clear();
 	});
 
 	console_active = true;
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ try
 		}
 
 		std::getline(is, line);
+		std::cin.clear();
 		if(line.empty())
 			continue;
 
@@ -187,8 +189,6 @@ catch(const std::exception &e)
 
 	std::cout << std::flush;
 	std::cout.clear();
-
-	std::cerr << std::flush;
 	std::cerr.clear();
 
 	ircd::log::debug("The console session has ended: %s", e.what());
diff --git a/ircd/logger.cc b/ircd/logger.cc
index e16965fcb..e368a0647 100644
--- a/ircd/logger.cc
+++ b/ircd/logger.cc
@@ -212,8 +212,6 @@ ircd::log::console_quiet::~console_quiet()
 
 	std::cout << std::flush;
 	std::cout.clear();
-
-	std::cerr << std::flush;
 	std::cerr.clear();
 }
 
@@ -372,8 +370,6 @@ noexcept
 	{
 		err_console.clear();
 		write(err_console);
-		if(console_flush[fac])
-			std::flush(err_console);
 	}
 
 	if(console_out[fac])