diff --git a/libtorrent/include/libtorrent/kademlia/node.hpp b/libtorrent/include/libtorrent/kademlia/node.hpp
index 0e1fe468..3afeaf59 100644
--- a/libtorrent/include/libtorrent/kademlia/node.hpp
+++ b/libtorrent/include/libtorrent/kademlia/node.hpp
@@ -118,12 +118,12 @@ struct torrent_entry
 struct dht_storage_item
 {
     // FIXME: optimize so bdecode is not needed all the time
-    dht_storage_item() : p(), sig_p(), sig_user(), local_add_time(0), confirmed(true), next_refresh_time(0) {}
+    dht_storage_item() : p(), sig_p(), sig_user(), local_add_time(0), confirmed(true), next_refresh_time() {}
     dht_storage_item(std::string const &_p, lazy_entry const *_sig_p, lazy_entry const *_sig_user)
         : p(_p), sig_p(_sig_p->string_value()), sig_user(_sig_user->string_value()),
-          local_add_time(0), confirmed(true), next_refresh_time(0) {}
+          local_add_time(0), confirmed(true), next_refresh_time() {}
     dht_storage_item(std::string const &_p, std::string const &_sig_p, std::string const &_sig_user)
-        : p(_p), sig_p(_sig_p), sig_user(_sig_user), local_add_time(0), confirmed(true), next_refresh_time(0) {}
+        : p(_p), sig_p(_sig_p), sig_user(_sig_user), local_add_time(0), confirmed(true), next_refresh_time() {}
         std::string p;
         std::string sig_p;
         std::string sig_user;
diff --git a/libtorrent/include/libtorrent/ptime.hpp b/libtorrent/include/libtorrent/ptime.hpp
index bf4016d3..e5cf55ac 100644
--- a/libtorrent/include/libtorrent/ptime.hpp
+++ b/libtorrent/include/libtorrent/ptime.hpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 	struct TORRENT_EXPORT ptime
 	{
 		// hidden
-		ptime() {}
+		ptime() {time = 0;}
 		explicit ptime(boost::uint64_t t): time(t) {}
 
 		// these operators have the same semantics as signed 64 bit integers
diff --git a/libtorrent/src/kademlia/node.cpp b/libtorrent/src/kademlia/node.cpp
index b9371adc..cc53f6b1 100644
--- a/libtorrent/src/kademlia/node.cpp
+++ b/libtorrent/src/kademlia/node.cpp
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ namespace
 
 	ptime getNextRefreshTime(bool confirmed = true)
 	{
-		static ptime nextRefreshTime[2] = { ptime(0), ptime(0) };
+		static ptime nextRefreshTime[2] = { ptime(), ptime() };
 		nextRefreshTime[confirmed] = std::max(
 				nextRefreshTime[confirmed] + milliseconds(500),
 				// add +/-10% diffusion to next refresh time
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ void node_impl::load_storage(entry const* e) {
         return;
 
     ptime const now = time_now();
-    time_duration const refresh_interval = std::max( DHT_REFRESH_CONFIRMED, e->dict().size() * milliseconds(500) );
+    time_duration const refresh_interval = std::max( DHT_REFRESH_CONFIRMED, milliseconds(e->dict().size() * 500) );
 
     printf("node dht: loading storage... (%lu node_id keys)\n", e->dict().size());