diff --git a/server/src/application/removeGame.go b/server/src/application/removeGame.go
index 77d6f56..3e4e7e8 100644
--- a/server/src/application/removeGame.go
+++ b/server/src/application/removeGame.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package application
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
@@ -58,14 +59,16 @@ func (app *Application) removeGame(gm *game.Game) error {
 	log.Info("game %s: removing state file", gm.GetId())
 	stateFilename := path.Join(gameBaseDir, "state.json")
 	if err := os.Remove(stateFilename); err != nil {
-		return err
+		if !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	if err := gm.RemoveGame(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	log.Info("game %s: removing game dir", gm.GetId())
+	log.Info("game %s: removing game dir\n", gm.GetId())
 	if err := os.Remove(gameBaseDir); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/server/src/application/removePlayer.go b/server/src/application/removePlayer.go
index be6dbfb..2907894 100644
--- a/server/src/application/removePlayer.go
+++ b/server/src/application/removePlayer.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func (app *Application) RemovePlayer(usr *user.User, w http.ResponseWriter, r *h
 func (app *Application) removePlayerById(id string, gm *game.Game) error {
 	userToRemove := app.users[id]
 	if userToRemove.GetId() != id || userToRemove.GetGameId() != gm.GetId() {
-		return fmt.Errorf("couldn't find player %s in game %s\n", id, gm.GetId())
+		return fmt.Errorf("couldn't find player %s in game %s", id, gm.GetId())
 	}
 
 	if err := userToRemove.RemovePlayer(); err != nil {