diff --git a/plugins/dspam b/plugins/dspam
index bab7c76..a7b7013 100644
--- a/plugins/dspam
+++ b/plugins/dspam
@@ -634,13 +634,13 @@ sub autolearn_karma {
     my $karma = $self->connection->notes('karma');
     return if ! defined $karma;
 
-    if ( $karma < -1  && $response->{result} eq 'Innocent' ) {
+    if ( $karma < -2  && $response->{result} eq 'Innocent' ) {
         $self->log(LOGINFO, "training bad karma ($karma) FN as spam");
         $self->train_error_as_spam( $transaction );
         return 1;
     };
 
-    if ( $karma > 1 && $response->{result} eq 'Spam' ) {
+    if ( $karma > 2 && $response->{result} eq 'Spam' ) {
         $self->log(LOGINFO, "training good karma ($karma) FP as ham");
         $self->train_error_as_ham( $transaction );
         return 1;
diff --git a/plugins/spamassassin b/plugins/spamassassin
index 6455d8f..6d0a559 100644
--- a/plugins/spamassassin
+++ b/plugins/spamassassin
@@ -394,9 +394,12 @@ sub reject {
     };
 
     my $ham_or_spam = $sa_results->{is_spam} eq 'Yes' ? 'Spam' : 'Ham';
+    if ( $ham_or_spam eq 'Spam' ) {
+        $self->adjust_karma( -1 );
+    };
     my $status = "$ham_or_spam, $score";
     my $learn = '';
-    my $al = $sa_results->{autolearn};
+    my $al = $sa_results->{autolearn}; # subject to local SA learn scores
     if ( $al ) {
         $self->adjust_karma( 1 )  if $al eq 'ham';
         $self->adjust_karma( -1 ) if $al eq 'spam';
@@ -404,7 +407,7 @@ sub reject {
     };
 
     my $reject = $self->{_args}{reject} or do {
-        $self->log(LOGERROR, "pass, reject disabled ($status, $learn)");
+        $self->log(LOGERROR, "error, reject disabled ($status, $learn)");
         return DECLINED;
     };