diff --git a/tools/anvil-daemon b/tools/anvil-daemon
index f7af9765..c2cec9ec 100755
--- a/tools/anvil-daemon
+++ b/tools/anvil-daemon
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ sub handle_periodic_tasks
 		update_state_file($anvil);
 		
 		# Check shared files.
-		check_files($anvils);
+		check_files($anvil);
 		
 		# Check mail server config.
 		my $problem = $anvil->Email->check_config({debug => 3});
diff --git a/tools/striker-prep-database b/tools/striker-prep-database
index f049ec5b..f39db754 100755
--- a/tools/striker-prep-database
+++ b/tools/striker-prep-database
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ if ($local_uuid)
 	
 	# In some cases, the database won't allow connections to the admin user. To deal with this, we'll 
 	# call stop->start on the daemon (reload doesn't fix it).
-	my $return_code = $anvil->System->stop_daemon({daemon => "postgresql"});
+	$return_code = $anvil->System->stop_daemon({daemon => "postgresql"});
 	$anvil->Log->variables({source => $THIS_FILE, line => __LINE__, level => 2, list => { return_code => $return_code }});
 	
 	$return_code = $anvil->System->start_daemon({daemon => "postgresql"});