diff --git a/src/economy.c b/src/economy.c
index 8819f0fd4..86fb14a3d 100644
--- a/src/economy.c
+++ b/src/economy.c
@@ -2768,7 +2768,7 @@ static void breed_cmd(unit * u, struct order *ord)
     skip_token();
     s = getstrtoken();
 
-    m = atoi((const char *)s);
+    m = s ? atoi((const char *)s) : 0;
     if (m != 0) {
         /* first came a want-paramter */
         s = getstrtoken();
diff --git a/src/laws.c b/src/laws.c
index fe2ec329b..505dd91a7 100755
--- a/src/laws.c
+++ b/src/laws.c
@@ -3942,11 +3942,14 @@ void defaultorders(void)
                 order *ord = *ordp;
                 if (getkeyword(ord) == K_DEFAULT) {
                     char lbuf[8192];
-                    order *new_order;
-                    init_tokens(ord);
-                    skip_token();         /* skip the keyword */
-                    strcpy(lbuf, getstrtoken());
-                    new_order = parse_order(lbuf, u->faction->locale);
+                    order *new_order = 0;
+                    const char *s;
+                    init_order(ord);
+                    s = getstrtoken();
+                    if (s) {
+                        strcpy(lbuf, s);
+                        new_order = parse_order(lbuf, u->faction->locale);
+                    }
                     *ordp = ord->next;
                     ord->next = NULL;
                     free_order(ord);