diff --git a/ext/cron_uploader/main.php b/ext/cron_uploader/main.php
index f9e5557f..e2886f99 100644
--- a/ext/cron_uploader/main.php
+++ b/ext/cron_uploader/main.php
@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ class CronUploader extends Extension
         for ($i = 0; $i < $upload_count && sizeof($this->image_queue) > 0; $i++) {
             $img = array_pop($this->image_queue);
 
+            $database->beginTransaction();
             try {
-                $database->beginTransaction();
                 $this->add_upload_info("Adding file: {$img[1]} - tags: {$img[2]}");
                 $result = $this->add_image($img[0], $img[1], $img[2]);
                 $database->commit();
@@ -303,24 +303,18 @@ class CronUploader extends Extension
                     $added++;
                 }
             } catch (Exception $e) {
+                $database->rollback();
                 $failed++;
                 $this->move_uploaded($img[0], $img[1], $output_subdir, true);
                 $msgNumber = $this->add_upload_info("(" . gettype($e) . ") " . $e->getMessage());
                 $msgNumber = $this->add_upload_info($e->getTraceAsString());
-
-                try {
-                    $database->rollback();
-                } catch (Exception $e) {
-                }
             }
         }
 
-
         $msgNumber = $this->add_upload_info("Items added: $added");
         $msgNumber = $this->add_upload_info("Items merged: $merged");
         $msgNumber = $this->add_upload_info("Items failed: $failed");
 
-
         // Display & save upload log
         $this->handle_log();
 
diff --git a/ext/handle_video/main.php b/ext/handle_video/main.php
index 5e383d92..855e4662 100644
--- a/ext/handle_video/main.php
+++ b/ext/handle_video/main.php
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ class VideoFileHandler extends DataHandlerExtension
                     }
                 }
             } catch (MediaException $e) {
+                // a post with no metadata is better than no post
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/ext/image_view_counter/main.php b/ext/image_view_counter/main.php
index 43250002..d5ebe8a5 100644
--- a/ext/image_view_counter/main.php
+++ b/ext/image_view_counter/main.php
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class ImageViewCounter extends Extension
         global $database, $user;
 
         // don't add view if person already viewed recently
-        if ($this->can_add_view($imgid) == false) {
+        if ($this->can_add_view($imgid) === false) {
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/ext/log_logstash/main.php b/ext/log_logstash/main.php
index c09d7e24..c50d1fbb 100644
--- a/ext/log_logstash/main.php
+++ b/ext/log_logstash/main.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class LogLogstash extends Extension
 
             $this->send_data($data);
         } catch (Exception $e) {
+            // we can't log that logging is broken
         }
     }
 
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ class LogLogstash extends Extension
             fwrite($fp, json_encode($data));
             fclose($fp);
         } catch (Exception $e) {
+            // we can't log that logging is broken
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ext/media/main.php b/ext/media/main.php
index e11a6009..5c8c9957 100644
--- a/ext/media/main.php
+++ b/ext/media/main.php
@@ -334,14 +334,16 @@ class Media extends Extension
             case "bulk_media_rescan":
                 if ($user->can(Permissions::RESCAN_MEDIA)) {
                     $total = 0;
+                    $failed = 0;
                     foreach ($event->items as $image) {
                         try {
                             $this->update_image_media_properties($image->hash, $image->ext);
                             $total++;
                         } catch (MediaException $e) {
+                            $failed++;
                         }
                     }
-                    flash_message("Scanned media properties for $total items");
+                    flash_message("Scanned media properties for $total items, failed for $failed");
                 }
                 break;
         }
diff --git a/ext/rotate/main.php b/ext/rotate/main.php
index bb03e4a6..1e0ece42 100644
--- a/ext/rotate/main.php
+++ b/ext/rotate/main.php
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class RotateImage extends Extension
         }
 
         $image_filename  = warehouse_path(Image::IMAGE_DIR, $hash);
-        if (file_exists($image_filename)==false) {
+        if (file_exists($image_filename)===false) {
             throw new ImageRotateException("$image_filename does not exist.");
         }
 
diff --git a/ext/transcode/main.php b/ext/transcode/main.php
index 67fadd83..efc6d848 100644
--- a/ext/transcode/main.php
+++ b/ext/transcode/main.php
@@ -200,10 +200,11 @@ class TranscodeImage extends Extension
                             try {
                                 $database->rollback();
                             } catch (Exception $e) {
+                                // is this safe? o.o
                             }
                         }
                     }
-                    flash_message("Transcoded  $total items");
+                    flash_message("Transcoded $total items");
                 }
                 break;
         }