diff --git a/include/libtorrent/torrent_status.hpp b/include/libtorrent/torrent_status.hpp
index 2efe827f1..9d866cb58 100644
--- a/include/libtorrent/torrent_status.hpp
+++ b/include/libtorrent/torrent_status.hpp
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		error_code errc;
 		int error_file;
 
-
 		// special values for error_file to describe which file or component
 		// encountered the error (``errc``).
 		enum error_file_t {
diff --git a/src/torrent_handle.cpp b/src/torrent_handle.cpp
index 51f4cdec6..fa4d310b0 100644
--- a/src/torrent_handle.cpp
+++ b/src/torrent_handle.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ namespace libtorrent
 {
 
 	torrent_status::torrent_status()
-		: total_download(0)
+		: error_file(torrent_status::error_file_none)
+		, total_download(0)
 		, total_upload(0)
 		, total_payload_download(0)
 		, total_payload_upload(0)
diff --git a/test/test_checking.cpp b/test/test_checking.cpp
index 96e243257..d19386a9d 100644
--- a/test/test_checking.cpp
+++ b/test/test_checking.cpp
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ void test_checking(int flags = read_only_files)
 			&& st.state != torrent_status::checking_resume_data)
 			break;
 
-		if (!st.errc) break;
+		if (st.errc) break;
 		test_sleep(500);
 	}
 	if (flags & incomplete_files)
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ void test_checking(int flags = read_only_files)
 
 			st = tor1.status();
 			TEST_CHECK(!st.is_seeding);
-			TEST_CHECK(!st.errc);
+			TEST_CHECK(st.errc);
 			if (st.errc)
 				fprintf(stderr, "error: %s\n", st.errc.message().c_str());
 		}