diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Decimating/DecimaterViewerWidget.cc b/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Decimating/DecimaterViewerWidget.cc
index 50cdc062..bc3b1506 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Decimating/DecimaterViewerWidget.cc
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Decimating/DecimaterViewerWidget.cc
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ void DecimaterViewerWidget::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent* _event)
     case Key_Q:
     case Key_Escape:
       qApp->quit();      
-
+      break;
     default:
       this->inherited_t::keyPressEvent(_event);
       break;
diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Decimating/DecimaterViewerWidget.hh b/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Decimating/DecimaterViewerWidget.hh
index 2a4eede5..156bbdc1 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Decimating/DecimaterViewerWidget.hh
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Decimating/DecimaterViewerWidget.hh
@@ -111,7 +111,10 @@ public:
 
   /// default constructor
   DecimaterViewerWidget(QWidget* _parent=0)
-    : MeshViewerWidget(_parent), steps_(1)
+    : MeshViewerWidget(_parent),
+      animate_(false),
+      timer_(0),
+      steps_(1)
   {
     timer_ = new QTimer(this);