diff --git a/irc/client.go b/irc/client.go
index 604b0388..bf150d82 100644
--- a/irc/client.go
+++ b/irc/client.go
@@ -1822,7 +1822,7 @@ func (client *Client) listTargets(start, end time.Time, limit int) (results []hi
 	}
 	if cErr != nil {
 		base = nil
-		client.server.logger.Error("history", "could not list correspondents", err.Error())
+		client.server.logger.Error("history", "could not list correspondents", cErr.Error())
 	}
 
 	results = history.MergeTargets(base, extras, start, end, limit)
diff --git a/irc/history/database.go b/irc/history/database.go
index b09d882f..3ec44ea4 100644
--- a/irc/history/database.go
+++ b/irc/history/database.go
@@ -23,19 +23,20 @@ type Database interface {
 	AddDirectMessage(sender, senderAccount, recipient, recipientAccount string, item Item) error
 
 	// DeleteMsgid deletes a message by its msgid.
-	// accountName is the unfolded account name, or "*" for no account.
+	// accountName is the unfolded account name, or "*" to skip
+	// account validation
 	DeleteMsgid(msgid, accountName string) error
 
-	// ListChannels returns the timestamp of the latest message in each
-	// of the given channels (specified as casefolded names).
-	ListChannels(cfchannels []string) (results []TargetListing, err error)
-
 	// MakeSequence creates a Sequence for querying history.
 	// target is the primary target (channel or account), casefolded.
 	// correspondent is the casefolded DM correspondent (empty for channels).
 	// cutoff is the earliest time to include in results.
 	MakeSequence(target, correspondent string, cutoff time.Time) Sequence
 
+	// ListChannels returns the timestamp of the latest message in each
+	// of the given channels (specified as casefolded names).
+	ListChannels(cfchannels []string) (results []TargetListing, err error)
+
 	// ListCorrespondents lists the DM correspondents associated with an account,
 	// in order to implement CHATHISTORY TARGETS.
 	ListCorrespondents(cftarget string, start, end time.Time, limit int) ([]TargetListing, error)