diff --git a/src/conky.c b/src/conky.c
index faee431c..0219f162 100644
--- a/src/conky.c
+++ b/src/conky.c
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ static char *scan_graph(const char *args, int *w, int *h,
 	*h = 25;
 	*first_colour = 0;
 	*last_colour = 0;
-
+	*scale = 0;
 	/* graph's argument is either height or height,width */
 	if (args) {
 		if (sscanf(args, "%d,%d %x %x %i", h, w, first_colour, last_colour,
diff --git a/src/mboxscan.c b/src/mboxscan.c
index c9fddc47..f7214703 100644
--- a/src/mboxscan.c
+++ b/src/mboxscan.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ void mbox_scan(char *args, char *output, size_t max_len)
 			free(copy_args);
 		}
 		if (strlen(mbox_mail_spool) < 1) {
-			CRIT_ERR("Usage: ${mboxscan [-n <number of messages to print>] [-fw <from width>] [-sw <subject width>] [-t <delay in sec> mbox}");
+			CRIT_ERR("Usage: ${mboxscan [-n <number of messages to print>] [-fw <from width>] [-sw <subject width>] [-t <delay in sec> mbox]}");
 		}
 
 		/* allowing $MAIL in the config */