diff --git a/api/epplet.c b/api/epplet.c
index 7e6e3f1..bb991dc 100644
--- a/api/epplet.c
+++ b/api/epplet.c
@@ -5748,11 +5748,10 @@ Epplet_load_config_file(const char *file)
 
    if ((f = fopen(file, "r")) == NULL)
       return;
-   *s2 = 0;
    for (; fgets(s, sizeof(s), f);)
      {
-	*((int *)s2) = *((int *)s3) = 0;	/* Set first 4 bytes to nil */
-	sscanf(s, "%s %[^\n]\n", (char *)&s2, (char *)&s3);
+	s2[0] = s3[0] = '\0';
+	sscanf(s, "%s %[^\n]\n", s2, s3);
 	if (!(*s2) || (!*s3) || (*s2 == '\n') || (*s2 == '#'))
 	  {
 	     continue;
diff --git a/epplets/E-Xss.c b/epplets/E-Xss.c
index ba08198..121dff9 100644
--- a/epplets/E-Xss.c
+++ b/epplets/E-Xss.c
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ static void
 config_cb(void *data)
 {
    char                buff[128];
-   unsigned long       h, y, i;
+   unsigned int        h, y, i;
 
    if (config_win)
      {
diff --git a/epplets/cloak.c b/epplets/cloak.c
index 04cc0ba..e0ce642 100644
--- a/epplets/cloak.c
+++ b/epplets/cloak.c
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ void
 set_col_pixel(int x, int y, unsigned char c, unsigned char rrr,
 	      unsigned char ggg, unsigned char bbb)
 {
-   char               *ptr;
+   unsigned char      *ptr;
 
    if ((((int)c) == 0) || (x < 0) || (y < 0) || (x > 39) || (y > 39))
       return;
diff --git a/epplets/esdcloak.c b/epplets/esdcloak.c
index 677d616..2d04c55 100644
--- a/epplets/esdcloak.c
+++ b/epplets/esdcloak.c
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ static void
 set_col_pixel(int x, int y, unsigned char c, unsigned char rrr,
 	      unsigned char ggg, unsigned char bbb)
 {
-   char               *ptr;
+   unsigned char      *ptr;
 
    if ((((int)c) == 0) || (x < 0) || (y < 0) || (x > 39) || (y > 39))
       return;