diff --git a/src/conf/network_conf.c b/src/conf/network_conf.c
index 17dc0d3539..6515efefdf 100644
--- a/src/conf/network_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/network_conf.c
@@ -590,12 +590,9 @@ virNetworkDNSSrvDefParseXML(virNetworkDNSDefPtr def,
     }
 
     if (strlen(service) > DNS_RECORD_LENGTH_SRV) {
-        char *name = NULL;
-
-        virAsprintf(&name, _("Service name is too long, limit is %d bytes"), DNS_RECORD_LENGTH_SRV);
         virNetworkReportError(VIR_ERR_XML_DETAIL,
-                              "%s", name);
-        VIR_FREE(name);
+                              _("Service name is too long, limit is %d bytes"),
+                              DNS_RECORD_LENGTH_SRV);
         goto error;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
index 566a17e398..f1401e11f9 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
@@ -2777,8 +2777,8 @@ qemuProcessUpdateState(struct qemud_driver *driver, virDomainObjPtr vm)
         } else {
             newState = VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED;
             newReason = reason;
-            virAsprintf(&msg, "was paused (%s)",
-                        virDomainPausedReasonTypeToString(reason));
+            ignore_value(virAsprintf(&msg, "was paused (%s)",
+                                 virDomainPausedReasonTypeToString(reason)));
         }
     } else if (state == VIR_DOMAIN_SHUTOFF && running) {
         newState = VIR_DOMAIN_RUNNING;
diff --git a/tests/commandtest.c b/tests/commandtest.c
index 28dc8750ce..30e7efb605 100644
--- a/tests/commandtest.c
+++ b/tests/commandtest.c
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ mymain(void)
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
 
     setpgid(0, 0);
-    setsid();
+    ignore_value(setsid());
 
     /* Our test expects particular fd values; to get that, we must not
      * leak fds that we inherited from a lazy parent.  At the same
@@ -827,10 +827,11 @@ mymain(void)
 
     /* Prime the debug/verbose settings from the env vars,
      * since we're about to reset 'environ' */
-    virTestGetDebug();
-    virTestGetVerbose();
+    ignore_value(virTestGetDebug());
+    ignore_value(virTestGetVerbose());
 
-    virInitialize();
+    if (virInitialize() < 0)
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
 
     /* Phase two of killing interfering fds; see above.  */
     fd = 3;