diff --git a/nselib/smb.lua b/nselib/smb.lua
index a4bea03f7..1cecda019 100644
--- a/nselib/smb.lua
+++ b/nselib/smb.lua
@@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@ function start_session_basic(smb, log_errors, overrides)
 		stdnse.print_debug(1, "SMB: ERROR: %s", username)
 	end
 
-	return false, get_status_name(status)
+	return false, username
 end
 
 function start_session_extended(smb, log_errors, overrides)
diff --git a/scripts/smb-system-info.nse b/scripts/smb-system-info.nse
index 3260d3c0e..ff8c20cbd 100644
--- a/scripts/smb-system-info.nse
+++ b/scripts/smb-system-info.nse
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ end
 local function get_info_registry(host)
 
 	local result = {}
+	local status, smbstate, bind_result, openhklm_result
 
 	-- Create the SMB session
 	status, smbstate = msrpc.start_smb(host, msrpc.WINREG_PATH)