diff --git a/src/ssl.c b/src/ssl.c
index 1352434..6507f26 100644
--- a/src/ssl.c
+++ b/src/ssl.c
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #endif /* HAVE_CONFIG_H */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>		/* basic socket definitions */
 #include <netdb.h>
@@ -152,11 +154,11 @@ ssl_init(void *arg)
 	int i;
 
 	if (IS_MASTER(options)) {
-		if (file_present("server.pem") == 0)
-			ctx = initialize_ctx("server.pem", PASS, NULL);
+		if (file_present("/usr/share/uperf/server.pem") == 0)
+			ctx = initialize_ctx("/usr/share/uperf/server.pem", PASS, NULL);
 	} else {
-		if (file_present("client.pem") == 0)
-			ctx = initialize_ctx("client.pem", PASS, NULL);
+		if (file_present("/usr/share/uperf/client.pem") == 0)
+			ctx = initialize_ctx("/usr/share/uperf/client.pem", PASS, NULL);
 	}
 	if (ctx == NULL)
 		return (1);
@@ -394,7 +396,7 @@ initialize_ctx(char *keyfile, char *password, const char *method)
 #else
 	SSL_METHOD *meth;
 #endif
-	SSL_CTX *ctx;
+	SSL_CTX *ctx = NULL;
 
 	SSL_library_init();