diff --git a/src/log.c b/src/log.c
index 45ead6630..f936abfee 100644
--- a/src/log.c
+++ b/src/log.c
@@ -594,7 +594,6 @@ log_vprintf(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, LY_LOG_LEVEL level, LY_ERR err, LY_VECODE
 {
     char *msg = NULL;
     ly_bool free_strs = 1, lolog, lostore;
-    const struct ly_err_item *e;
 
     /* learn effective logger options */
     if (temp_ly_log_opts) {
@@ -636,11 +635,6 @@ log_vprintf(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, LY_LOG_LEVEL level, LY_ERR err, LY_VECODE
     /* store the error/warning in the context (if we need to store errors internally, it does not matter what are
      * the user log options) */
     if ((level < LY_LLVRB) && ctx && lostore) {
-        if (((err & ~LY_EPLUGIN) == LY_EVALID) && (vecode == LYVE_SUCCESS)) {
-            /* assume we are inheriting the error, so inherit vecode as well */
-            e = ly_err_last(ctx);
-            vecode = e->vecode;
-        }
         free_strs = 0;
         if (log_store(ctx, level, err, vecode, msg, data_path, schema_path, line, apptag ? strdup(apptag) : NULL)) {
             goto cleanup;
diff --git a/src/plugins_types/ipv4_address.c b/src/plugins_types/ipv4_address.c
index b1a0636f6..022689bc4 100644
--- a/src/plugins_types/ipv4_address.c
+++ b/src/plugins_types/ipv4_address.c
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ lyplg_type_print_ipv4_address(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *
         /* get the address in string */
         if (!inet_ntop(AF_INET, &val->addr, ret, INET_ADDRSTRLEN)) {
             free(ret);
-            LOGERR(ctx, LY_EVALID, "Failed to get IPv4 address in string (%s).", strerror(errno));
+            LOGERR(ctx, LY_ESYS, "Failed to get IPv4 address in string (%s).", strerror(errno));
             return NULL;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins_types/ipv4_address_no_zone.c b/src/plugins_types/ipv4_address_no_zone.c
index 5476c1977..44383067d 100644
--- a/src/plugins_types/ipv4_address_no_zone.c
+++ b/src/plugins_types/ipv4_address_no_zone.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ lyplg_type_print_ipv4_address_no_zone(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd
         /* get the address in string */
         if (!inet_ntop(AF_INET, &val->addr, ret, INET_ADDRSTRLEN)) {
             free(ret);
-            LOGERR(ctx, LY_EVALID, "Failed to get IPv4 address in string (%s).", strerror(errno));
+            LOGERR(ctx, LY_ESYS, "Failed to get IPv4 address in string (%s).", strerror(errno));
             return NULL;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins_types/ipv6_address.c b/src/plugins_types/ipv6_address.c
index 031bb8fc9..8ddcd183c 100644
--- a/src/plugins_types/ipv6_address.c
+++ b/src/plugins_types/ipv6_address.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ lyplg_type_print_ipv6_address(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *
         /* get the address in string */
         if (!inet_ntop(AF_INET6, &val->addr, ret, INET6_ADDRSTRLEN)) {
             free(ret);
-            LOGERR(ctx, LY_EVALID, "Failed to get IPv6 address in string (%s).", strerror(errno));
+            LOGERR(ctx, LY_ESYS, "Failed to get IPv6 address in string (%s).", strerror(errno));
             return NULL;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins_types/ipv6_address_no_zone.c b/src/plugins_types/ipv6_address_no_zone.c
index 6b4f0e608..caa2c8f00 100644
--- a/src/plugins_types/ipv6_address_no_zone.c
+++ b/src/plugins_types/ipv6_address_no_zone.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ lyplg_type_print_ipv6_address_no_zone(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd
         /* get the address in string */
         if (!inet_ntop(AF_INET6, &val->addr, ret, INET6_ADDRSTRLEN)) {
             free(ret);
-            LOGERR(ctx, LY_EVALID, "Failed to get IPv6 address in string (%s).", strerror(errno));
+            LOGERR(ctx, LY_ESYS, "Failed to get IPv6 address in string (%s).", strerror(errno));
             return NULL;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/tree_schema.c b/src/tree_schema.c
index 9d9d2b488..59e045757 100644
--- a/src/tree_schema.c
+++ b/src/tree_schema.c
@@ -1952,7 +1952,7 @@ lys_parse_in(struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct ly_in *in, LYS_INFORMAT format,
             const struct ly_err_item *e = ly_err_last(ctx);
 
             if (e && (!e->schema_path || e->line)) {
-                LOGERR(ctx, ret, "Parsing module \"%s\" failed.", mod->name);
+                LOGERR(ctx, LY_EOTHER, "Parsing module \"%s\" failed.", mod->name);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/xpath.c b/src/xpath.c
index 895da558a..195f215ed 100644
--- a/src/xpath.c
+++ b/src/xpath.c
@@ -4075,9 +4075,9 @@ xpath_deref(struct lyxp_set **args, uint32_t UNUSED(arg_count), struct lyxp_set
                 r = lyplg_type_resolve_leafref((struct lysc_type_leafref *)sleaf->type, &leaf->node, &leaf->value, set->tree,
                         &targets, &errmsg);
                 if (r) {
-                    LOGERR(set->ctx, LY_EVALID, "%s", errmsg);
+                    LOGERR(set->ctx, LY_EINVAL, "%s", errmsg);
                     free(errmsg);
-                    ret = LY_EVALID;
+                    ret = LY_EINVAL;
                     goto cleanup;
                 }
 
@@ -4088,9 +4088,9 @@ xpath_deref(struct lyxp_set **args, uint32_t UNUSED(arg_count), struct lyxp_set
             } else {
                 assert(sleaf->type->basetype == LY_TYPE_INST);
                 if (ly_path_eval(leaf->value.target, set->tree, NULL, &node)) {
-                    LOGERR(set->ctx, LY_EVALID, "Invalid instance-identifier \"%s\" value - required instance not found.",
+                    LOGERR(set->ctx, LY_EINVAL, "Invalid instance-identifier \"%s\" value - required instance not found.",
                             lyd_get_value(&leaf->node));
-                    ret = LY_EVALID;
+                    ret = LY_EINVAL;
                     goto cleanup;
                 }