diff --git a/libraries/AP_Mission/AP_Mission.cpp b/libraries/AP_Mission/AP_Mission.cpp
index d27beca79e9ca2..03a74e14aa61c7 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Mission/AP_Mission.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AP_Mission/AP_Mission.cpp
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ bool AP_Mission::set_item(uint16_t index, mavlink_mission_item_int_t& src_packet
 
 bool AP_Mission::get_item(uint16_t index, mavlink_mission_item_int_t& ret_packet) const
 {
-    mavlink_mission_item_int_t tmp;
+    mavlink_mission_item_int_t tmp {};
 
     // can't handle request for anything bigger than the mission size...
     if (index >= num_commands()) {
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ bool AP_Mission::get_item(uint16_t index, mavlink_mission_item_int_t& ret_packet
         tmp.current = 0;
     }
 
-    // set auto continue to 1, becasue that's what's done elsewhere.
+    // set auto continue to 1, because that's what's done elsewhere.
     tmp.autocontinue = 1;     // 1 (true), 0 (false)
     tmp.command = cmd.id;