diff --git a/src/grib_accessor_class_bufr_data_array.c b/src/grib_accessor_class_bufr_data_array.c
index 740863489..6632ade8b 100644
--- a/src/grib_accessor_class_bufr_data_array.c
+++ b/src/grib_accessor_class_bufr_data_array.c
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ static int encode_double_value(grib_context* c, grib_buffer* buff, long* pos, bu
                     "ECCODES WARNING :  encode_double_value: %s. Value (%g) out of range (minAllowed=%g, maxAllowed=%g)."
                     " Setting it to missing value\n",
                     bd->shortName, value, minAllowed, maxAllowed);
-            value = GRIB_MISSING_DOUBLE; /* Ignore the bad value and instead use 'missing' */
+            /* Ignore the bad value and instead use 'missing' */
             grib_set_bits_on(buff->data, pos, modifiedWidth);
         }
         else {
diff --git a/src/grib_accessor_class_dictionary.c b/src/grib_accessor_class_dictionary.c
index 1c88d6905..256d549de 100644
--- a/src/grib_accessor_class_dictionary.c
+++ b/src/grib_accessor_class_dictionary.c
@@ -329,9 +329,10 @@ static int unpack_string(grib_accessor* a, char* buffer, size_t* len)
     }
 
     *len = rsize;
-    Assert(buffer);
-    memcpy(buffer, start, rsize);
-    buffer[rsize] = 0;
+    if (buffer && start) {
+        memcpy(buffer, start, rsize);
+        buffer[rsize] = 0;
+    }
 
     /* grib_trie_delete(dictionary); */
 
diff --git a/src/grib_jasper_encoding.c b/src/grib_jasper_encoding.c
index d795ece08..f51155929 100644
--- a/src/grib_jasper_encoding.c
+++ b/src/grib_jasper_encoding.c
@@ -199,9 +199,9 @@ int grib_jasper_encode(grib_context* c, j2k_encode_helper* helper)
     }
 
     helper->jpeg_length = jpcstream->rwcnt_;
-    jaserr              = jas_stream_close(istream);
+    jas_stream_close(istream);
     istream             = 0;
-    jaserr              = jas_stream_close(jpcstream);
+    jas_stream_close(jpcstream);
     jpcstream           = 0;
 
 cleanup: