diff --git a/openair1/SIMULATION/LTE_PHY/dlsim.c b/openair1/SIMULATION/LTE_PHY/dlsim.c
index bdb83eccf8bc78202b071b856916b637b61d8df0..02591dcc8f3ecd608372bae441b6d598c8e6cdd9 100644
--- a/openair1/SIMULATION/LTE_PHY/dlsim.c
+++ b/openair1/SIMULATION/LTE_PHY/dlsim.c
@@ -1351,7 +1351,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   // void *data;
   // int ii;
   //  int bler;
-  double blerr[4],uncoded_ber; //,avg_ber;
+  double blerr[4],uncoded_ber=0; //,avg_ber;
   short *uncoded_ber_bit=NULL;
   uint8_t N_RB_DL=25,osf=1;
   frame_t frame_type = FDD;
diff --git a/openair1/SIMULATION/LTE_PHY/ulsim.c b/openair1/SIMULATION/LTE_PHY/ulsim.c
index dbce85851695fb10b49f1a655221806ac2b93a02..03c736ecd3f3475bfcbd7a1c22f899701235795c 100644
--- a/openair1/SIMULATION/LTE_PHY/ulsim.c
+++ b/openair1/SIMULATION/LTE_PHY/ulsim.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
   int aarx,aatx;
   double channelx,channely;
-  double sigma2, sigma2_dB=10,SNR,SNR2,snr0=-2.0,snr1,SNRmeas,rate,saving_bler=0;
+  double sigma2, sigma2_dB=10,SNR,SNR2=0,snr0=-2.0,snr1,SNRmeas,rate,saving_bler=0;
   double input_snr_step=.2,snr_int=30;
   double blerr;