diff --git a/srsepc/src/mme/mme_gtpc.cc b/srsepc/src/mme/mme_gtpc.cc
index 0c36541c0..4e5d2ad7d 100644
--- a/srsepc/src/mme/mme_gtpc.cc
+++ b/srsepc/src/mme/mme_gtpc.cc
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ mme_gtpc::send_create_session_request(uint64_t imsi, uint32_t mme_ue_s1ap_id)
   m_mme_gtpc_log->console("Creating Session Response -- IMSI: %015lu \n", imsi);
   m_mme_gtpc_log->console("Creating Session Response -- MME control TEID: %lu \n", cs_req->sender_f_teid.teid);
   // APN
-  strcpy(cs_req->apn, m_s1ap->m_s1ap_args.mme_apn.c_str());
+  strncpy(cs_req->apn, m_s1ap->m_s1ap_args.mme_apn.c_str(), sizeof(cs_req->apn)-1);
+  cs_req->apn[sizeof(cs_req->apn)-1] = 0;
   // RAT Type
   //cs_req->rat_type = srslte::GTPC_RAT_TYPE::EUTRAN;
 
diff --git a/srsepc/src/mme/s1ap.cc b/srsepc/src/mme/s1ap.cc
index 8d25fed11..80d8b6d74 100644
--- a/srsepc/src/mme/s1ap.cc
+++ b/srsepc/src/mme/s1ap.cc
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ boost::mutex   s1ap_instance_mutex;
 
 s1ap::s1ap():
   m_s1mme(-1),
-  m_next_mme_ue_s1ap_id(1)
+  m_next_mme_ue_s1ap_id(1),
+  m_mme_gtpc(NULL),
+  m_pool(NULL)
 {
 }