diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_api_path_parse.l b/lib/src/clixon_api_path_parse.l
index dcdf08f1..a9e8d78b 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_api_path_parse.l
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_api_path_parse.l
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ identifier {namestart}{namechar}*
 <INIT>\:           { return COLON; }
 <INIT>{identifier} { clixon_api_path_parselval.string = strdup(yytext); 
                      return IDENTIFIER; } 
-<<INIT>.            { clixon_api_path_parseerror(_AY, "LEXICAL ERROR\n"); return -1; }
+<INIT>.            { clixon_api_path_parseerror(_AY, "LEXICAL ERROR\n"); return -1; }
 
 <KEYV>\,           { return COMMA; }			    
 <KEYV>\/           { BEGIN(INIT); return SLASH; }
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_json_parse.l b/lib/src/clixon_json_parse.l
index 68b41311..e4e98b46 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_json_parse.l
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_json_parse.l
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ clixon_json_parsewrap(void)
     return 1;
 }
 
-
-
 %}
 
 digit [0-9]
@@ -82,7 +80,7 @@ integer {digit}+
 real ({digit}+[.]{digit}*)|({digit}*[.]{digit}+)
 exp ({integer}|{real})[eE][+-]{integer}
 
-%x START§
+%x START
 %s STRING
 %s ESCAPE
 
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_json_parse.y b/lib/src/clixon_json_parse.y
index c3cf8850..d2de5622 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_json_parse.y
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_json_parse.y
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ json_current_body(struct clicon_json_yacc_arg *jy,
 */
 
  /* top: json -> value is also possible */
-§json          : value J_EOF { clicon_debug(2,"json->object"); YYACCEPT; } 
+json          : value J_EOF { clicon_debug(2,"json->object"); YYACCEPT; } 
               ;
 
 value         : J_TRUE  { json_current_body(_JY, "true");}