diff --git a/test/regress_dns.c b/test/regress_dns.c
index 155e0f55..60f59956 100644
--- a/test/regress_dns.c
+++ b/test/regress_dns.c
@@ -1223,6 +1223,7 @@ test_getaddrinfo_async(void *arg)
 	tt_assert(! evdns_base_set_option(dns_base, "getaddrinfo-allow-skew", "0.2"));
 
 	memset(a_out, 0, sizeof(a_out));
+	memset(&local_outcome, 0, sizeof(local_outcome));
 
 	n_gai_results_pending = 10000; /* don't think about exiting yet. */
 
diff --git a/test/regress_http.c b/test/regress_http.c
index 82f62594..ad6acbb9 100644
--- a/test/regress_http.c
+++ b/test/regress_http.c
@@ -892,7 +892,6 @@ http_connection_test_(struct basic_test_data *data, int persistent)
 	/* We give ownership of the request to the connection */
 	if (evhttp_make_request(evcon, req, EVHTTP_REQ_GET, "/test") == -1) {
 		tt_abort_msg("Couldn't make request");
-		exit(1);
 	}
 
 	event_base_dispatch(data->base);
@@ -1001,7 +1000,6 @@ http_connection_async_test(void *arg)
 	/* We give ownership of the request to the connection */
 	if (evhttp_make_request(evcon, req, EVHTTP_REQ_GET, "/test") == -1) {
 		tt_abort_msg("Couldn't make request");
-		exit(1);
 	}
 
 	event_base_dispatch(data->base);
@@ -1849,7 +1847,6 @@ http_close_detection_(struct basic_test_data *data, int with_delay)
 	if (evhttp_make_request(evcon,
 	    req, EVHTTP_REQ_GET, with_delay ? "/largedelay" : "/test") == -1) {
 		tt_abort_msg("couldn't make request");
-		exit(1);
 	}
 
 	event_base_dispatch(data->base);