diff --git a/dCommon/GeneralUtils.h b/dCommon/GeneralUtils.h
index f59ec71f..35c0b895 100644
--- a/dCommon/GeneralUtils.h
+++ b/dCommon/GeneralUtils.h
@@ -158,9 +158,7 @@ namespace GeneralUtils {
 	template <Numeric T>
 	[[nodiscard]] std::optional<T> TryParse(std::string_view str) {
 		numeric_parse_t<T> result;
-		if (!str.empty()) {
-			while (std::isspace(str.front())) str.remove_prefix(1);
-		}
+		while (!str.empty() && std::isspace(str.front())) str.remove_prefix(1);
 
 		const char* const strEnd = str.data() + str.size();
 		const auto [parseEnd, ec] = std::from_chars(str.data(), strEnd, result);
@@ -186,9 +184,7 @@ namespace GeneralUtils {
 	template <std::floating_point T>
 	[[nodiscard]] std::optional<T> TryParse(std::string_view str) noexcept
 	try {
-		if (!str.empty()) {
-			while (std::isspace(str.front())) str.remove_prefix(1);
-		}
+		while (!str.empty() && std::isspace(str.front())) str.remove_prefix(1);
 
 		size_t parseNum;
 		const T result = details::_parse<T>(str, parseNum);
diff --git a/dGame/dGameMessages/GameMessages.cpp b/dGame/dGameMessages/GameMessages.cpp
index 3ef9f3b5..74946179 100644
--- a/dGame/dGameMessages/GameMessages.cpp
+++ b/dGame/dGameMessages/GameMessages.cpp
@@ -4660,7 +4660,7 @@ void GameMessages::HandleBuyFromVendor(RakNet::BitStream& inStream, Entity* enti
 	if (!user) return;
 	Entity* player = Game::entityManager->GetEntity(user->GetLoggedInChar());
 	if (!player) return;
-	
+
 	// handle buying normal items
 	auto* vendorComponent = entity->GetComponent<VendorComponent>();
 	if (vendorComponent) {
@@ -5290,7 +5290,7 @@ void GameMessages::HandleRemoveItemFromInventory(RakNet::BitStream& inStream, En
 	bool iLootTypeSourceIsDefault = false;
 	LWOOBJID iLootTypeSource = LWOOBJID_EMPTY;
 	bool iObjIDIsDefault = false;
-	LWOOBJID iObjID;
+	LWOOBJID iObjID = LWOOBJID_EMPTY;
 	bool iObjTemplateIsDefault = false;
 	LOT iObjTemplate = LOT_NULL;
 	bool iRequestingObjIDIsDefault = false;