diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/generate/go_validator_generator.h b/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/generate/go_validator_generator.h
index ca36347..27ce29b 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/generate/go_validator_generator.h
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/generate/go_validator_generator.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
   void indent_down() { go_generator->indent_down(); }
   std::string indent() { return go_generator->indent(); }
 
-  std::string get_field_name(t_field* field);
+  //std::string get_field_name(t_field* field);  -- no impl?
   std::string get_field_reference_name(t_field* field);
 
   std::string GenID(std::string id) { return id + std::to_string(tmp_[id]++); };
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/generate/validator_parser.h b/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/generate/validator_parser.h
index 076af2e..5ae8900 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/generate/validator_parser.h
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/generate/validator_parser.h
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@
   bool bool_val = false;
   t_enum_value* enum_val = nullptr;
   std::string string_val;
-  validation_function* function_val;
-  t_field* field_reference_val;
+  validation_function* function_val = nullptr;
+  t_field* field_reference_val = nullptr;
 
   validation_value_type val_type;
 };
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 private:
   std::string name;
   std::vector<validation_value*> values;
-  validation_rule* inner;
+  validation_rule* inner = nullptr;
 };
 
 class validation_parser {
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
                                 std::map<std::string, std::vector<std::string>>& annotations);
   t_field* get_referenced_field(std::string annotation_value);
   validation_value::validation_function* get_validation_function(std::string annotation_value);
-  t_struct* reference;
+  t_struct* reference = nullptr;
 };
 
 #endif