diff --git a/macosx/Badger.m b/macosx/Badger.m
index f40db2223..2395c95f3 100644
--- a/macosx/Badger.m
+++ b/macosx/Badger.m
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@
 
 - (void) updateBadgeWithCompleted: (int) completed uploadRate: (float) uploadRate downloadRate: (float) downloadRate
 {
-    NSImage * dockIcon;
-    NSSize iconSize = [fDockIcon size];
+    NSImage * dockIcon = nil;
         
     //set completed badge to top right
     if (completed > 0)
@@ -78,6 +77,7 @@
         dockIcon = [fDockIcon copy];
     
         NSRect badgeRect;
+        NSSize iconSize = [dockIcon size];
         badgeRect.size = [fBadge size];
         badgeRect.origin.x = iconSize.width - badgeRect.size.width;
         badgeRect.origin.y = iconSize.height - badgeRect.size.height;
diff --git a/macosx/Controller.m b/macosx/Controller.m
index 16788bc6e..e852e3229 100644
--- a/macosx/Controller.m
+++ b/macosx/Controller.m
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ static void sleepCallBack(void * controller, io_service_t y, natural_t messageTy
 
 - (void) handleOpenContentsEvent: (NSAppleEventDescriptor *) event replyEvent: (NSAppleEventDescriptor *) replyEvent
 {
-    NSString * urlString;
+    NSString * urlString = nil;
 
     NSAppleEventDescriptor * directObject = [event paramDescriptorForKeyword: keyDirectObject];
     if ([directObject descriptorType] == typeAEList)
diff --git a/macosx/ExpandedPathToIconTransformer.m b/macosx/ExpandedPathToIconTransformer.m
index f68a2c566..7f076010e 100644
--- a/macosx/ExpandedPathToIconTransformer.m
+++ b/macosx/ExpandedPathToIconTransformer.m
@@ -32,5 +32,4 @@
     return icon;
 }
 
-
 @end
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diff --git a/macosx/ExpandedPathToPathTransformer.m b/macosx/ExpandedPathToPathTransformer.m
index 05a11bebf..a0591b239 100644
--- a/macosx/ExpandedPathToPathTransformer.m
+++ b/macosx/ExpandedPathToPathTransformer.m
@@ -18,5 +18,4 @@
     return value == nil ?  nil : [value lastPathComponent];
 }
 
-
 @end
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