diff --git a/apps/netconf/netconf_plugin.c b/apps/netconf/netconf_plugin.c
index d5b3f427..cd169b77 100644
--- a/apps/netconf/netconf_plugin.c
+++ b/apps/netconf/netconf_plugin.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ netconf_plugin_callbacks(clicon_handle h,
     yang_stmt     *yinput;
     yang_stmt     *youtput;
     cxobj         *xoutput;
-    cbuf          *cb;
+    cbuf          *cb = NULL;
 
     if (deps != NULL){
 	nreg = deps;
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_yang.c b/lib/src/clixon_yang.c
index 676b1c42..fa9e6867 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_yang.c
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_yang.c
@@ -1741,7 +1741,7 @@ schema_nodeid_vec(yang_node  *yn,
     int              retval = -1;
     char            *arg;
     yang_node       *ynext;
-    char            *nodeid;
+    char            *nodeid = NULL;
     int              i;
     yang_stmt       *ys;
     int              match;
@@ -1788,7 +1788,7 @@ schema_nodeid_vec(yang_node  *yn,
 	if (yang_schemanode((yang_stmt*)ynext))
 	    *yres = (yang_stmt*)ynext;
 	else
-	    clicon_debug(1, "%s not schema node", nodeid);
+	    clicon_debug(1, "%s not schema node", arg);
 	goto ok;
     }
     /* recursive call using ynext */