diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-sql/entry-id.c b/servers/slapd/back-sql/entry-id.c
index 0e17f1c1f8..801729e733 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-sql/entry-id.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-sql/entry-id.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ backsql_dn2id(
 {
 	backsql_info		*bi = op->o_bd->be_private;
 	SQLHSTMT		sth = SQL_NULL_HSTMT; 
-	BACKSQL_ROW_NTS		row;
+	BACKSQL_ROW_NTS		row = { 0 };
 	RETCODE 		rc;
 	int			res;
 	struct berval		realndn = BER_BVNULL;
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-sql/search.c b/servers/slapd/back-sql/search.c
index f6a5dcd346..6824827a09 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-sql/search.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-sql/search.c
@@ -314,9 +314,7 @@ backsql_init_search(
 				}
 
 			} else {
-				rs->sr_ref = referral_rewrite( default_referral,
-						NULL, &op->o_req_dn, scope );
-				rc = rs->sr_err = LDAP_REFERRAL;
+				rs->sr_err = rc;
 			}
 		}
 	}