diff --git a/WebContent/OSRM.Via.js b/WebContent/OSRM.Via.js
index ac92ecf3e..9775d3b3d 100644
--- a/WebContent/OSRM.Via.js
+++ b/WebContent/OSRM.Via.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ or see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.txt.
 // [find correct position for a via marker]
 
 // store location of via points returned by server
-OSRM.GLOBALS.via_points = null;
+OSRM.GLOBALS.via_points = [];
 
 
 OSRM.Via = {
diff --git a/WebContent/routing/OSRM.RoutingDescription.js b/WebContent/routing/OSRM.RoutingDescription.js
index 19bb3f5c1..b12663a7d 100644
--- a/WebContent/routing/OSRM.RoutingDescription.js
+++ b/WebContent/routing/OSRM.RoutingDescription.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ show: function(response) {
 		
 		route_desc += '<td class="result-directions">';
 		route_desc += '<div class="result-direction" style="background-image:url(\''+ OSRM.RoutingDescription.getDrivingInstructionIcon(response.route_instructions[i][0]) + '\');"></div>';		
-		route_desc += "</td>";
+		route_desc += '</td>';
 		
 		route_desc += '<td class="result-items">';
 		route_desc += '<div class="result-item" onclick="OSRM.RoutingDescription.onClickRouteDescription('+response.route_instructions[i][3]+')">';