diff --git a/4ed_search_list.cpp b/4ed_search_list.cpp
index 9eecc551..976872c4 100644
--- a/4ed_search_list.cpp
+++ b/4ed_search_list.cpp
@@ -42,9 +42,11 @@ get_full_path(Arena *arena, Path_Search_List *search_list, String_Const_u8 relat
         u8 *path_base = relative_base - node_size;
         block_copy(path_base, node->string.str, node_size);
         String_Const_u8 name = SCu8(path_base, opl);
+        printf("get_full_path: trying %.*s\n", string_expand(name));
         File_Attributes attribs = system_quick_file_attributes(arena, name);
         if (attribs.size > 0){
             result = name;
+            printf("hit\n");
             break;
         }
     }
diff --git a/platform_linux/linux_4ed.cpp b/platform_linux/linux_4ed.cpp
index 838f5c6c..1a481880 100644
--- a/platform_linux/linux_4ed.cpp
+++ b/platform_linux/linux_4ed.cpp
@@ -1666,7 +1666,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv){
         char custom_fail_version_msg[] = "Failed to load custom code due to a version mismatch.  Try rebuilding with buildsuper.";
         char custom_fail_init_apis[] = "Failed to load custom code due to missing 'init_apis' symbol.  Try rebuilding with buildsuper";
         
-        Scratch_Block scratch(&linuxvars.tctx, Scratch_Share);
+        Scratch_Block scratch(&linuxvars.tctx);
         String_Const_u8 default_file_name = string_u8_litexpr("custom_4coder.so");
         Path_Search_List search_list = {};
         search_list_add_system_path(scratch, &search_list, SystemPath_CurrentDirectory);
diff --git a/platform_linux/linux_4ed_functions.cpp b/platform_linux/linux_4ed_functions.cpp
index 9d005377..689d9c89 100644
--- a/platform_linux/linux_4ed_functions.cpp
+++ b/platform_linux/linux_4ed_functions.cpp
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ system_save_file(Arena* scratch, char* file_name, String_Const_u8 data){
     
     // TODO(inso): should probably put a \n on the end if it's a text file.
     
-    int fd = open(file_name, O_WRONLY|O_CREAT, 0666);
+    int fd = open(file_name, O_TRUNC|O_WRONLY|O_CREAT, 0666);
     if (fd != -1) {
         int bytes_written = write(fd, data.str, data.size);
         if (bytes_written == -1) {