diff --git a/binding/audio-binding.cpp b/binding/audio-binding.cpp
index 0605a8bc..496861db 100644
--- a/binding/audio-binding.cpp
+++ b/binding/audio-binding.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ RB_METHOD(audio_bgmPlay)
     int volume = 100;
     int pitch = 100;
     double pos = 0.0;
-    VALUE track;
+    VALUE track = Qnil;
     rb_get_args(argc, argv, "z|iifo", &filename, &volume, &pitch, &pos, &track RB_ARG_END);
     GUARD_EXC( shState->audio().bgmPlay(filename, volume, pitch, pos, MAYBE_NIL_TRACK(track)); )
     return Qnil;
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ RB_METHOD(audio_bgmPlay)
 RB_METHOD(audio_bgmStop)
 {
     RB_UNUSED_PARAM;
-    VALUE track;
+    VALUE track = Qnil;
     rb_get_args(argc, argv, "|o", &track RB_ARG_END);
     shState->audio().bgmStop(MAYBE_NIL_TRACK(track));
     return Qnil;
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ RB_METHOD(audio_bgmStop)
 RB_METHOD(audio_bgmPos)
 {
     RB_UNUSED_PARAM;
-    VALUE track;
+    VALUE track = Qnil;
     rb_get_args(argc, argv, "|o", &track RB_ARG_END);
     return rb_float_new(shState->audio().bgmPos(MAYBE_NIL_TRACK(track)));
 }
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ RB_METHOD(audio_bgmPos)
 RB_METHOD(audio_bgmGetVolume)
 {
     RB_UNUSED_PARAM;
-    VALUE track;
+    VALUE track = Qnil;
     rb_get_args(argc, argv, "|o", &track RB_ARG_END);
     int ret = 0;
     GUARD_EXC( ret = shState->audio().bgmGetVolume(MAYBE_NIL_TRACK(track)); )
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ RB_METHOD(audio_bgmSetVolume)
 {
     RB_UNUSED_PARAM;
     int volume;
-    VALUE track;
+    VALUE track = Qnil;
     rb_get_args(argc, argv, "i|o", &volume, &track RB_ARG_END);
     GUARD_EXC( shState->audio().bgmSetVolume(volume, MAYBE_NIL_TRACK(track)); )
     return Qnil;
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ RB_METHOD(audio_bgmFade)
 {
     RB_UNUSED_PARAM;
     int time;
-    VALUE track;
+    VALUE track = Qnil;
     rb_get_args(argc, argv, "i|o", &time, &track RB_ARG_END);
     shState->audio().bgmFade(time, MAYBE_NIL_TRACK(track));
     return Qnil;
diff --git a/binding/binding-mri.cpp b/binding/binding-mri.cpp
index 8dfe675c..fb0029c7 100644
--- a/binding/binding-mri.cpp
+++ b/binding/binding-mri.cpp
@@ -875,12 +875,12 @@ static void runRMXPScripts(BacktraceData &btData) {
     const std::string &scriptPack = conf.game.scripts;
     
     if (scriptPack.empty()) {
-        showMsg("No game scripts specified (missing Game.ini?)");
+        showMsg("No script file has been specified. Check the game's INI and try again.");
         return;
     }
     
     if (!shState->fileSystem().exists(scriptPack.c_str())) {
-        showMsg("Unable to open '" + scriptPack + "'");
+        showMsg("Unable to load scripts from '" + scriptPack + "'");
         return;
     }