diff --git a/sftpd/sftpd_test.go b/sftpd/sftpd_test.go
index 7d0dfc2b..f992c6f7 100644
--- a/sftpd/sftpd_test.go
+++ b/sftpd/sftpd_test.go
@@ -2003,8 +2003,6 @@ func TestSCPErrors(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Skip("scp command not found, unable to execute this test")
 	}
 	u := getTestUser(true)
-	u.UploadBandwidth = 4096
-	u.DownloadBandwidth = 4096
 	user, _, err := api.AddUser(u, http.StatusOK)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("unable to add user: %v", err)
@@ -2023,6 +2021,12 @@ func TestSCPErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("error uploading file via scp: %v", err)
 	}
+	user.UploadBandwidth = 512
+	user.DownloadBandwidth = 512
+	_, _, err = api.UpdateUser(user, http.StatusOK)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unable to update user: %v", err)
+	}
 	cmd := getScpDownloadCommand(localPath, remoteDownPath, false, false)
 	go func() {
 		if cmd.Run() == nil {
diff --git a/sftpd/transfer.go b/sftpd/transfer.go
index a3ae95a6..87e22a60 100644
--- a/sftpd/transfer.go
+++ b/sftpd/transfer.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ type Transfer struct {
 // For example network or client issues
 func (t *Transfer) TransferError(err error) {
 	t.transferError = err
-	logger.Warn(logSender, t.connectionID, "Unexpected error for transfer, path: %#v, error: %#v bytes sent: %v, "+
+	logger.Warn(logSender, t.connectionID, "Unexpected error for transfer, path: %#v, error: \"%v\" bytes sent: %v, "+
 		"bytes received: %v", t.path, t.transferError, t.bytesSent, t.bytesReceived)
 }