diff --git a/src/db/dbAccess.c b/src/db/dbAccess.c
index 3231e7b93..130300063 100644
--- a/src/db/dbAccess.c
+++ b/src/db/dbAccess.c
@@ -157,14 +157,14 @@ long dbCommonInit(dbCommon *precord, int pass)
     *    is equal to constant set in the record's disv field.
     */
     status = recGblInitFastInLink(&(precord->sdis),
-	(void *) precord, DBF_SHORT, "DISA");
+	(void *) precord, DBR_SHORT, "DISA");
     if (status)
        recGblRecordError(status, (void *) precord, "dbCommonInit: SDIS");
    /*
     *  Initialize the time stamp link.
     */
     status = recGblInitFastInLink(&(precord->tsel),
-	(void *) precord, DBF_SHORT, "TSE");
+	(void *) precord, DBR_SHORT, "TSE");
 
     if (status)
        recGblRecordError(status, (void *)precord, "dbCommonInit: TSEL");
diff --git a/src/db/dbFastLinkConv.c b/src/db/dbFastLinkConv.c
index 186204e03..0a8eb4e59 100644
--- a/src/db/dbFastLinkConv.c
+++ b/src/db/dbFastLinkConv.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ long cvt_uninit(
      void *to,
      struct dbAddr *paddr)
 {
-  printf("Error in record support, uninitialized link.\n");
+  recGblDbaddrError(-1,paddr,"cvt_uninit: uninitialized link");
   return(-1);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/db/iocInit.c b/src/db/iocInit.c
index 3e107fd33..007d6582e 100644
--- a/src/db/iocInit.c
+++ b/src/db/iocInit.c
@@ -515,6 +515,8 @@ LOCAL long initDatabase(void)
            /* Find pointer to record instance */
 	    precord = pdbRecordNode->precord;
 	    if(!(precord->name[0])) continue;
+	    rtnval = dbCommonInit(precord,1);
+	    if (status==0) status = rtnval;
 	    precord->rset = prset;
 	    if(!prset->init_record) continue;
 	    rtnval = (*prset->init_record)(precord,1);