diff --git a/source/src/clientgame.cpp b/source/src/clientgame.cpp
index 8bfc6d0e..de8bd7af 100644
--- a/source/src/clientgame.cpp
+++ b/source/src/clientgame.cpp
@@ -599,8 +599,6 @@ extern void kickallbots(void);
 
 void startmap(char *name)   // called just after a map load
 {
-    loopv(sleeps) delete[] sleeps[i].cmd;
-    sleeps.setsize(0);
     //if(netmapstart()) { gamemode = 0;};  //needs fixed to switch modes?
     netmapstart(); //should work
     //monsterclear();
diff --git a/source/src/command.cpp b/source/src/command.cpp
index 8728cb75..2ead23cd 100644
--- a/source/src/command.cpp
+++ b/source/src/command.cpp
@@ -177,8 +177,7 @@ int execute(char *p)                            // all evaluation happens here,
                     {
                         int len = max(numargs-2, 0);
                         for(int i = 1; i<numargs; i++) len += (int)strlen(w[i]);
-                        char *r = newstring(len);
-                        r[0] = 0;
+                        char *r = newstring("", len);
                         for(int i = 1; i<numargs; i++)       
                         {
                             strcat(r, w[i]); // make string-list out of all arguments