diff --git a/include/ajax.tickets.php b/include/ajax.tickets.php
index 74bbd13e55ee3d5e94023af5f239a88fd126678b..5015363ec3ee495e704f45eb323315ba3086ce49 100644
--- a/include/ajax.tickets.php
+++ b/include/ajax.tickets.php
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ class TicketsAjaxAPI extends AjaxController {
             if ($ticket->getStaffId() == $thisstaff->getId())
                 $assigned = __('you');
             else
-                $assigneed = $ticket->getAssigned();
+                $assigned = $ticket->getAssigned();
 
             $info['error'] = sprintf(__('%s is currently assigned to <b>%s</b>'),
                     __('This ticket'),
diff --git a/include/class.orm.php b/include/class.orm.php
index b784b6341e71df002a2f8bc136f12da32d7f5f0d..d1bbbc302e3daee1643c170455ea12e4c64c5870 100644
--- a/include/class.orm.php
+++ b/include/class.orm.php
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ class VerySimpleModel {
         'pk' => false
     );
 
-    var $ht;
+    var $ht = array();
     var $dirty = array();
     var $__new__ = false;
     var $__deleted__ = false;