diff --git a/swift/proxy/server.py b/swift/proxy/server.py
index b7bea00e43..892c4f4769 100644
--- a/swift/proxy/server.py
+++ b/swift/proxy/server.py
@@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@ class BaseApplication(object):
         :param start_response: WSGI callable
         """
         try:
-            if self.mamcache is None:
+            if self.memcache is None:
                 self.memcache = cache_from_env(env)
             req = self.update_request(Request(env))
             if 'eventlet.posthooks' in env:
diff --git a/swift/stats/log_processor.py b/swift/stats/log_processor.py
index 375f20416d..be9aa8155c 100644
--- a/swift/stats/log_processor.py
+++ b/swift/stats/log_processor.py
@@ -243,7 +243,10 @@ class LogProcessorDaemon(Daemon):
                                         'processed_files.pickle.gz',
                                         compressed=True)
             buf = ''.join(x for x in processed_files_stream)
-            already_processed_files = cPickle.loads(buf)
+            if buf:
+                already_processed_files = cPickle.loads(buf)
+            else:
+                already_processed_files = set()
         except:
             already_processed_files = set()
         self.logger.debug('found %d processed files' % len(already_processed_files))
@@ -313,9 +316,6 @@ class LogProcessorDaemon(Daemon):
         # cleanup
         s = cPickle.dumps(processed_files, cPickle.HIGHEST_PROTOCOL)
         f = cStringIO.StringIO(s)
-        self.log_processor.internal_proxy.create_container(
-                                            self.log_processor_account,
-                                            self.log_processor_container)
         self.log_processor.internal_proxy.upload_file(f,
                                         self.log_processor_account,
                                         self.log_processor_container,
diff --git a/test/unit/stats/test_log_processor.py b/test/unit/stats/test_log_processor.py
index cf7049bb3a..ea80399659 100644
--- a/test/unit/stats/test_log_processor.py
+++ b/test/unit/stats/test_log_processor.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class DumbInternalProxy(object):
             def data():
                 yield 'obj\n'
                 yield 'data'
-        return code, data
+        return code, data()
 
 class TestLogProcessor(unittest.TestCase):
     
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class TestLogProcessor(unittest.TestCase):
                     '/v1/acct/foo/bar?format=json&foo HTTP/1.0 200 - '\
                     'curl tk4e350daf-9338-4cc6-aabb-090e49babfbd '\
                     '6 95 - txfa431231-7f07-42fd-8fc7-7da9d8cc1f90 - 0.0262'
-    stats_test_line = 'account,1,2,3,1283378584.881391'
+    stats_test_line = 'account,1,2,3'
     proxy_config = {'log-processor': {
                       
                     }
@@ -152,11 +152,10 @@ class TestLogProcessor(unittest.TestCase):
         def get_object_data(*a,**kw):
             return [self.stats_test_line]
         p.get_object_data = get_object_data
-        result = p.process_one_file('stats', 'a', 'c', 'o')
+        result = p.process_one_file('stats', 'a', 'c', 'y/m/d/h/o')
         expected = {'account':
                     {'count': 1,
                     'object_count': 2,
                     'container_count': 1,
-                    'bytes_used': 3,
-                    'created_at': '1283378584.881391'}}
+                    'bytes_used': 3}}
         self.assertEquals(result, expected)
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