diff --git a/reg3.cpp b/reg3.cpp
index 70c91760..cdef6bd9 100644
--- a/reg3.cpp
+++ b/reg3.cpp
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ namespace reg3 {
       if(S7 == 12) {
         // Emerald in 534
         cell *a = gamestart();
-        cell *b;
+        cell *b = a;
         for(cell *c: allcells())
           if(hr::celldistance(a, c) == 5) {
             b = c;
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ namespace reg3 {
           if(ok) nwi.insert(i);
           }
 
-        int gpow;
+        int gpow = 0;
         
         for(int i: nwi) {
           int pw = 1;
diff --git a/shmup.cpp b/shmup.cpp
index 9af1c3b1..dcad7571 100644
--- a/shmup.cpp
+++ b/shmup.cpp
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ struct horo_distance {
       a = abs(binary::horo_level(ih1));
       }
     else
-      b = intval(h1, tC0(ggmatrix(c)));
+      a = 0, b = intval(h1, tC0(ggmatrix(c)));
     }
   bool operator < (const horo_distance z) {
     if(binarytiling) {