diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/programFpgaBlackfin.c b/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/programFpgaBlackfin.c
index 0e9dd4117..bfbe08b28 100644
--- a/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/programFpgaBlackfin.c
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/programFpgaBlackfin.c
@@ -367,10 +367,10 @@ int waitForFPGAtoTouchFlash(char *mess) {
 
         // convert to int
         if (sscanf(retvals, "%d\n", &result) != 1) {
-            sprintf(mess,
-                    "Could not program fpga. (could not scan int for gpio "
-                    "status: [%s])\n",
-                    retvals);
+            snprintf(mess, MAX_STR_LENGTH,
+                     "Could not program fpga. (could not scan int for gpio "
+                     "status: [%s])\n",
+                     retvals);
             LOG(logERROR, (mess));
             return FAIL;
         }
diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/slsDetectorServer_funcs.c b/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/slsDetectorServer_funcs.c
index 3c60843bb..9f7bce19b 100644
--- a/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/slsDetectorServer_funcs.c
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/slsDetectorServer_funcs.c
@@ -4301,7 +4301,7 @@ int copy_detector_server(int file_des) {
         // add new link name to /etc/inittab
         if (ret == OK) {
             format = "echo 'ttyS0::respawn:/./%s' >> /etc/inittab";
-            if (snprintf(cmd, MAX_STR_LENGTH, format, sname) >=
+            if (snprintf(cmd, MAX_STR_LENGTH, format, LINKED_SERVER_NAME) >=
                 MAX_STR_LENGTH) {
                 ret = FAIL;
                 strcpy(mess, "Could not copy detector server. Command "