diff --git a/collectors/memstatMetric.go b/collectors/memstatMetric.go
index fb21ffb..3449ce1 100644
--- a/collectors/memstatMetric.go
+++ b/collectors/memstatMetric.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func getStats(filename string) map[string]MemstatStats {
 		case 5:
 			v, err := strconv.ParseFloat(linefields[3], 64)
 			if err == nil {
-				cclog.ComponentDebug("getStats", strings.Trim(linefields[2], ":"), v, linefields[4])
+				cclog.ComponentDebug("MemstatCollector", strings.Trim(linefields[2], ":"), v, linefields[4])
 				stats[strings.Trim(linefields[2], ":")] = MemstatStats{
 					value: v,
 					unit:  linefields[4],
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ func getStats(filename string) map[string]MemstatStats {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	if scanner.Err() != nil {
+		cclog.ComponentError("MemstatCollector", "Failed to get memory stats")
+	}
 	return stats
 }
 
@@ -247,12 +250,6 @@ func (m *MemstatCollector) Read(interval time.Duration, output chan lp.CCMessage
 								unit = cacheVal.unit
 							}
 						}
-						if shmemVal, shmem := stats["Shmem"]; shmem {
-							memUsed -= shmemVal.value
-							if len(shmemVal.unit) > 0 && len(unit) == 0 {
-								unit = shmemVal.unit
-							}
-						}
 					}
 				}
 			}