diff --git a/common/include/PS2Eext.h b/common/include/PS2Eext.h
index 4f4fd5c4a8..1435f0fd57 100644
--- a/common/include/PS2Eext.h
+++ b/common/include/PS2Eext.h
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ struct PluginConf
         fclose(ConfFile);
     }
 
-    int ReadInt(std::string item)
+    int ReadInt(const std::string& item, int defval)
     {
-        int value = -1;
+        int value = defval;
         std::string buf = item + " = %d\n";
 
         if (ConfFile) fscanf(ConfFile, buf.c_str(), &value);
diff --git a/plugins/FWnull/Config.cpp b/plugins/FWnull/Config.cpp
index 41232040a5..e2ebeb5586 100644
--- a/plugins/FWnull/Config.cpp
+++ b/plugins/FWnull/Config.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ void LoadConfig()
 		return;
 	}
 	
-	conf.Log = Ini.ReadInt("logging");
+	conf.Log = Ini.ReadInt("logging", 0);
 	setLoggingState();
 	Ini.Close();
 }
diff --git a/plugins/USBnull/Config.cpp b/plugins/USBnull/Config.cpp
index 941540e832..fef2ec9e51 100644
--- a/plugins/USBnull/Config.cpp
+++ b/plugins/USBnull/Config.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ void LoadConfig()
 		return;
 	}
 	
-	conf.Log = Ini.ReadInt("logging");
+	conf.Log = Ini.ReadInt("logging", 0);
 	setLoggingState();
 	Ini.Close();
 }
diff --git a/plugins/USBnull/USB.cpp b/plugins/USBnull/USB.cpp
index 3d6675b71a..7a80920fb8 100644
--- a/plugins/USBnull/USB.cpp
+++ b/plugins/USBnull/USB.cpp
@@ -100,10 +100,13 @@ EXPORT_C_(u8) USBread8(u32 addr)
 	switch(addr)
 	{
 		// Handle any appropriate addresses here.
-		case 0x1f801600: USBLog.WriteLn("*Unknown 8 bit read at address %lx", addr); break;
+		case 0x1f801600:
+			USBLog.WriteLn("(USBnull) 8 bit read at address %lx", addr);
+		break;
+
 		default:
 			//value = usbRu8(addr);
-			USBLog.WriteLn("*Unknown 8 bit read at address %lx", addr);
+			USBLog.WriteLn("*(USBnull) 8 bit read at address %lx", addr);
 			break;
 	}
 	return value;
@@ -116,10 +119,13 @@ EXPORT_C_(u16) USBread16(u32 addr)
 	switch(addr)
 	{
 		// Handle any appropriate addresses here.
-		case 0x1f801600: USBLog.WriteLn("*Unknown 16 bit read at address %lx", addr); break;
+		case 0x1f801600:
+			USBLog.WriteLn("(USBnull) 16 bit read at address %lx", addr);
+		break;
+
 		default:
 			//value = usbRu16(addr);
-			USBLog.WriteLn("*Unknown 16 bit read at address %lx", addr);
+			USBLog.WriteLn("(USBnull) 16 bit read at address %lx", addr);
 	}
 	return value;
 }
@@ -131,10 +137,13 @@ EXPORT_C_(u32) USBread32(u32 addr)
 	switch(addr)
 	{
 		// Handle any appropriate addresses here.
-		case 0x1f801600: USBLog.WriteLn("*Unknown 32 bit read at address %lx", addr); break;
+		case 0x1f801600:
+			USBLog.WriteLn("(USBnull) 32 bit read at address %lx", addr);
+		break;
+
 		default:
 			//value = usbRu32(addr);
-			USBLog.WriteLn("*Unknown 32 bit read at address %lx", addr);
+			USBLog.WriteLn("(USBnull) 32 bit read at address %lx", addr);
 	}
 	return value;
 }
@@ -144,10 +153,13 @@ EXPORT_C_(void) USBwrite8(u32 addr,  u8 value)
 	switch(addr)
 	{
 		// Handle any appropriate addresses here.
-		case 0x1f801600: USBLog.WriteLn("*Unknown 8 bit write at address %lx value %x", addr, value); break;
+		case 0x1f801600:
+			USBLog.WriteLn("(USBnull) 8 bit write at address %lx value %x", addr, value);
+		break;
+
 		default:
 			//usbRu8(addr) = value;
-			USBLog.WriteLn("*Unknown 8 bit write at address %lx value %x", addr, value);
+			USBLog.WriteLn("(USBnull) 8 bit write at address %lx value %x", addr, value);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -156,10 +168,13 @@ EXPORT_C_(void) USBwrite16(u32 addr, u16 value)
 	switch(addr)
 	{
 		// Handle any appropriate addresses here.
-		case 0x1f801600: USBLog.WriteLn("*Unknown 8 bit write at address %lx value %x", addr, value); break;
+		case 0x1f801600:
+			USBLog.WriteLn("(USBnull) 16 bit write at address %lx value %x", addr, value);
+		break;
+
 		default:
 			//usbRu16(addr) = value;
-			USBLog.WriteLn("*Unknown 16 bit write at address %lx value %x", addr, value);
+			USBLog.WriteLn("(USBnull) 16 bit write at address %lx value %x", addr, value);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -168,10 +183,13 @@ EXPORT_C_(void) USBwrite32(u32 addr, u32 value)
 	switch(addr)
 	{
 		// Handle any appropriate addresses here.
-		case 0x1f801600: USBLog.WriteLn("*Unknown 8 bit write at address %lx value %x", addr, value); break;
+		case 0x1f801600:
+			USBLog.WriteLn("(USBnull) 16 bit write at address %lx value %x", addr, value);
+		break;
+
 		default:
 			//usbRu32(addr) = value;
-			USBLog.WriteLn("*Unknown 32 bit write at address %lx value %x", addr, value);
+			USBLog.WriteLn("(USBnull) 32 bit write at address %lx value %x", addr, value);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/dev9null/Config.cpp b/plugins/dev9null/Config.cpp
index 4cc20a6ad4..f86b41ecd9 100644
--- a/plugins/dev9null/Config.cpp
+++ b/plugins/dev9null/Config.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ void LoadConfig()
 		return;
 	}
 	
-	conf.Log = Ini.ReadInt("logging");
+	conf.Log = Ini.ReadInt("logging",0);
 	Ini.Close();
 }