diff --git a/oml/item/scan.py b/oml/item/scan.py
index d700aea..04a58c9 100644
--- a/oml/item/scan.py
+++ b/oml/item/scan.py
@@ -195,14 +195,19 @@ def run_scan():
     if len(ids) != len(books):
         logger.debug('number of books %s vs number of ids %s', len(books), len(ids))
     if library_items != len(books):
-        logger.debug('number of books %s vs number of items in library %s', len(books), library_items)
         library_items = set([str(i) for i in user.library.items])
         gone = library_items - ids
+        first = True
         if gone:
             for id in gone:
                 i = Item.get(id)
+                if i.info.get('mediastate') == 'transferring':
+                    continue
                 path = i.get_path()
                 if not path or not os.path.exists(path):
+                    if first:
+                        logger.debug('number of books %s vs number of items in library %s', len(books), library_items)
+                        first = False
                     logger.debug('cleaning orphaned record %s %s', i, path)
                     i.remove_file()
         missing = ids - library_items
diff --git a/oml/tor.py b/oml/tor.py
index f7aa595..18180c1 100644
--- a/oml/tor.py
+++ b/oml/tor.py
@@ -155,7 +155,9 @@ class Tor(object):
         self.controller.add_event_listener(self.event_listener)
         self.controller.add_status_listener(self.status_listener)
         self.connected = True
-        self.socks_port = int(self.controller.get_conf('SocksPort').split(' ')[0])
+        port = self.controller.get_conf('SocksPort')
+        if port:
+            self.socks_port = int(port.split(' ')[0])
         self.publish()
         state.online = self.is_online()
         return True