diff --git a/db/log_reader.cc b/db/log_reader.cc
index c33c43c539..d46149da2d 100644
--- a/db/log_reader.cc
+++ b/db/log_reader.cc
@@ -191,6 +191,24 @@ bool Reader::ReadRecord(Slice* record, std::string* scratch,
         }
         break;
 
+      case kBadRecordLen:
+        ReportCorruption(drop_size, "bad record length");
+        if (in_fragmented_record) {
+          ReportCorruption(scratch->size(), "error in middle of record");
+          in_fragmented_record = false;
+          scratch->clear();
+        }
+        break;
+
+      case kBadRecordChecksum:
+        ReportCorruption(drop_size, "checksum mismatch");
+        if (in_fragmented_record) {
+          ReportCorruption(scratch->size(), "error in middle of record");
+          in_fragmented_record = false;
+          scratch->clear();
+        }
+        break;
+
       default: {
         char buf[40];
         snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "unknown record type %u", record_type);
@@ -355,8 +373,7 @@ unsigned int Reader::ReadPhysicalRecord(Slice* result, size_t* drop_size) {
       *drop_size = buffer_.size();
       buffer_.clear();
       if (!eof_) {
-        ReportCorruption(*drop_size, "bad record length");
-        return kBadRecord;
+        return kBadRecordLen;
       }
       // If the end of the file has been reached without reading |length| bytes
       // of payload, assume the writer died in the middle of writing the record.
@@ -388,8 +405,7 @@ unsigned int Reader::ReadPhysicalRecord(Slice* result, size_t* drop_size) {
         // like a valid log record.
         *drop_size = buffer_.size();
         buffer_.clear();
-        ReportCorruption(*drop_size, "checksum mismatch");
-        return kBadRecord;
+        return kBadRecordChecksum;
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/db/log_reader.h b/db/log_reader.h
index ab9dbab7e5..23bff39a7d 100644
--- a/db/log_reader.h
+++ b/db/log_reader.h
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ class Reader {
     kBadHeader = kMaxRecordType + 3,
     // Returned when we read an old record from a previous user of the log.
     kOldRecord = kMaxRecordType + 4,
+    // Returned when we get a bad record length
+    kBadRecordLen = kMaxRecordType + 5,
+    // Returned when we get a bad record checksum
+    kBadRecordChecksum = kMaxRecordType + 6,
   };
 
   // Skips all blocks that are completely before "initial_offset_".