diff --git a/ext/ghoul b/ext/ghoul
index fcb8e8b964..a3fc819d8f 160000
--- a/ext/ghoul
+++ b/ext/ghoul
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit fcb8e8b964c9c176733f4fdc22d117cac8d3f8b2
+Subproject commit a3fc819d8ff19fdda152e89a9401f6f61e8fc88b
diff --git a/modules/digitaluniverse/rendering/renderablebillboardscloud.cpp b/modules/digitaluniverse/rendering/renderablebillboardscloud.cpp
index a0aa0c4f33..4113d606ff 100644
--- a/modules/digitaluniverse/rendering/renderablebillboardscloud.cpp
+++ b/modules/digitaluniverse/rendering/renderablebillboardscloud.cpp
@@ -1024,9 +1024,14 @@ std::vector<float> RenderableBillboardsCloud::createDataSlice() {
     float minColorIdx = std::numeric_limits<float>::max();
     float maxColorIdx = -std::numeric_limits<float>::max();
     for (const speck::Dataset::Entry& e : _dataset.entries) {
-        float color = e.data[colorMapInUse];
-        minColorIdx = std::min(color, minColorIdx);
-        maxColorIdx = std::max(color, maxColorIdx);
+        if (e.data.size() > 0) {
+            float color = e.data[colorMapInUse];
+            minColorIdx = std::min(color, minColorIdx);
+            maxColorIdx = std::max(color, maxColorIdx);
+        } else {
+            minColorIdx = 0;
+            maxColorIdx = 0;
+        }
     }
 
     double maxRadius = 0.0;
diff --git a/src/util/spicemanager.cpp b/src/util/spicemanager.cpp
index 30e17b8ef6..6e5f93b1d9 100644
--- a/src/util/spicemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/util/spicemanager.cpp
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ glm::dmat3 SpiceManager::frameTransformationMatrix(const std::string& from,
     ghoul_assert(!to.empty(), "To must not be empty");
 
     // get rotation matrix from frame A - frame B
-    glm::dmat3 transform;
+    glm::dmat3 transform = glm::dmat3(1.0);
     pxform_c(
         from.c_str(),
         to.c_str(),
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ glm::dmat3 SpiceManager::positionTransformMatrix(const std::string& sourceFrame,
     ghoul_assert(!sourceFrame.empty(), "sourceFrame must not be empty");
     ghoul_assert(!destinationFrame.empty(), "destinationFrame must not be empty");
 
-    glm::dmat3 result;
+    glm::dmat3 result = glm::dmat3(1.0);
     pxform_c(
         sourceFrame.c_str(),
         destinationFrame.c_str(),
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ glm::dmat3 SpiceManager::positionTransformMatrix(const std::string& sourceFrame,
     ghoul_assert(!sourceFrame.empty(), "sourceFrame must not be empty");
     ghoul_assert(!destinationFrame.empty(), "destinationFrame must not be empty");
 
-    glm::dmat3 result;
+    glm::dmat3 result = glm::dmat3(1.0);
 
     pxfrm2_c(
         sourceFrame.c_str(),