diff --git a/basilisk/basilisk.c b/basilisk/basilisk.c
index 3888f8229..46a897284 100755
--- a/basilisk/basilisk.c
+++ b/basilisk/basilisk.c
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ void basilisk_pending_result(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct basilisk_item *
 
 int32_t basilisk_issued_iteration(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct basilisk_item *pending)
 {
-    basilisk_metricfunc metricfunc; struct basilisk_item *parent; int32_t i,flag = 0;
+    basilisk_metricfunc metricfunc; int32_t i,flag = 0;
     //printf("pending.%u numresults.%d m %f func.%p\n",pending->basilisktag,pending->numresults,pending->metrics[0],pending->metricfunc);
     if ( (metricfunc= pending->metricfunc) != 0 )
     {
diff --git a/gecko/gecko_blocks.c b/gecko/gecko_blocks.c
index a730352e2..934bc1a72 100755
--- a/gecko/gecko_blocks.c
+++ b/gecko/gecko_blocks.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ char *gecko_blockarrived(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct iguana_info *virt,c
                         return(clonestr("{\"result\":\"gecko block created\"}"));
                     }
                     else return(clonestr("{\"error\":\"gecko error creating hwmblock\"}"));
-                } else return(clonestr("{\"results\":\"gecko block wasnt hwmblock\"}"));
+                } else return(clonestr("{\"result\":\"gecko block wasnt hwmblock\"}"));
             }
         }
         return(clonestr("{\"error\":\"gecko orphan block\"}"));