diff --git a/iguana/iguana_bundles.c b/iguana/iguana_bundles.c
index 1c807d3f6..9c7f7f13f 100755
--- a/iguana/iguana_bundles.c
+++ b/iguana/iguana_bundles.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ int32_t iguana_bundlehash2add(struct iguana_info *coin,struct iguana_block **blo
                     bp->blocks[bundlei] = block;
                 else if ( bp->blocks[bundlei] != block )
                     printf(">>>>>>>>>>>>>> bundlehash2.(%s) ht.(%d %d) block.%p there\n",bits256_str(str,hash2),bp->bundleheight,bundlei,bp->blocks[bundlei]);
-                otherbp = 0;
+                otherbp = 0, otherbundlei = -2;
                 if ( (otherbp= iguana_bundlefind(coin,&otherbp,&otherbundlei,hash2)) != 0 || (bundlei % (bundlesize-1)) == 0)
                 {
                     if ( bundlei == 0 && (otherbundlei == -2 || otherbundlei == bundlesize-1) )
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ struct iguana_bundle *iguana_bundlecreate(struct iguana_info *coin,int32_t *bund
     if ( bits256_nonz(bundlehash2) > 0 )
     {
         bits256_str(str,bundlehash2);
+        bp = 0, *bundleip = -2;
         if ( iguana_bundlefind(coin,&bp,bundleip,bundlehash2) != 0 )
         {
             if ( bp->bundleheight >= 0 && bp->bundleheight != (bundleheight - *bundleip) )
diff --git a/iguana/iguana_ramchain.c b/iguana/iguana_ramchain.c
index 51413c365..06e9a3f6d 100755
--- a/iguana/iguana_ramchain.c
+++ b/iguana/iguana_ramchain.c
@@ -90,13 +90,15 @@ void iguana_blocksetcounters(struct iguana_info *coin,struct iguana_block *block
 
 int32_t iguana_peerfname(struct iguana_info *coin,int32_t *hdrsip,char *dirname,char *fname,uint32_t ipbits,bits256 hash2,bits256 prevhash2,int32_t numblocks,int32_t dispflag)
 {
-    struct iguana_bundle *bp = 0; int32_t bundlei = -2; char str[65];
+    struct iguana_bundle *bp; int32_t bundlei; char str[65];
     *hdrsip = -1; ipbits = 0;
     fname[0] = 0;
     //if ( ipbits == 0 )
     //    printf("illegal ipbits.%d\n",ipbits), getchar();
+    bp = 0, bundlei = -2;
     if ( (bp= iguana_bundlefind(coin,&bp,&bundlei,hash2)) == 0 )
     {
+        bp = 0, bundlei = -2;
         if ( bits256_nonz(prevhash2) == 0 || (bp= iguana_bundlefind(coin,&bp,&bundlei,prevhash2)) == 0 || bundlei >= coin->chain->bundlesize-1 )
         {
             if ( dispflag != 0 )
@@ -1684,8 +1686,10 @@ long iguana_ramchain_data(struct iguana_info *coin,struct iguana_peer *addr,stru
             return(-1);
         } //else printf("matched merkle.%d\n",txn_count);
     } else printf("not enough memory for merkle verify %ld vs %lu\n",sizeof(bits256)*(txn_count+1),(long)addr->TXDATA.totalsize);
+    bp = 0, bundlei = -2;
     if ( iguana_bundlefind(coin,&bp,&bundlei,origtxdata->block.RO.hash2) == 0 )
     {
+        bp = 0, bundlei = -2;
         if ( iguana_bundlefind(coin,&bp,&bundlei,origtxdata->block.RO.prev_block) == 0 )
         {
             origtxdata->block.RO.recvlen = 0;
diff --git a/iguana/iguana_recv.c b/iguana/iguana_recv.c
index 7b42ae7fe..8af5ffd0f 100755
--- a/iguana/iguana_recv.c
+++ b/iguana/iguana_recv.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ int32_t iguana_sendblockreqPT(struct iguana_info *coin,struct iguana_peer *addr,
        // if ( (rand() % 10 ) != 0 )
             return(0);
     }
+    checkbp = 0, j = -2;
     if ( (checkbp= iguana_bundlefind(coin,&checkbp,&j,hash2)) != 0 && j >= 0 && j < checkbp->n )
     {
         if ( checkbp->emitfinish != 0 || ((block= checkbp->blocks[j]) != 0 && block->txvalid != 0) )
@@ -596,6 +597,7 @@ struct iguana_bundle *iguana_bundleset(struct iguana_info *coin,struct iguana_bl
         *blockp = block;
         //if ( 0 && bits256_nonz(prevhash2) > 0 )
         //    iguana_patch(coin,block);
+        bp = 0, bundlei = -2;
         if ( (bp= iguana_bundlefind(coin,&bp,&bundlei,hash2)) != 0 && bundlei < coin->chain->bundlesize )
         {
             //fprintf(stderr,"bundle found %d:%d\n",bp->hdrsi,bundlei);