diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 97ce68d..77cf91c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ There's little overhead for checking logging levels:
 (time (trace (Thread/sleep 5000)))
 %> "Elapsed time: 0.054 msecs"
 
-(time (when true))
+(time (when false))
 %> "Elapsed time: 0.051 msecs"
 ```
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ Filter logging output by namespaces:
 To enable the standard [Postal](https://github.com/drewr/postal)-based email appender, add the Postal dependency to your `project.clj`:
 
 ```clojure
-[com.draines/postal "1.9.1"]
+[com.draines/postal "1.9.2"]
 ```
 
 And add the appender to your `ns` declaration:
diff --git a/src/taoensso/timbre.clj b/src/taoensso/timbre.clj
index f586517..a3281dc 100644
--- a/src/taoensso/timbre.clj
+++ b/src/taoensso/timbre.clj
@@ -147,9 +147,8 @@
             (let [now    (System/currentTimeMillis)
                   hash   (str ns "/" message)
                   allow? (fn [last-msecs]
-                           (if last-msecs
-                             (> (- now last-msecs) max-message-per-msecs)
-                             true))]
+                           (or (not last-msecs)
+                               (> (- now last-msecs) max-message-per-msecs)))]
 
               (when (allow? (@flood-timers hash))
                 (apfn apfn-args)
@@ -187,12 +186,12 @@
 (def get-hostname
   (utils/memoize-ttl
    60000 (fn [] (try (.. java.net.InetAddress getLocalHost getHostName)
-                    (catch java.net.UnknownHostException e
+                    (catch java.net.UnknownHostException _
                       "UnknownHost")))))
 
 (defn- wrap-appender-juxt
   "Wraps compile-time appender juxt with additional runtime capabilities
-  (incl. middleware) controller by compile-time config. Like `wrap-appender-fn`
+  (incl. middleware) controlled by compile-time config. Like `wrap-appender-fn`
   but operates on the entire juxt at once."
   [juxtfn]
   (->> ; Wrapping applies capabilities bottom-to-top