diff --git a/nano/core_test/node.cpp b/nano/core_test/node.cpp
index d4ad7f9cc..538296960 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/node.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/node.cpp
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ TEST (node_config, required_child)
 	tree.put_child ("logging", logging_l);
 	auto child_l (tree.get_required_child ("logging"));
 	child_l.put<bool> ("flush", !logging1.flush);
-	bool upgraded;
+	bool upgraded (false);
 	logging2.deserialize_json (upgraded, child_l);
 
 	ASSERT_NE (logging1.flush, logging2.flush);
diff --git a/nano/core_test/rpc.cpp b/nano/core_test/rpc.cpp
index e3100d8cd..415dcf944 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/rpc.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/rpc.cpp
@@ -4390,7 +4390,7 @@ TEST (rpc, wallet_history)
 	ASSERT_NE (nullptr, send);
 	std::this_thread::sleep_for (std::chrono::milliseconds (1000));
 	auto timestamp2 (nano::seconds_since_epoch ());
-	auto receive (system.wallet (0)->receive_action (static_cast<nano::send_block &> (*send), nano::test_genesis_key.pub, node0->config.receive_minimum.number ()));
+	auto receive (system.wallet (0)->receive_action (*send, nano::test_genesis_key.pub, node0->config.receive_minimum.number ()));
 	ASSERT_NE (nullptr, receive);
 	nano::keypair key;
 	std::this_thread::sleep_for (std::chrono::milliseconds (1000));