diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 70da4d2ba..c70dd4891 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([krb],
     [ ENABLED_KRB=$enableval ],
     [ ENABLED_KRB=no ]
     )
-    
+
 
 #IP alternative name Support
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([ip-alt-name],
diff --git a/examples/client/client.c b/examples/client/client.c
index 688e016ad..364a215ff 100644
--- a/examples/client/client.c
+++ b/examples/client/client.c
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ static int ClientBenchmarkThroughput(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, char* host, word16 port,
     int onlyKeyShare)
 {
     double start, conn_time = 0, tx_time = 0, rx_time = 0;
-    SOCKET_T sockfd;
+    SOCKET_T sockfd = WOLFSSL_SOCKET_INVALID;
     WOLFSSL* ssl;
     int ret = 0, err = 0;