diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plAvatar/plAvatarTasks.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plAvatar/plAvatarTasks.cpp
index 9d809231..f92b0ccd 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plAvatar/plAvatarTasks.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plAvatar/plAvatarTasks.cpp
@@ -157,8 +157,7 @@ void plAvTask::IUndoLimitPlayersInput(plArmatureMod *avatar)
 
 // CTOR default
 plAvSeekTask::plAvSeekTask()
-: fAnimName(nil),
-  fAlign(kAlignHandle),
+: fAlign(kAlignHandle),
   fDuration(0.25),
   fTarget(nil),
   fAnimInstance(nil),
@@ -170,7 +169,8 @@ plAvSeekTask::plAvSeekTask()
 
 // CTOR target, align, animName
 plAvSeekTask::plAvSeekTask(plKey target, plAvAlignment align, const plString& animName)
-: fAlign(align),
+: fAnimName(animName),
+  fAlign(align),
   fDuration(0.25),
   fTarget(target),
   fAnimInstance(nil),
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plAvatar/plCoopCoordinator.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plAvatar/plCoopCoordinator.cpp
index 73c46b7c..a1671e36 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plAvatar/plCoopCoordinator.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plAvatar/plCoopCoordinator.cpp
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ void plCoopCoordinator::IStartGuest()
         const plSceneObject *targetBone = hostAv->FindBone(fSynchBone);
         if(targetBone)
         {
-            plAvSeekMsg *seekMsg = new plAvSeekMsg( nil, nil,targetBone->GetKey(), 0, true, kAlignHandle, nil, false, plAvSeekMsg::kSeekFlagNoWarpOnTimeout, GetKey());
+            plAvSeekMsg *seekMsg = new plAvSeekMsg( nil, nil,targetBone->GetKey(), 0, true, kAlignHandle, "", false, plAvSeekMsg::kSeekFlagNoWarpOnTimeout, GetKey());
             plAvTaskSeek *seekT = new plAvTaskSeek(seekMsg);
             plAvTaskMsg *seekM = new plAvTaskMsg(GetKey(), fGuestKey, seekT);
             seekM->SetBCastFlag(plMessage::kPropagateToModifiers);
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plAvatar/plSittingModifier.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plAvatar/plSittingModifier.cpp
index 870cf867..c644f815 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plAvatar/plSittingModifier.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plAvatar/plSittingModifier.cpp
@@ -353,11 +353,7 @@ plAvBrainGeneric *plSittingModifier::IBuildSitBrain(plKey avModKey, plKey seekKe
             brain->AddStage(sitStage);
             brain->AddStage(idleStage);
             brain->AddStage(standStage);
-#if HS_BUILD_FOR_WIN32
-            *pAnimName = _strdup(sitAnimName);
-#else
-            *pAnimName = strdup(sitAnimName);
-#endif
+            *pAnimName = sitAnimName;
 
             brain->SetType(plAvBrainGeneric::kSit);
             brain->SetRecipient(GetKey());