diff --git a/builtin/game/auth.lua b/builtin/game/auth.lua
index 00f305316..dfddb1a0d 100644
--- a/builtin/game/auth.lua
+++ b/builtin/game/auth.lua
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ if not core.is_singleplayer() then
 	local save_interval = tonumber(core.settings:get("server_map_save_interval"))
 	local function auto_save()
 		core.auth_commit()
-		core.after(save_interval * 2, auto_save)
+		core.after(save_interval * 3, auto_save)
 	end
 
 	core.after(60, auto_save)
diff --git a/builtin/game/chatcommands.lua b/builtin/game/chatcommands.lua
index 8ad448a01..5c62c9fd6 100644
--- a/builtin/game/chatcommands.lua
+++ b/builtin/game/chatcommands.lua
@@ -895,10 +895,10 @@ core.register_chatcommand("clearobjects", {
 	privs = {server=true},
 	func = function(name, param)
 		local options = {}
-		if param == "" or param == "full" then
-			options.mode = "full"
-		elseif param == "quick" then
+		if param == "" or param == "quick" then
 			options.mode = "quick"
+		elseif param == "full" then
+			options.mode = "full"
 		else
 			return false, "Invalid usage, see /help clearobjects."
 		end
diff --git a/src/database-files.cpp b/src/database-files.cpp
index 29151a529..a0e0bbd8d 100644
--- a/src/database-files.cpp
+++ b/src/database-files.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 // This backend is intended to be used on Minetest 0.4.16 only for the transition backend
 // for player files
 
+PlayerDatabaseFiles::PlayerDatabaseFiles(const std::string &savedir) : m_savedir(savedir)
+{
+	fs::CreateDir(m_savedir);
+}
+
 void PlayerDatabaseFiles::serialize(std::ostringstream &os, RemotePlayer *player)
 {
 	// Utilize a Settings object for storing values
@@ -57,6 +62,8 @@ void PlayerDatabaseFiles::serialize(std::ostringstream &os, RemotePlayer *player
 
 void PlayerDatabaseFiles::savePlayer(RemotePlayer *player)
 {
+	fs::CreateDir(m_savedir);
+
 	std::string savedir = m_savedir + DIR_DELIM;
 	std::string path = savedir + player->getName();
 	bool path_found = false;
diff --git a/src/database-files.h b/src/database-files.h
index 80824455f..43ea64994 100644
--- a/src/database-files.h
+++ b/src/database-files.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 class PlayerDatabaseFiles : public PlayerDatabase
 {
 public:
-	PlayerDatabaseFiles(const std::string &savedir) : m_savedir(savedir) {}
+	PlayerDatabaseFiles(const std::string &savedir);
 	virtual ~PlayerDatabaseFiles() {}
 
 	void savePlayer(RemotePlayer *player);
diff --git a/src/environment.cpp b/src/environment.cpp
index 4351e1b4f..f21fa8b71 100644
--- a/src/environment.cpp
+++ b/src/environment.cpp
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 
 Environment::Environment(IGameDef *gamedef):
 	m_time_of_day_speed(0),
-	m_time_of_day(9000),
-	m_time_of_day_f(9000./24000),
+	m_time_of_day(6000),
+	m_time_of_day_f(6000./24000),
 	m_time_conversion_skew(0.0f),
 	m_enable_day_night_ratio_override(false),
 	m_day_night_ratio_override(0.0f),
diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_env.cpp b/src/script/lua_api/l_env.cpp
index c21374a03..a2e6c7dce 100644
--- a/src/script/lua_api/l_env.cpp
+++ b/src/script/lua_api/l_env.cpp
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ int ModApiEnvMod::l_clear_objects(lua_State *L)
 {
 	GET_ENV_PTR;
 
-	ClearObjectsMode mode = CLEAR_OBJECTS_MODE_FULL;
+	ClearObjectsMode mode = CLEAR_OBJECTS_MODE_QUICK;
 	if (lua_istable(L, 1)) {
 		mode = (ClearObjectsMode)getenumfield(L, 1, "mode",
 			ModApiEnvMod::es_ClearObjectsMode, mode);
diff --git a/src/serverenvironment.cpp b/src/serverenvironment.cpp
index 20736cd27..afdcc1fbb 100644
--- a/src/serverenvironment.cpp
+++ b/src/serverenvironment.cpp
@@ -542,9 +542,6 @@ void ServerEnvironment::kickAllPlayers(AccessDeniedCode reason,
 
 void ServerEnvironment::saveLoadedPlayers()
 {
-	std::string players_path = m_path_world + DIR_DELIM + "players";
-	fs::CreateDir(players_path);
-
 	for (std::vector<RemotePlayer *>::iterator it = m_players.begin();
 		it != m_players.end();
 		++it) {
@@ -663,7 +660,7 @@ void ServerEnvironment::loadMeta()
 
 	setTimeOfDay(args.exists("time_of_day") ?
 		// set day to morning by default
-		args.getU64("time_of_day") : 9000);
+		args.getU64("time_of_day") : 6000);
 
 	m_last_clear_objects_time = args.exists("last_clear_objects_time") ?
 		// If missing, do as if clearObjects was never called
@@ -1084,7 +1081,7 @@ void ServerEnvironment::clearObjects(ClearObjectsMode mode)
 		loadable_blocks = loaded_blocks;
 	}
 
-	infostream << "ServerEnvironment::clearObjects(): "
+	actionstream << "ServerEnvironment::clearObjects(): "
 		<< "Now clearing objects in " << loadable_blocks.size()
 		<< " blocks" << std::endl;
 
@@ -1132,7 +1129,7 @@ void ServerEnvironment::clearObjects(ClearObjectsMode mode)
 			num_blocks_checked % report_interval == 0) {
 			float percent = 100.0 * (float)num_blocks_checked /
 				loadable_blocks.size();
-			infostream << "ServerEnvironment::clearObjects(): "
+			actionstream  << "ServerEnvironment::clearObjects(): "
 				<< "Cleared " << num_objs_cleared << " objects"
 				<< " in " << num_blocks_cleared << " blocks ("
 				<< percent << "%)" << std::endl;
@@ -1154,7 +1151,7 @@ void ServerEnvironment::clearObjects(ClearObjectsMode mode)
 
 	m_last_clear_objects_time = m_game_time;
 
-	infostream << "ServerEnvironment::clearObjects(): "
+	actionstream << "ServerEnvironment::clearObjects(): "
 		<< "Finished: Cleared " << num_objs_cleared << " objects"
 		<< " in " << num_blocks_cleared << " blocks" << std::endl;
 }