diff --git a/src/database/mongo.js b/src/database/mongo.js
index 28fc911096..b0c028a823 100644
--- a/src/database/mongo.js
+++ b/src/database/mongo.js
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@
 			}
 
 			function createCollections() {
-				db.createCollection('objects', function(err, collection) {
+				db.createCollection('objects', {w:1}, function(err, collection) {
 					if(err) {
-						winston.error('Error creating collection ' + err.message);
+						winston.error('Error creating collection (objects) ' + err.message);
 						return;
 					}
 
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@
 					}
 				});
 
-				db.createCollection('search', function(err, collection) {
+				db.createCollection('search', {w:1}, function(err, collection) {
 					if(err) {
-						winston.error('Error creating collection ' + err.message);
+						winston.error('Error creating collection (search) ' + err.message);
 						return;
 					}
 					if(collection) {
diff --git a/src/install.js b/src/install.js
index ddf74e2f55..61e47bc93d 100644
--- a/src/install.js
+++ b/src/install.js
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ var async = require('async'),
 							field: 'allowFileUploads',
 							value: 0,
 						}, {
-							filed: 'maximumFileSize',
+							field: 'maximumFileSize',
 							value: 2048
 						}, {
 							field: 'minimumTitleLength',