diff --git a/lib/commands/channel.js b/lib/commands/channel.js
index e69f93180..c36c3424d 100644
--- a/lib/commands/channel.js
+++ b/lib/commands/channel.js
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ Channel.clearOwnedChannel = function (Env, safeKey, channelId, cb, Server) {
     });
 };
 
-var archiveOwnedChannel = function (Env, safeKey, channelId, _cb, Server) {
+var archiveOwnedChannel = function (Env, safeKey, channelId, __cb, Server) {
+    var _cb = Util.once(Util.mkAsync(__cb));
     var unsafeKey = Util.unescapeKeyCharacters(safeKey);
     nThen(function (w) {
         // confirm that the channel exists before worrying about whether
@@ -160,7 +161,10 @@ Channel.trimHistory = function (Env, safeKey, data, cb) {
 
     nThen(function (w) {
         Metadata.getMetadataRaw(Env, channelId, w(function (err, metadata) {
-            if (err) { return void cb(err); }
+            if (err) {
+                w.abort();
+                return void cb(err);
+            }
             if (!Core.hasOwners(metadata)) {
                 w.abort();
                 return void cb('E_NO_OWNERS');
@@ -173,6 +177,11 @@ Channel.trimHistory = function (Env, safeKey, data, cb) {
         }));
     }).nThen(function () {
         Env.msgStore.trimChannel(channelId, hash, function (err) {
+            Env.Log.info('HK_TRIM_HISTORY', {
+                unsafeKey: unsafeKey,
+                channelId: channelId,
+                status: err? String(e): 'SUCCESS',
+            });
             if (err) { return void cb(err); }
             // clear historyKeeper's cache for this channel
             Env.historyKeeper.channelClose(channelId);