diff --git a/ircd/http.cc b/ircd/http.cc
index 63fa63930..62ed29c9c 100644
--- a/ircd/http.cc
+++ b/ircd/http.cc
@@ -1277,7 +1277,14 @@ ircd::http::error::error(const http::code &code,
 ,code{code}
 {
 	auto &buf(ircd::error::buf);
-	::snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%u %s", uint(code), status(code).c_str());
+	const auto msg(status(code));
+	::snprintf
+	(
+		buf, sizeof(buf),
+		"%u %s",
+		uint(code),
+		msg? msg.c_str(): ""
+	);
 }
 
 // Out-of-line placement.
diff --git a/ircd/ios.cc b/ircd/ios.cc
index 836da2913..3da30b3d9 100644
--- a/ircd/ios.cc
+++ b/ircd/ios.cc
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@ ircd::ios::stats_name(const descriptor &d,
 		(
 			stats_name_buf, sizeof(stats_name_buf),
 			"ircd.ios.%s.%s",
-			d.name.c_str(),
-			key.c_str()
+			d.name? d.name.c_str(): "",
+			key? key.c_str(): ""
 		))
 	};
 }