diff --git a/server/montytest/api.py b/server/montytest/api.py
index b9c111da..ab5b85ec 100644
--- a/server/montytest/api.py
+++ b/server/montytest/api.py
@@ -296,7 +296,6 @@ def stop_run(self):
                 run["failed"] = True
                 self.request.rundb.stop_run(self.run_id())
             else:
-                task = self.task()
                 self.request.rundb.set_inactive_task(self.task_id(), run)
                 self.request.rundb.buffer(run, True)
 
diff --git a/server/montytest/rundb.py b/server/montytest/rundb.py
index a34a84a0..96a71f7a 100644
--- a/server/montytest/rundb.py
+++ b/server/montytest/rundb.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import textwrap
 import threading
 import time
-from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 
 import montytest.stats.stat_util
 from bson.binary import Binary
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
     Scheduler,
     crash_or_time,
     estimate_game_duration,
-    format_bounds,
     format_results,
     get_bad_workers,
     get_chi2,
@@ -681,7 +680,6 @@ def flush_buffers(self):
         old = float("inf")
         with self.run_cache_lock:
             for cache_entry in self.run_cache.values():
-                run = cache_entry["run"]
                 if cache_entry["is_changed"] and cache_entry["last_sync_time"] < old:
                     old = cache_entry["last_sync_time"]
                     oldest_entry = cache_entry
@@ -1540,14 +1538,6 @@ def purge_run(self, run, p=0.001, res=7.0, iters=1):
             run["bad_tasks"] = []
 
         tasks = copy.copy(run["tasks"])
-        zero_stats = {
-            "wins": 0,
-            "losses": 0,
-            "draws": 0,
-            "crashes": 0,
-            "time_losses": 0,
-            "pentanomial": 5 * [0],
-        }
 
         for task_id, task in enumerate(tasks):
             if "bad" in task:
diff --git a/server/montytest/views.py b/server/montytest/views.py
index c3bb7055..a168f6ba 100644
--- a/server/montytest/views.py
+++ b/server/montytest/views.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 import montytest.stats.stat_util
 import requests
-from montytest.schemas import runs_schema, short_worker_name
+from montytest.schemas import RUN_VERSION, runs_schema, short_worker_name
 from montytest.util import (
     email_valid,
     extract_repo_from_link,
@@ -1412,10 +1412,12 @@ def tests_delete(request):
         try:
             validate(runs_schema, run, "run")
         except ValidationError as e:
-            message = f"The run object {run_id} does not validate: {str(e)}"
+            message = (
+                f"The run object {request.POST["run-id"]} does not validate: {str(e)}"
+            )
             print(message, flush=True)
             if "version" in run and run["version"] >= RUN_VERSION:
-                self.actiondb.log_message(
+                request.actiondb.log_message(
                     username="montytest.system",
                     message=message,
                 )