diff --git a/degesch.c b/degesch.c
index de04bea..4129e07 100644
--- a/degesch.c
+++ b/degesch.c
@@ -10871,7 +10871,7 @@ launch_input_editor (struct app_context *ctx)
 }
 
 static void
-process_edited_input (struct app_context *ctx)
+input_editor_process (struct app_context *ctx)
 {
 	struct str input;
 	str_init (&input);
@@ -10889,13 +10889,18 @@ process_edited_input (struct app_context *ctx)
 		log_global_error (ctx, "#s: #s", "Input editing failed",
 			"could not re-insert the modified text");
 
+	str_free (&input);
+}
+
+static void
+input_editor_cleanup (struct app_context *ctx)
+{
 	if (unlink (ctx->editor_filename))
 		log_global_error (ctx, "Could not unlink `#s': #l",
 			ctx->editor_filename, strerror (errno));
 
 	free (ctx->editor_filename);
 	ctx->editor_filename = NULL;
-	str_free (&input);
 
 	ctx->running_editor = false;
 }
@@ -11628,7 +11633,7 @@ try_reap_child (struct app_context *ctx)
 		ctx->running_backlog_helper = false;
 	else if (!ctx->running_editor)
 	{
-		print_debug ("an unknown child has died");
+		log_global_debug (ctx, "An unknown child has died");
 		return true;
 	}
 
@@ -11642,7 +11647,10 @@ try_reap_child (struct app_context *ctx)
 		log_global_error (ctx,
 			"Child returned status #d", WEXITSTATUS (status));
 	else if (ctx->running_editor)
-		process_edited_input (ctx);
+		input_editor_process (ctx);
+
+	if (ctx->running_editor)
+		input_editor_cleanup (ctx);
 	return true;
 }