diff --git a/src/client/gui/screens/ConsoleScreen.cpp b/src/client/gui/screens/ConsoleScreen.cpp
index ccb6039..9d3e874 100644
--- a/src/client/gui/screens/ConsoleScreen.cpp
+++ b/src/client/gui/screens/ConsoleScreen.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void ConsoleScreen::execute()
 
     if (minecraft->netCallback && !minecraft->raknetInstance->isServer()) {
         MessagePacket packet(_input.c_str());
-        minecraft->raknetInstance->send(&packet);
+        minecraft->raknetInstance->send(packet);
     } else if (_input[0] == '/') {
         _input = Util::stringTrim(_input.substr(1));
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ void ConsoleScreen::execute()
     else {
         if (minecraft->raknetInstance->isServer()) {
             MessagePacket packet(_input.c_str());
-            minecraft->raknetInstance->send(&packet);
+            minecraft->raknetInstance->send(packet);
         }
 
         minecraft->gui.addMessage("<" + minecraft->player->name + "> " + _input);
diff --git a/src/network/ClientSideNetworkHandler.cpp b/src/network/ClientSideNetworkHandler.cpp
index 022b35f..e2b8150 100755
--- a/src/network/ClientSideNetworkHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/network/ClientSideNetworkHandler.cpp
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ void ClientSideNetworkHandler::handle(const RakNet::RakNetGUID& source, TakeItem
 
 	LOGI("TakeItemPacket\n");
 
-	ItemInstance* item;
+	ItemInstance* item = new ItemInstance();
 
 	item->count = packet->count;
 	item->id = packet->itemId;