diff --git a/luamods/wolfadmin/admin/balancer.lua b/luamods/wolfadmin/admin/balancer.lua
index 3d39289..1f63369 100644
--- a/luamods/wolfadmin/admin/balancer.lua
+++ b/luamods/wolfadmin/admin/balancer.lua
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ balancer.BALANCE_LAST_JOINED = 1
 balancer.BALANCE_ONLY_DEAD = 2
 balancer.BALANCE_NOT_OBJECTIVE = 4
 
-local balancerTimer = nil
+local balancerTimer
 
 local lastJoined = {[constants.TEAM_AXIS] = {}, [constants.TEAM_ALLIES] = {}, [constants.TEAM_SPECTATORS] = {}}
 local evenerCount = 0
diff --git a/luamods/wolfadmin/commands/commands.lua b/luamods/wolfadmin/commands/commands.lua
index 56e1643..f21288a 100644
--- a/luamods/wolfadmin/commands/commands.lua
+++ b/luamods/wolfadmin/commands/commands.lua
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ function commands.onClientCommand(clientId, command)
 
     -- client cmds
     -- syntax: say or say_*
-    local clientCmd = nil
+    local clientCmd
 
     if (wolfCmd == "say" or wolfCmd == "say_team" or wolfCmd == "say_buddy") and string.find(et.trap_Argv(1), "/") == 1 then
         args = util.split(et.trap_Argv(1), " ")
@@ -233,8 +233,8 @@ function commands.onClientCommand(clientId, command)
     end
     
     -- shrub cmds
-    local shrubCmd = nil
-    
+    local shrubCmd
+
     -- syntax: say or say_*
     if (wolfCmd == "say" or wolfCmd == "say_team" or wolfCmd == "say_buddy") and string.find(et.trap_Argv(1), "!") == 1 then
         args = util.split(et.trap_Argv(1), " ")
diff --git a/luamods/wolfadmin/db/mysql.lua b/luamods/wolfadmin/db/mysql.lua
index de96a8b..321ed3b 100644
--- a/luamods/wolfadmin/db/mysql.lua
+++ b/luamods/wolfadmin/db/mysql.lua
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ local luasql = require "luasql.mysql"
 local mysql = {}
 
 local env = assert(luasql.mysql())
-local con = nil
-local cur = nil
+local con
+local cur
 
 -- players
 function mysql.addplayer(guid, ip)
diff --git a/luamods/wolfadmin/db/sqlite3.lua b/luamods/wolfadmin/db/sqlite3.lua
index 5d8d3d2..3add9f8 100644
--- a/luamods/wolfadmin/db/sqlite3.lua
+++ b/luamods/wolfadmin/db/sqlite3.lua
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ local luasql = require "luasql.sqlite3"
 local sqlite3 = {}
 
 local env = assert(luasql.sqlite3())
-local con = nil
-local cur = nil
+local con
+local cur
 
 -- players
 function sqlite3.addplayer(guid, ip)
diff --git a/luamods/wolfadmin/game/game.lua b/luamods/wolfadmin/game/game.lua
index 652256f..5920b90 100644
--- a/luamods/wolfadmin/game/game.lua
+++ b/luamods/wolfadmin/game/game.lua
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@ local players = require (wolfa_getLuaPath()..".players.players")
 local game = {}
 
 local killCount = 0
-local lastKillerId = nil
+local lastKillerId
 
-local currentState = nil
-local currentMaps, currentMap, nextMap = {}, nil, nil
+local currentState
+local currentMaps = {}
+local currentMap, nextMap
 
 function game.getState()
     return currentState
diff --git a/luamods/wolfadmin/main.lua b/luamods/wolfadmin/main.lua
index 7289c2f..b60ff22 100644
--- a/luamods/wolfadmin/main.lua
+++ b/luamods/wolfadmin/main.lua
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ local util
 local version = "1.2.0-dev"
 local release = "TBD"
 
-local basepath = nil
-local homepath = nil
-local luapath = nil
+local basepath
+local homepath
+local luapath
 
 -- need to do this somewhere else
 function wolfa_getVersion()
diff --git a/luamods/wolfadmin/util/events.lua b/luamods/wolfadmin/util/events.lua
index f60d720..e5b73fd 100644
--- a/luamods/wolfadmin/util/events.lua
+++ b/luamods/wolfadmin/util/events.lua
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ function events.trigger(name, ...)
         error("event not added: "..name)
     end
     
-    local returnValue = nil
-    
+    local returnValue
+
     for _, handler in pairs(handlers) do
         local handlerReturn = handler(...)