diff --git a/source/de/anomic/data/listManager.java b/source/de/anomic/data/listManager.java
index 9516de6e3..1e6e4b197 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/data/listManager.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/data/listManager.java
@@ -193,8 +193,6 @@ public class listManager {
 
     // get a Directory Listing as a String Array
     public static String[] getDirListing(String dirname){
-        String[] fileListString;
-        File[] fileList;
         final File dir = new File(dirname);
         return getDirListing(dir);
     }
diff --git a/source/de/anomic/plasma/plasmaWordIndex.java b/source/de/anomic/plasma/plasmaWordIndex.java
index 0c14160b1..5fa7dc7aa 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/plasma/plasmaWordIndex.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/plasma/plasmaWordIndex.java
@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@ public final class plasmaWordIndex extends indexAbstractRI implements indexRI {
 
     public void flushCacheSome() {
         synchronized (ramCache) { ramCache.shiftK2W(); }
-        int flushCount = ramCache.wSize() / 350;
-        if (flushCount > 80) flushCount = 80;
+        int flushCount = ramCache.wSize() / 400;
+        if (flushCount > 200) flushCount = 200;
         if (flushCount < 20) flushCount = Math.min(20, ramCache.wSize());
         flushCache(flushCount);
     }
diff --git a/source/de/anomic/plasma/plasmaWordIndexAssortment.java b/source/de/anomic/plasma/plasmaWordIndexAssortment.java
index 031f4d60f..72fc88e41 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/plasma/plasmaWordIndexAssortment.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/plasma/plasmaWordIndexAssortment.java
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ public final class plasmaWordIndexAssortment {
                 return;
             } catch (IOException e){
                 serverLog.logSevere("PLASMA", "unable to open assortment database " + assortmentLength + ", creating new: " + e.getMessage(), e);
+            } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e){
+                serverLog.logSevere("PLASMA", "assortment database " + assortmentLength + " corupted, creating new: " + e.getMessage(), e);
             } catch (kelondroException e) {
                 serverLog.logSevere("PLASMA", "assortment database " + assortmentLength + " corupted, creating new: " + e.getMessage(), e);
             }
@@ -163,9 +165,15 @@ public final class plasmaWordIndexAssortment {
         try {
             oldrow = assortments.put(row);
         } catch (IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            log.logSevere("storeAssortment/IO-error: " + e.getMessage() + " - reset assortment-DB " + assortments.file(), e);
+            resetDatabase();
+        } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
             log.logSevere("storeAssortment/IO-error: " + e.getMessage() + " - reset assortment-DB " + assortments.file(), e);
             resetDatabase();
         } catch (kelondroException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
             log.logSevere("storeAssortment/kelondro-error: " + e.getMessage() + " - reset assortment-DB " + assortments.file(), e);
             resetDatabase();
         }