diff --git a/base/configobject.cpp b/base/configobject.cpp
index 6a6dd3242..163b1e210 100644
--- a/base/configobject.cpp
+++ b/base/configobject.cpp
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ void ConfigObject::SetLocal(bool value)
 
 bool ConfigObject::IsLocal(void) const
 {
-	bool value;
+	bool value = false;
 	GetProperties()->GetProperty("__local", &value);
-	return (value != 0);
+	return value;
 }
 
 void ConfigObject::SetAbstract(bool value)
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ void ConfigObject::SetAbstract(bool value)
 
 bool ConfigObject::IsAbstract(void) const
 {
-	long value;
+	bool value = false;
 	GetProperties()->GetProperty("__abstract", &value);
-	return (value != 0);
+	return value;
 }
 
 void ConfigObject::Commit(void)
diff --git a/base/observable.h b/base/observable.h
index 6fafa0b47..8dc13f332 100644
--- a/base/observable.h
+++ b/base/observable.h
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ public:
 	 */
 	void operator()(const TArgs& args)
 	{
-		vector<ObserverType>::size_type i = 0;
-		for (i = 0; i < m_Observers.size(); i++) {
+		typename vector<ObserverType>::size_type i = 0;
+		for (i = 0; i < m_Observers.size(); ) {
 			int result = m_Observers[i](args);
 
 			if (result == -1)
diff --git a/icinga/icingaapplication.cpp b/icinga/icingaapplication.cpp
index 642c4df4a..cede383c4 100644
--- a/icinga/icingaapplication.cpp
+++ b/icinga/icingaapplication.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ int IcingaApplication::Main(const vector<string>& args)
 
 	/* load config file */
 	ConfigObject::Ptr fileComponentConfig = make_shared<ConfigObject>("component", "configfile");
+	fileComponentConfig->SetLocal(true);
 	fileComponentConfig->SetProperty("configFilename", args[1]);
 	fileComponentConfig->Commit();