diff --git a/init/builtins.cpp b/init/builtins.cpp
index 01217c1..e659cfa 100644
--- a/init/builtins.cpp
+++ b/init/builtins.cpp
@@ -14,31 +14,31 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <linux/kd.h>
 #include <errno.h>
-#include <sys/socket.h>
-#include <netinet/in.h>
-#include <linux/if.h>
-#include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <net/if.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/mount.h>
 #include <sys/resource.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 #include <linux/loop.h>
-#include <cutils/partition_utils.h>
-#include <cutils/android_reboot.h>
-#include <fs_mgr.h>
 
 #include <selinux/selinux.h>
 #include <selinux/label.h>
 
+#include <fs_mgr.h>
+#include <base/stringprintf.h>
+#include <cutils/partition_utils.h>
+#include <cutils/android_reboot.h>
+#include <private/android_filesystem_config.h>
+
 #include "init.h"
 #include "keywords.h"
 #include "property_service.h"
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@
 #include "util.h"
 #include "log.h"
 
-#include <private/android_filesystem_config.h>
-
 #define chmod DO_NOT_USE_CHMOD_USE_FCHMODAT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW
 
 int add_environment(const char *name, const char *value);
@@ -674,41 +672,20 @@
 }
 
 int do_verity_load_state(int nargs, char **args) {
-    if (nargs == 1) {
-        int mode = -1;
-        int rc = fs_mgr_load_verity_state(&mode);
-
-        if (rc == 0 && mode == VERITY_MODE_LOGGING) {
-            action_for_each_trigger("verity-logging", action_add_queue_tail);
-        }
-
-        return rc;
+    int mode = -1;
+    int rc = fs_mgr_load_verity_state(&mode);
+    if (rc == 0 && mode == VERITY_MODE_LOGGING) {
+        action_for_each_trigger("verity-logging", action_add_queue_tail);
     }
-    return -1;
+    return rc;
 }
 
-static void verity_update_property(struct fstab_rec *fstab,
-                    const char *mount_point, int status) {
-    char key[PROP_NAME_MAX];
-    int ret;
-
-    ret = snprintf(key, PROP_NAME_MAX, "partition.%s.verified", mount_point);
-    if (ret >= PROP_NAME_MAX) {
-        ERROR("Error setting verified property for %s: name too long\n",
-            mount_point);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    ret = property_set(key, "1");
-    if (ret < 0)
-        ERROR("Error setting verified property %s: %d\n", key, ret);
+static void verity_update_property(fstab_rec *fstab, const char *mount_point, int status) {
+    property_set(android::base::StringPrintf("partition.%s.verified", mount_point).c_str(), "1");
 }
 
-int do_verity_update_state(int nargs, char **args) {
-    if (nargs == 1) {
-        return fs_mgr_update_verity_state(verity_update_property);
-    }
-    return -1;
+int do_verity_update_state(int nargs, char** args) {
+    return fs_mgr_update_verity_state(verity_update_property);
 }
 
 int do_write(int nargs, char **args)
diff --git a/init/init.cpp b/init/init.cpp
index dda2aeb..1449bc6 100644
--- a/init/init.cpp
+++ b/init/init.cpp
@@ -807,9 +807,7 @@
         std::replace(dt_file.begin(), dt_file.end(), ',', '.');
 
         std::string property_name = android::base::StringPrintf("ro.boot.%s", dp->d_name);
-        if (property_set(property_name.c_str(), dt_file.c_str())) {
-            ERROR("Could not set property %s to value %s", property_name.c_str(), dt_file.c_str());
-        }
+        property_set(property_name.c_str(), dt_file.c_str());
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/init/keywords.h b/init/keywords.h
index 09f645b..532d7c5 100644
--- a/init/keywords.h
+++ b/init/keywords.h
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@
     KEYWORD(symlink,     COMMAND, 1, do_symlink)
     KEYWORD(sysclktz,    COMMAND, 1, do_sysclktz)
     KEYWORD(user,        OPTION,  0, 0)
-    KEYWORD(verity_load_state,      COMMAND, 0, do_verity_load_state)
-    KEYWORD(verity_update_state,    COMMAND, 0, do_verity_update_state)
+    KEYWORD(verity_load_state,      COMMAND, 1, do_verity_load_state)
+    KEYWORD(verity_update_state,    COMMAND, 1, do_verity_update_state)
     KEYWORD(wait,        COMMAND, 1, do_wait)
     KEYWORD(write,       COMMAND, 2, do_write)
     KEYWORD(copy,        COMMAND, 2, do_copy)
diff --git a/init/property_service.cpp b/init/property_service.cpp
index ddb8050..13d671f 100644
--- a/init/property_service.cpp
+++ b/init/property_service.cpp
@@ -199,18 +199,14 @@
     return true;
 }
 
-int property_set(const char *name, const char *value)
-{
-    prop_info *pi;
-    int ret;
-
+static int property_set_impl(const char* name, const char* value) {
     size_t namelen = strlen(name);
     size_t valuelen = strlen(value);
 
     if (!is_legal_property_name(name, namelen)) return -1;
     if (valuelen >= PROP_VALUE_MAX) return -1;
 
-    pi = (prop_info*) __system_property_find(name);
+    prop_info* pi = (prop_info*) __system_property_find(name);
 
     if(pi != 0) {
         /* ro.* properties may NEVER be modified once set */
@@ -218,10 +214,9 @@
 
         __system_property_update(pi, value, valuelen);
     } else {
-        ret = __system_property_add(name, namelen, value, valuelen);
-        if (ret < 0) {
-            ERROR("Failed to set '%s'='%s'\n", name, value);
-            return ret;
+        int rc = __system_property_add(name, namelen, value, valuelen);
+        if (rc < 0) {
+            return rc;
         }
     }
     /* If name starts with "net." treat as a DNS property. */
@@ -250,6 +245,14 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
+int property_set(const char* name, const char* value) {
+    int rc = property_set_impl(name, value);
+    if (rc == -1) {
+        ERROR("property_set(\"%s\", \"%s\" failed\n", name, value);
+    }
+    return rc;
+}
+
 void handle_property_set_fd()
 {
     prop_msg msg;