diff --git a/src/backend/dbi/gnc-backend-dbi.c b/src/backend/dbi/gnc-backend-dbi.c
index a61c5170d4..20f155f97b 100644
--- a/src/backend/dbi/gnc-backend-dbi.c
+++ b/src/backend/dbi/gnc-backend-dbi.c
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ gnc_dbi_postgres_session_begin( QofBackend *qbe, QofSession *session,
 	gchar* dbname;
     gchar* username;
     gchar* password;
-	gboolean success;
+	gboolean success = FALSE;
 	gint portnum;
 
 	g_return_if_fail( qbe != NULL );
diff --git a/src/gnome-utils/dialog-file-access.c b/src/gnome-utils/dialog-file-access.c
index b8c814f80e..f613b20d64 100644
--- a/src/gnome-utils/dialog-file-access.c
+++ b/src/gnome-utils/dialog-file-access.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ gnc_ui_file_access( int type )
 	gint access_method_index = -1;
 	gint active_access_method_index = -1;
 	const gchar* default_db;
-	const gchar *button_label;
+	const gchar *button_label = NULL;
 
 	g_return_if_fail( type == FILE_ACCESS_OPEN || type == FILE_ACCESS_SAVE_AS );