diff --git a/LArCalorimeter/LArG4/LArG4H6SD/src/LArGeoH62004EventActionTool.cc b/LArCalorimeter/LArG4/LArG4H6SD/src/LArGeoH62004EventActionTool.cc
index 4c40d27e60370802acb704d180d473de18795fd2..9fd506b0759a01de3a5664192dec5c6b671eff3b 100644
--- a/LArCalorimeter/LArG4/LArG4H6SD/src/LArGeoH62004EventActionTool.cc
+++ b/LArCalorimeter/LArG4/LArG4H6SD/src/LArGeoH62004EventActionTool.cc
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace G4UA
   StatusCode LArGeoH62004EventActionTool::initialize()
   {
     //FIXME Old-style configuration - to be removed
-    const LArGeoTB2004Options *largeoTB2004Options;
+    const LArGeoTB2004Options *largeoTB2004Options = nullptr;
     if(detStore()->retrieve(largeoTB2004Options, "LArGeoTB2004Options").isFailure())
       {
         ATH_MSG_WARNING ( "Can't access LArGeoTB2004Options, using default values" );
diff --git a/LArCalorimeter/LArG4/LArG4H6SD/src/LArGeoH62004SteppingActionTool.cc b/LArCalorimeter/LArG4/LArG4H6SD/src/LArGeoH62004SteppingActionTool.cc
index e449f7d02481666317772746370253d43ca9885a..41dab6f2a2a944f0bdfac9dc3aef70208ca9c962 100644
--- a/LArCalorimeter/LArG4/LArG4H6SD/src/LArGeoH62004SteppingActionTool.cc
+++ b/LArCalorimeter/LArG4/LArG4H6SD/src/LArGeoH62004SteppingActionTool.cc
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace G4UA
   StatusCode LArGeoH62004SteppingActionTool::initialize()
   {
     //FIXME Old-style configuration - to be removed
-    const LArGeoTB2004Options *largeoTB2004Options;
+    const LArGeoTB2004Options *largeoTB2004Options = nullptr;
     if(detStore()->retrieve(largeoTB2004Options, "LArGeoTB2004Options").isFailure())
       {
         ATH_MSG_WARNING ( "Can't access LArGeoTB2004Options, using default values" );