diff --git a/error_code.h b/error_code.h
index 92e93bd..dfea0eb 100644
--- a/error_code.h
+++ b/error_code.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
 enum UncryptErrorCode {
     kUncryptNoError = -1,
-    kUncryptErrorHolder = 50,
+    kUncryptErrorPlaceholder = 50,
     kUncryptTimeoutError = 100,
     kUncryptFileRemoveError,
     kUncryptFileOpenError,
diff --git a/install.cpp b/install.cpp
index 63ee299..83ddc4b 100644
--- a/install.cpp
+++ b/install.cpp
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@
         std::string uncrypt_status;
         if (!android::base::ReadFileToString(UNCRYPT_STATUS, &uncrypt_status)) {
             PLOG(WARNING) << "failed to read uncrypt status";
-        } else if (!android::base::StartsWith(uncrypt_status, "uncrypt_:")) {
+        } else if (!android::base::StartsWith(uncrypt_status, "uncrypt_")) {
             PLOG(WARNING) << "corrupted uncrypt_status: " << uncrypt_status;
         } else {
             log_buffer.push_back(android::base::Trim(uncrypt_status));
diff --git a/uncrypt/uncrypt.cpp b/uncrypt/uncrypt.cpp
index a5d692b..f31d55a 100644
--- a/uncrypt/uncrypt.cpp
+++ b/uncrypt/uncrypt.cpp
@@ -452,22 +452,23 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
-static bool uncrypt_wrapper(const char* input_path, const char* map_file, const int socket) {
-    // Initialize the uncrypt error to kUncryptErrorHolder.
+static void log_uncrypt_error_code(UncryptErrorCode error_code) {
     if (!android::base::WriteStringToFile(android::base::StringPrintf(
-            "uncrypt_error: %d\n", kUncryptErrorHolder), UNCRYPT_STATUS)) {
+            "uncrypt_error: %d\n", error_code), UNCRYPT_STATUS)) {
         PLOG(WARNING) << "failed to write to " << UNCRYPT_STATUS;
     }
+}
+
+static bool uncrypt_wrapper(const char* input_path, const char* map_file, const int socket) {
+    // Initialize the uncrypt error to kUncryptErrorPlaceholder.
+    log_uncrypt_error_code(kUncryptErrorPlaceholder);
 
     std::string package;
     if (input_path == nullptr) {
         if (!find_uncrypt_package(UNCRYPT_PATH_FILE, &package)) {
             write_status_to_socket(-1, socket);
             // Overwrite the error message.
-            if (!android::base::WriteStringToFile(android::base::StringPrintf(
-                    "uncrypt_error: %d\n", kUncryptPackageMissingError), UNCRYPT_STATUS)) {
-                PLOG(WARNING) << "failed to write to " << UNCRYPT_STATUS;
-            }
+            log_uncrypt_error_code(kUncryptPackageMissingError);
             return false;
         }
         input_path = package.c_str();
@@ -586,10 +587,7 @@
     }
 
     if ((fstab = read_fstab()) == nullptr) {
-        if (!android::base::WriteStringToFile(android::base::StringPrintf(
-                "uncrypt_error: %d\n", kUncryptFstabReadError), UNCRYPT_STATUS)) {
-            PLOG(WARNING) << "failed to write to " << UNCRYPT_STATUS;
-        }
+        log_uncrypt_error_code(kUncryptFstabReadError);
         return 1;
     }
 
@@ -598,30 +596,21 @@
     android::base::unique_fd service_socket(android_get_control_socket(UNCRYPT_SOCKET.c_str()));
     if (service_socket == -1) {
         PLOG(ERROR) << "failed to open socket \"" << UNCRYPT_SOCKET << "\"";
-        if (!android::base::WriteStringToFile(android::base::StringPrintf(
-                "uncrypt_error: %d\n", kUncryptSocketOpenError), UNCRYPT_STATUS)) {
-            PLOG(WARNING) << "failed to write to " << UNCRYPT_STATUS;
-        }
+        log_uncrypt_error_code(kUncryptSocketOpenError);
         return 1;
     }
     fcntl(service_socket, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC);
 
     if (listen(service_socket, 1) == -1) {
         PLOG(ERROR) << "failed to listen on socket " << service_socket.get();
-        if (!android::base::WriteStringToFile(android::base::StringPrintf(
-                "uncrypt_error: %d\n", kUncryptSocketListenError), UNCRYPT_STATUS)) {
-            PLOG(WARNING) << "failed to write to " << UNCRYPT_STATUS;
-        }
+        log_uncrypt_error_code(kUncryptSocketListenError);
         return 1;
     }
 
     android::base::unique_fd socket_fd(accept4(service_socket, nullptr, nullptr, SOCK_CLOEXEC));
     if (socket_fd == -1) {
         PLOG(ERROR) << "failed to accept on socket " << service_socket.get();
-        if (!android::base::WriteStringToFile(android::base::StringPrintf(
-                "uncrypt_error: %d\n", kUncryptSocketAcceptError), UNCRYPT_STATUS)) {
-            PLOG(WARNING) << "failed to write to " << UNCRYPT_STATUS;
-        }
+        log_uncrypt_error_code(kUncryptSocketAcceptError);
         return 1;
     }