diff --git a/src/backend/sql/gnc-account-sql.c b/src/backend/sql/gnc-account-sql.c
index 36dddf4cc2..dc6f1ece02 100644
--- a/src/backend/sql/gnc-account-sql.c
+++ b/src/backend/sql/gnc-account-sql.c
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ gnc_sql_save_account( GncSqlBackend* be, QofInstance* inst )
     if( xaccAccountGetCommodity( pAcc ) != NULL ) {
 		gint op;
 
+		is_ok = TRUE;
 		if( qof_instance_get_destroying( inst ) ) {
 			op = OP_DB_DELETE;
 		} else if( be->is_pristine_db || is_infant ) {
diff --git a/src/backend/sql/gnc-slots-sql.c b/src/backend/sql/gnc-slots-sql.c
index c7fc1afe41..e59002572f 100644
--- a/src/backend/sql/gnc-slots-sql.c
+++ b/src/backend/sql/gnc-slots-sql.c
@@ -325,7 +325,6 @@ save_slot( const gchar* key, KvpValue* value, gpointer data )
 {
     slot_info_t* pSlot_info = (slot_info_t*)data;
     gint curlen;
-	gboolean is_ok = FALSE;
 
 	g_return_if_fail( key != NULL );
 	g_return_if_fail( value != NULL );