diff --git a/src/WINNT/afsd/cm_daemon.c b/src/WINNT/afsd/cm_daemon.c
index 3d96c850ec..0ab8bd5654 100644
--- a/src/WINNT/afsd/cm_daemon.c
+++ b/src/WINNT/afsd/cm_daemon.c
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ void cm_BkgDaemon(long parm)
         osi_assert(cm_bkgQueueCount-- > 0);
         lock_ReleaseWrite(&cm_daemonLock);
 
+	osi_Log1(afsd_logp,"cm_BkgDaemon processing request 0x%p", rp);
+
 #ifdef DEBUG_REFCOUNT
 	osi_Log2(afsd_logp,"cm_BkgDaemon (before) scp 0x%x ref %d",rp->scp, rp->scp->refCount);
 #endif
@@ -111,7 +113,10 @@ void cm_BkgDaemon(long parm)
         lock_ObtainWrite(&cm_daemonLock);
 
 	switch ( code ) {
-	case CM_ERROR_TIMEDOUT:
+	case 0: /* success */
+	    osi_Log1(afsd_logp,"cm_BkgDaemon SUCCESS: request 0x%p", rp);
+	    break;
+	case CM_ERROR_TIMEDOUT:	/* or server restarting */
 	case CM_ERROR_RETRY:
 	case CM_ERROR_WOULDBLOCK:
 	case CM_ERROR_ALLBUSY:
@@ -124,7 +129,7 @@ void cm_BkgDaemon(long parm)
 	    osi_QAddT((osi_queue_t **) &cm_bkgListp, (osi_queue_t **)&cm_bkgListEndp, &rp->q);
 	    break;
 	default:
-	    osi_Log2(afsd_logp,"cm_BkgDaemon failed request dropped 0x%p code 0x%x",
+	    osi_Log2(afsd_logp,"cm_BkgDaemon FAILED: request dropped 0x%p code 0x%x",
 		     rp, code);
 	}
     }
diff --git a/src/WINNT/afsd/cm_dcache.c b/src/WINNT/afsd/cm_dcache.c
index 501ca8c549..dbcd5b79ba 100644
--- a/src/WINNT/afsd/cm_dcache.c
+++ b/src/WINNT/afsd/cm_dcache.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ long cm_BufWrite(void *vscp, osi_hyper_t *offsetp, long length, long flags,
     if (biod.length == 0) {
         osi_Log0(afsd_logp, "cm_SetupStoreBIOD length 0");
         lock_ReleaseMutex(&scp->mx);
-        cm_ReleaseBIOD(&biod, 1);	/* should be a NOOP */
+        cm_ReleaseBIOD(&biod, 1, 0);	/* should be a NOOP */
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ long cm_BufWrite(void *vscp, osi_hyper_t *offsetp, long length, long flags,
             scp->flags |= CM_SCACHEFLAG_OVERQUOTA;
     }
     lock_ReleaseMutex(&scp->mx);
-    cm_ReleaseBIOD(&biod, 1);
+    cm_ReleaseBIOD(&biod, 1, code);
 
     return code;
 }
@@ -1209,7 +1209,7 @@ long cm_SetupFetchBIOD(cm_scache_t *scp, osi_hyper_t *offsetp,
 /* release a bulk I/O structure that was setup by cm_SetupFetchBIOD or by
  * cm_SetupStoreBIOD
  */
-void cm_ReleaseBIOD(cm_bulkIO_t *biop, int isStore)
+void cm_ReleaseBIOD(cm_bulkIO_t *biop, int isStore, int failed)
 {
     cm_scache_t *scp;		/* do not release; not held in biop */
     cm_buf_t *bufp;
@@ -1250,7 +1250,10 @@ void cm_ReleaseBIOD(cm_bulkIO_t *biop, int isStore)
 		    osi_Log2(afsd_logp, "cm_ReleaseBIOD Waking [scp 0x%p] bp 0x%p", scp, bufp);
 		    osi_Wakeup((LONG_PTR) bufp);
 		}
-		bufp->flags &= ~(CM_BUF_WRITING | CM_BUF_DIRTY);
+		if (failed)
+		    bufp->flags &= ~CM_BUF_WRITING;
+		else
+		    bufp->flags &= ~(CM_BUF_WRITING | CM_BUF_DIRTY);
 	    }
 
 	    lock_ReleaseMutex(&scp->mx);
@@ -1340,7 +1343,7 @@ long cm_GetBuffer(cm_scache_t *scp, cm_buf_t *bufp, int *cpffp, cm_user_t *up,
             bufp->dataVersion = scp->dataVersion;
         }
         lock_ReleaseMutex(&scp->mx);
-        cm_ReleaseBIOD(&biod, 0);
+        cm_ReleaseBIOD(&biod, 0, 0);
         lock_ObtainMutex(&scp->mx);
         return 0;
     }
@@ -1647,7 +1650,7 @@ long cm_GetBuffer(cm_scache_t *scp, cm_buf_t *bufp, int *cpffp, cm_user_t *up,
 
     /* release scatter/gather I/O structure (buffers, locks) */
     lock_ReleaseMutex(&scp->mx);
-    cm_ReleaseBIOD(&biod, 0);
+    cm_ReleaseBIOD(&biod, 0, code);
     lock_ObtainMutex(&scp->mx);
 
     if (code == 0) 
diff --git a/src/WINNT/afsd/cm_dcache.h b/src/WINNT/afsd/cm_dcache.h
index 64bbff6197..53741f52a4 100644
--- a/src/WINNT/afsd/cm_dcache.h
+++ b/src/WINNT/afsd/cm_dcache.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ extern long cm_CheckFetchRange(cm_scache_t *scp, osi_hyper_t *startBasep,
 extern long cm_SetupFetchBIOD(cm_scache_t *scp, osi_hyper_t *offsetp,
 	cm_bulkIO_t *biop, cm_user_t *up, cm_req_t *reqp);
 
-extern void cm_ReleaseBIOD(cm_bulkIO_t *biop, int isStore);
+extern void cm_ReleaseBIOD(cm_bulkIO_t *biop, int isStore, int failed);
 
 extern long cm_SetupStoreBIOD(cm_scache_t *scp, osi_hyper_t *inOffsetp,
 	long inSize, cm_bulkIO_t *biop, cm_user_t *userp, cm_req_t *reqp);