diff --git a/server/core/hashtable.c b/server/core/hashtable.c
index 72fc05003..f29c3c476 100644
--- a/server/core/hashtable.c
+++ b/server/core/hashtable.c
@@ -377,7 +377,8 @@ void hashtable_get_stats(
 
         ht = (HASHTABLE *)table;
         CHK_HASHTABLE(ht);
-        
+        *nelems = 0;
+        *longest = 0;
 	hashtable_read_lock(ht);
         
 	for (i = 0; i < ht->hashsize; i++)
diff --git a/server/core/test/makefile b/server/core/test/makefile
index db540d7b1..d0008b1ce 100644
--- a/server/core/test/makefile
+++ b/server/core/test/makefile
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ runtests:
 	@echo $(shell date)			>> $(TESTLOG)
 	@echo "Test MaxScale core"		>> $(TESTLOG)
 	@echo "-------------------------------"	>> $(TESTLOG)
-	@-./testhash 	 			2>> $(TESTLOG)
-ifeq ($?, 0)
+	@ -./testhash 	 			2>> $(TESTLOG)
+ifeq ($?,0)
 	@echo "MaxScale core PASSED"		>> $(TESTLOG)
 else
-	@echo "MaxScale core FAILED"		>> $(TESTLOG)
+	@echo "MaxScale core FAILED" 		>> $(TESTLOG)
 endif
 	@echo ""				>> $(TESTLOG)