diff --git a/src/knot/modules/geoip/geoip.c b/src/knot/modules/geoip/geoip.c
index 84595adb8..d3911a816 100644
--- a/src/knot/modules/geoip/geoip.c
+++ b/src/knot/modules/geoip/geoip.c
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ static int geo_conf_yparse(check_ctx_t *check, geoip_ctx_t *ctx)
 		ret = KNOT_ENOMEM;
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
-	if (zs_init(scanner, NULL, KNOT_CLASS_IN, ctx->ttl) != 0) {
+	if (zs_init(scanner, ".", KNOT_CLASS_IN, ctx->ttl) != 0) {
 		ret = KNOT_EPARSEFAIL;
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
diff --git a/src/utils/keymgr/offline_ksk.c b/src/utils/keymgr/offline_ksk.c
index 436ca1bc2..35a00b99b 100644
--- a/src/utils/keymgr/offline_ksk.c
+++ b/src/utils/keymgr/offline_ksk.c
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ static int read_ksr_skr(kdnssec_ctx_t *ctx, const char *infile,
                         void (*cb_header)(zs_scanner_t *), void (*cb_record)(zs_scanner_t *))
 {
 	zs_scanner_t sc = { 0 };
-	int ret = zs_init(&sc, "", KNOT_CLASS_IN, 0);
+	int ret = zs_init(&sc, ".", KNOT_CLASS_IN, 0);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		return KNOT_ERROR;
 	}