diff --git a/DataTreeCore.cpp b/DataTreeCore.cpp
index d275921..4672827 100644
--- a/DataTreeCore.cpp
+++ b/DataTreeCore.cpp
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ CDataMember *  CDataMember::GetChild( const char * Path, bool Create )
                 Child = &((*Child)->NextPeer);
             }
             if (!*Child && Create) {
-                *Child = new CDataMember( this, Key, KeyLen );
+                *Child = new CDataMember( Member, Key, KeyLen );
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/JSONparseCore.cpp b/JSONparseCore.cpp
index ce93c29..48284b4 100644
--- a/JSONparseCore.cpp
+++ b/JSONparseCore.cpp
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ bool CJSONparse::ParsePrimitive( CDataMember * Member )
 
 bool CJSONparse::PrintString( char * String, int Len )
 {
-    int     BytesWritten;
+    int     BytesWritten    = 0;
 
     // Start quote
     if (write( OutputHandle, "\"", 1 ) < 0)
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ bool CJSONparse::PrintObject( CDataMember * Object, const int Indent )
         if (write( OutputHandle, Spacer, SpacerLen ) < 0)
             return false;
     }
-    if (write( OutputHandle, "}", 1 ))
+    if (write( OutputHandle, "}", 1 ) < 0)
         return false;
     return true;
 }