diff --git a/alsaloop/pcmjob.c b/alsaloop/pcmjob.c
index ffb439b45..2720f55f0 100644
--- a/alsaloop/pcmjob.c
+++ b/alsaloop/pcmjob.c
@@ -647,13 +647,15 @@ static int xrun(struct loopback_handle *lhandle)
 	int err;
 
 	if (lhandle == lhandle->loopback->play) {
-		logit(LOG_DEBUG, "underrun for %s\n", lhandle->id);
+		if (verbose)
+			logit(LOG_DEBUG, "underrun for %s\n", lhandle->id);
 		xrun_stats(lhandle->loopback);
 		if ((err = snd_pcm_prepare(lhandle->handle)) < 0)
 			return err;
 		lhandle->xrun_pending = 1;
 	} else {
-		logit(LOG_DEBUG, "overrun for %s\n", lhandle->id);
+		if (verbose)
+			logit(LOG_DEBUG, "overrun for %s\n", lhandle->id);
 		xrun_stats(lhandle->loopback);
 		if ((err = snd_pcm_prepare(lhandle->handle)) < 0)
 			return err;
diff --git a/bat/alsa.c b/bat/alsa.c
index 67489c421..457e79a2b 100644
--- a/bat/alsa.c
+++ b/bat/alsa.c
@@ -221,23 +221,23 @@ static int set_snd_pcm_params(struct bat *bat, struct pcm_container *sndpcm)
 
 		period_time = buffer_time / DIV_BUFFERTIME;
 
-		/* Set buffer time and period time */
-		err = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_buffer_time_near(sndpcm->handle,
-				params, &buffer_time, 0);
+		/* Set period time and buffer time */
+		err = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_period_time_near(sndpcm->handle,
+			params, &period_time, 0);
 		if (err < 0) {
 			fprintf(bat->err, _("Set parameter to device error: "));
-			fprintf(bat->err, _("buffer time: %d %s: %s(%d)\n"),
-					buffer_time,
+			fprintf(bat->err, _("period time: %d %s: %s(%d)\n"),
+					period_time,
 					device_name, snd_strerror(err), err);
 			return err;
 		}
 
-		err = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_period_time_near(sndpcm->handle,
-				params, &period_time, 0);
+		err = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_buffer_time_near(sndpcm->handle,
+				params, &buffer_time, 0);
 		if (err < 0) {
 			fprintf(bat->err, _("Set parameter to device error: "));
-			fprintf(bat->err, _("period time: %d %s: %s(%d)\n"),
-					period_time,
+			fprintf(bat->err, _("buffer time: %d %s: %s(%d)\n"),
+					buffer_time,
 					device_name, snd_strerror(err), err);
 			return err;
 		}