diff --git a/core/utils.py b/core/utils.py
index deca124..84a8191 100644
--- a/core/utils.py
+++ b/core/utils.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ TROG = {
     }
 }
 
-# This is module-level executable. This is a Bad Thing.
+# This is module-level executable. This is a Bad Thing. Especially when it touches the file system.
 try:
       logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG,
                            filename=settings.LOGFILE,
diff --git a/parsers/logbooks.py b/parsers/logbooks.py
index 7a334d6..b6a326c 100644
--- a/parsers/logbooks.py
+++ b/parsers/logbooks.py
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ def Parseloghtml01(year, expedition, txt):
         logbook_entry_count += 1
         try:
             tripentry = year + "." + str(logbook_entry_count)
-            s = re.match("(?s)\s*(?:<p>)?(.*?)</?p>(.*)$(?i)", trippara)
+            s = re.match(r"(?s)\s*(?:<p>)?(.*?)</?p>(.*)$(?i)", trippara)
             if not s:
                 message = " ! - Skipping logentry on failure to parse header: " + tripentry + trippara[:300] + "..."
                 DataIssue.objects.create(parser='logbooks', message=message)
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ def Parseloghtml03(year, expedition, txt):
     for trippara in tripparas:
         logbook_entry_count += 1
         
-        s = re.match("(?s)\s*<p>(.*?)</p>(.*)$", trippara)
+        s = re.match(r"(?s)\s*<p>(.*?)</p>(.*)$", trippara)
         #assert s, trippara
         if not ( s ) :
             message = " ! - Skipping logentry on failure to parse Parseloghtml03: {} {} {}...".format(tripentry,s,trippara[:300])