--- a/src/harness/harness.c
+++ b/src/harness/harness.c
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ static int Harness_Ini_Callback(void* user, const char* section, const char* nam
 
 int Harness_ProcessIniFile(void) {
     int i;
-    char path[1024];
+    char path[1024] = {0};
 
     OS_GetPrefPath(path, "dethrace");
     strcat(path, "dethrace.ini");
--- a/src/harness/os/linux.c
+++ b/src/harness/os/linux.c
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ char* OS_GetWorkingDirectory(char* argv0) {
 
 int OS_GetPrefPath(char* dest, char* app) {
     const char* base = NULL;
-    char path[1024];
+    char path[1024] = {0};
     struct stat statbuf;
 
     base = getenv("XDG_DATA_HOME");
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ int OS_GetPrefPath(char* dest, char* app) {
         base = path;
     }
 
-    if (stat(name_buf, &statbuf) == -1) {
+    if (stat(base, &statbuf) == -1) {
         return -1;
     }
     if (!(statbuf.st_mode & S_IFDIR)) {