diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/login.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/login.cpp
index 081d31a9d..b8ac576d0 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/login.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/login.cpp
@@ -2938,7 +2938,8 @@ string checkLogin(const string &login, const string &password, const string &cli
 // ***************************************************************************
 string selectShard(uint32 shardId, string &cookie, string &addr)
 {
-	cookie = addr = "";
+	cookie.clear();
+	addr.clear();
 
 	if(!HttpClient.connectToLogin()) return "Can't connect (error code 7)";
 
diff --git a/code/ryzom/common/src/game_share/http_client.cpp b/code/ryzom/common/src/game_share/http_client.cpp
index d9add4692..0c77fcb1a 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/common/src/game_share/http_client.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/common/src/game_share/http_client.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ bool CHttpClient::receive(string &res, bool verbose)
 	nlassert(_Sock.connected());
 
 	uint32 size;
-	res = "";
+	res.clear();
 
 	uint8 buf[1024];