diff --git a/servers/slapd/slapi/plugin.c b/servers/slapd/slapi/plugin.c
index 8c7e1801ad..b4e99b9884 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/slapi/plugin.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/slapi/plugin.c
@@ -637,8 +637,11 @@ doPluginFNs(
 		 * failure (confirmed with SLAPI specification).
 		 */
 		if ( !SLAPI_PLUGIN_IS_POST_FN( funcType ) && rc != 0 ) {
-			/* make sure errors are negative */
-			if ( rc > 0 ) rc = 0 - rc;
+			/*
+			 * Plugins generally return negative error codes
+			 * to indicate failure, although in the case of
+			 * bind plugins they may return SLAPI_BIND_xxx
+			 */
 			break;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/servers/slapd/slapi/slapi_ext.c b/servers/slapd/slapi/slapi_ext.c
index 86e4e2a398..c73bec57b1 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/slapi/slapi_ext.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/slapi/slapi_ext.c
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ int slapi_x_clear_object_extensions(int objecttype, void *object)
 	}
 
 	for ( i = 0; i < registered_extensions.extensions[objecttype].count; i++ ) {
-		 newExtension( eblock, objecttype, object, parent, i );
+		newExtension( eblock, objecttype, object, parent, i );
 	}
 
 	return 0;