diff --git a/CMake/GitExternal.cmake b/CMake/GitExternal.cmake
index 90e988462..ebf107594 100644
--- a/CMake/GitExternal.cmake
+++ b/CMake/GitExternal.cmake
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ function(GIT_EXTERNAL DIR REPO TAG)
   get_filename_component(GIT_EXTERNAL_DIR "${DIR}/.." ABSOLUTE)
 
   if(NOT EXISTS "${DIR}")
-    message("git clone ${REPO} ${DIR}")
+    message(STATUS "git clone ${REPO} ${DIR}")
     execute_process(
       COMMAND "${GIT_EXECUTABLE}" clone "${REPO}" "${DIR}"
       RESULT_VARIABLE nok ERROR_VARIABLE error
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ function(GIT_EXTERNAL DIR REPO TAG)
       RESULT_VARIABLE nok ERROR_VARIABLE error
       WORKING_DIRECTORY "${DIR}")
     if(nok)
-      message(WARNING "Update of ${DIR} failed: ${error}\n")
+      message(STATUS "Update of ${DIR} failed:\n   ${error}")
     endif()
 
     execute_process(
diff --git a/tests/issue38.cpp b/tests/issue38.cpp
index a05a8d873..723f6b3b6 100644
--- a/tests/issue38.cpp
+++ b/tests/issue38.cpp
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ class Writer : public lunchbox::Thread
         : runtime( 0.f )
     {}
 
-    void start( co::ConnectionPtr connection )
+    void startSend( co::ConnectionPtr connection )
     {
         connection_ = connection;
-        TEST( lunchbox::Thread::start( ));
+        TEST( start( ));
     }
 
     void run() override
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv )
         TEST( reader );
 
         set.addConnection( reader );
-        threads[i].start( writers[i] );
+        threads[i].startSend( writers[i] );
     }
 
     co::Buffer buffer;
@@ -109,11 +109,12 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv )
     }
 
     const float runtime = threads[0].runtime;
+    const float delta = runtime / 10.f;
     for( size_t i = 0; i < NCONNECTIONS; ++i )
     {
         threads[i].join();
         writers[i]->close();
-        TESTINFO( std::abs( threads[i].runtime - runtime ) < 10.f ,
+        TESTINFO( std::abs( threads[i].runtime - runtime ) < delta ,
                   threads[i].runtime << " != " << runtime );
     }