diff --git a/test/unit/utMetadata.cpp b/test/unit/utMetadata.cpp
index 6bd536d6c..514b1a4a4 100644
--- a/test/unit/utMetadata.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/utMetadata.cpp
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ TEST_F( utMetadata, copy_test ) {
 
     // int32_t test
     {
-		int32_t v = 0;
+        int32_t v = 127;
         bool ok = copy.Get( "int32", v );
         EXPECT_TRUE( ok );
         EXPECT_EQ( i32v, v );
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ TEST_F( utMetadata, copy_test ) {
 
     // uint64_t test
     {
-        uint64_t v;
+        uint64_t v = 255;
         bool ok = copy.Get( "uint64", v );
         EXPECT_TRUE( ok );
         EXPECT_EQ( ui64v, v );
@@ -228,14 +228,14 @@ TEST_F( utMetadata, copy_test ) {
 
     // float test
     {
-        float v;
+        float v = -9.9999f;
         EXPECT_TRUE( copy.Get( "float", v ) );
         EXPECT_EQ( fv, v );
     }
 
     // double test
     {
-        double v;
+        double v = -99.99;
         EXPECT_TRUE( copy.Get( "double", v ) );
         EXPECT_EQ( dv, v );
     }
diff --git a/test/unit/utSharedPPData.cpp b/test/unit/utSharedPPData.cpp
index e4be169dd..16ee9c75f 100644
--- a/test/unit/utSharedPPData.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/utSharedPPData.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ TEST_F(SharedPPDataTest, testPODProperty)
     EXPECT_FALSE(shared->GetProperty("test2",o));
     EXPECT_EQ(5, o);
 
-    float f = 12.f, m;
+    float f = 12.f, m = -98.7654f;
     shared->AddProperty("test",f);
     EXPECT_TRUE(shared->GetProperty("test",m));
     EXPECT_EQ(12.f, m);