diff --git a/Sources/Containerization/UnixSocketRelay.swift b/Sources/Containerization/UnixSocketRelay.swift
index 6ce5ef67..e7a3304a 100644
--- a/Sources/Containerization/UnixSocketRelay.swift
+++ b/Sources/Containerization/UnixSocketRelay.swift
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ import Synchronization
 package final class UnixSocketRelay: Sendable {
     private let port: UInt32
     private let configuration: UnixSocketConfiguration
-    private let log: Logger?
     private let vm: any VirtualMachineInstance
-    private let q: DispatchQueue
+    private let queue: DispatchQueue
+    private let log: Logger?
     private let state: Mutex<State>
 
     private struct State {
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ package final class UnixSocketRelay: Sendable {
     ) throws {
         self.port = port
         self.configuration = socket
-        self.state = Mutex<State>(.init())
         self.vm = vm
+        self.queue = queue
         self.log = log
-        self.q = queue
+        self.state = Mutex<State>(.init())
     }
 
     deinit {
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ extension UnixSocketRelay {
         let relay = BidirectionalRelay(
             fd1: hostFd,
             fd2: guestFd,
-            queue: q,
+            queue: queue,
             log: log
         )
 
diff --git a/Sources/Containerization/UnixSocketRelayManager.swift b/Sources/Containerization/UnixSocketRelayManager.swift
index 0aa4be91..ceae276c 100644
--- a/Sources/Containerization/UnixSocketRelayManager.swift
+++ b/Sources/Containerization/UnixSocketRelayManager.swift
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ import Logging
 package actor UnixSocketRelayManager {
     private let vm: any VirtualMachineInstance
     private var relays: [String: UnixSocketRelay]
-    private let q: DispatchQueue
+    private let queue: DispatchQueue
     private let log: Logger?
 
     init(vm: any VirtualMachineInstance, log: Logger? = nil) {
         self.vm = vm
         self.relays = [:]
-        self.q = DispatchQueue(label: "com.apple.containerization.socket-relay")
+        self.queue = DispatchQueue(label: "com.apple.containerization.socket-relay")
         self.log = log
     }
 }
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ extension UnixSocketRelayManager {
             port: port,
             socket: socket,
             vm: vm,
-            queue: q,
+            queue: queue,
             log: log
         )
 
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ extension UnixSocketRelayManager {
             try await relay.start()
         } catch {
             relays.removeValue(forKey: socket.id)
+            throw error
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/Sources/ContainerizationOS/Socket/BidirectionalRelay.swift b/Sources/ContainerizationOS/Socket/BidirectionalRelay.swift
index bb306f12..c57b49ae 100644
--- a/Sources/ContainerizationOS/Socket/BidirectionalRelay.swift
+++ b/Sources/ContainerizationOS/Socket/BidirectionalRelay.swift
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public final class BidirectionalRelay: Sendable {
                 )
                 source.cancel()
                 if shutdown(destinationFd, SHUT_WR) != 0 {
-                    log?.warning(
+                    log?.debug(
                         "failed to shut down writes",
                         metadata: [
                             "errno": "\(errno)",