diff --git a/orte/mca/gpr/replica/transition_layer/gpr_replica_segment_tl.c b/orte/mca/gpr/replica/transition_layer/gpr_replica_segment_tl.c
index 29de69353c..b53408415f 100644
--- a/orte/mca/gpr/replica/transition_layer/gpr_replica_segment_tl.c
+++ b/orte/mca/gpr/replica/transition_layer/gpr_replica_segment_tl.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 int orte_gpr_replica_find_seg(orte_gpr_replica_segment_t **seg,
                               bool create, char *segment)
 {
-    orte_std_cntr_t len;
     int rc=ORTE_SUCCESS;
     orte_std_cntr_t i, cntri;
     orte_gpr_replica_segment_t **ptr;
@@ -53,8 +52,6 @@ int orte_gpr_replica_find_seg(orte_gpr_replica_segment_t **seg,
         return ORTE_SUCCESS;
     }
     
-    len = (orte_std_cntr_t)strlen(segment);
-
     /* search the registry segments to find which one is being referenced */
     ptr = (orte_gpr_replica_segment_t**)(orte_gpr_replica.segments->addr);
     cntri = 0;
@@ -62,7 +59,7 @@ int orte_gpr_replica_find_seg(orte_gpr_replica_segment_t **seg,
               i < (orte_gpr_replica.segments)->size; i++) {
         if (NULL != ptr[i]) {
             cntri++;
-            if (0 == strncmp(segment, ptr[i]->name, len)) {
+            if (0 == strcmp(segment, ptr[i]->name)) {
                 *seg = ptr[i];
                 return ORTE_SUCCESS;
             }
diff --git a/orte/mca/ras/bjs/ras_bjs.c b/orte/mca/ras/bjs/ras_bjs.c
index 315e84ebd1..a688e05d8b 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ras/bjs/ras_bjs.c
+++ b/orte/mca/ras/bjs/ras_bjs.c
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ static int orte_ras_bjs_discover(
     int rc;
     
     /* query the nodelist from the registry */
-    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&new_nodes, opal_list_t);
     if(ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = orte_ras_base_node_query(nodelist))) {
         ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc); 
         return rc;
diff --git a/orte/mca/smr/bproc/smr_bproc.c b/orte/mca/smr/bproc/smr_bproc.c
index 062ce2f174..90f0f1d4df 100644
--- a/orte/mca/smr/bproc/smr_bproc.c
+++ b/orte/mca/smr/bproc/smr_bproc.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ static void update_registry(bit_set changes, struct bproc_node_info_t *ni)
     }
 
     if (mca_smr_bproc_component.debug)
-    	opal_output(0, "updating node %d\n", ni->node);
+    	opal_output(0, "updating node %d to segment %s\n", ni->node, value->segment);
 
     if ((ret = orte_gpr.put(1, &value)) != ORTE_SUCCESS) {
     	ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ret);