diff --git a/src/manage_scan_handler.c b/src/manage_scan_handler.c
index d3f24b8367..c9df0cd29f 100644
--- a/src/manage_scan_handler.c
+++ b/src/manage_scan_handler.c
@@ -195,8 +195,14 @@ fork_scan_handler (const char *report_id, report_t report, task_t task,
   pid_t child_pid;
   pid_t grandchild_pid;
   struct sigaction action;
+  int ret;
 
-  pipe (pipe_fds);
+  if (pipe (pipe_fds))
+    {
+      g_warning ("%s: Failed to create pipe: %s",
+                 __func__, strerror(errno));
+      return -1;
+    }
 
   child_pid = fork();
   (void) handle_scan_queue_entry;
@@ -240,10 +246,20 @@ fork_scan_handler (const char *report_id, report_t report, task_t task,
                 exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
               default:
                 // Child on success
-                write (pipe_fds[1], &grandchild_pid, sizeof(grandchild_pid));
-                close(pipe_fds[1]); // Close output side of pipe
+                ret = write (pipe_fds[1],
+                             &grandchild_pid,
+                             sizeof(grandchild_pid));
+                if (ret)
+                  {
+                    g_warning ("%s: Failed to write PID to pipe: %s",
+                               __func__, strerror(errno));
+                  }
+                close (pipe_fds[1]); // Close output side of pipe
                 sql_close_fork ();
-                exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+                if (ret)
+                  exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+                else
+                  exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
             }
         }
       case -1:
diff --git a/src/manage_sql.c b/src/manage_sql.c
index 9c72588c61..340d8d9d71 100644
--- a/src/manage_sql.c
+++ b/src/manage_sql.c
@@ -19997,6 +19997,7 @@ print_report_xml_start (report_t report, report_t delta, task_t task,
   orig_filtered_result_count = 0;
   orig_f_false_positives = orig_f_warnings = orig_f_logs = orig_f_infos = 0;
   orig_f_holes = orig_f_criticals = 0;
+  host_summary_buffer = NULL;
   f_host_ports = NULL;
   f_host_holes = NULL;
   f_host_warnings = NULL;
@@ -20595,8 +20596,8 @@ print_report_xml_start (report_t report, report_t delta, task_t task,
     }
 
   /* Prepare result counts. */
-  int compliance_yes, compliance_no;
-  int compliance_incomplete, compliance_undefined;
+  int compliance_yes = 0, compliance_no = 0;
+  int compliance_incomplete = 0, compliance_undefined = 0;
   int total_compliance_count = 0;
 
   if (strcmp (tsk_usage_type, "audit") == 0)