diff --git a/src/XrdCeph/XrdCephOss.cc b/src/XrdCeph/XrdCephOss.cc
index 74f8f6e1978..1e3ce625bfc 100644
--- a/src/XrdCeph/XrdCephOss.cc
+++ b/src/XrdCeph/XrdCephOss.cc
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ extern "C"
     // set parameters
     try {
       ceph_posix_set_defaults(parms);
-    } catch (std::exception e) {
+    } catch (std::exception &e) {
       XrdCephEroute.Say("CephOss loading failed with exception. Check the syntax of parameters : ", parms);
       return 0;
     }
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ int XrdCephOss::Stat(const char* path,
     } else {
       return ceph_posix_stat(env, path, buff);
     }
-  } catch (std::exception e) {
+  } catch (std::exception &e) {
     XrdCephEroute.Say("stat : invalid syntax in file parameters");
     return -EINVAL;
   }
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ int XrdCephOss::Truncate (const char* path,
                           XrdOucEnv* env) {
   try {
     return ceph_posix_truncate(env, path, size);
-  } catch (std::exception e) {
+  } catch (std::exception &e) {
     XrdCephEroute.Say("truncate : invalid syntax in file parameters");
     return -EINVAL;
   }
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ int XrdCephOss::Truncate (const char* path,
 int XrdCephOss::Unlink(const char *path, int Opts, XrdOucEnv *env) {
   try {
     return ceph_posix_unlink(env, path);
-  } catch (std::exception e) {
+  } catch (std::exception &e) {
     XrdCephEroute.Say("unlink : invalid syntax in file parameters");
     return -EINVAL;
   }
diff --git a/src/XrdCeph/XrdCephOssDir.cc b/src/XrdCeph/XrdCephOssDir.cc
index b3ddacf8472..6743edc5e47 100644
--- a/src/XrdCeph/XrdCephOssDir.cc
+++ b/src/XrdCeph/XrdCephOssDir.cc
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ int XrdCephOssDir::Opendir(const char *path, XrdOucEnv &env) {
       return -errno;
     }
     return XrdOssOK;
-  } catch (std::exception e) {
+  } catch (std::exception &e) {
     XrdCephEroute.Say("opendir : invalid syntax in file parameters");
     return -EINVAL;
   }
diff --git a/src/XrdCeph/XrdCephOssFile.cc b/src/XrdCeph/XrdCephOssFile.cc
index 5ebef097f2a..3a0a63f47c7 100644
--- a/src/XrdCeph/XrdCephOssFile.cc
+++ b/src/XrdCeph/XrdCephOssFile.cc
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ int XrdCephOssFile::Open(const char *path, int flags, mode_t mode, XrdOucEnv &en
     if (rc < 0) return rc;
     m_fd = rc;
     return XrdOssOK;
-  } catch (std::exception e) {
+  } catch (std::exception &e) {
     XrdCephEroute.Say("open : invalid syntax in file parameters");
     return -EINVAL;
   }
diff --git a/src/XrdCeph/XrdCephXAttr.cc b/src/XrdCeph/XrdCephXAttr.cc
index ec7af75a657..4c2f60a0f96 100644
--- a/src/XrdCeph/XrdCephXAttr.cc
+++ b/src/XrdCeph/XrdCephXAttr.cc
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ extern "C"
     // set parameters
     try {
       ceph_posix_set_defaults(parms);
-    } catch (std::exception e) {
+    } catch (std::exception &e) {
       XrdCephXattrEroute.Say("CephXattr loading failed with exception. Check the syntax of parameters : ", parms);
       return 0;
     }
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ XrdCephXAttr::~XrdCephXAttr() {}
 int XrdCephXAttr::Del(const char *Aname, const char *Path, int fd) {
   try {
     return ceph_posix_removexattr(0, Path, Aname);
-  } catch (std::exception e) {
+  } catch (std::exception &e) {
     XrdCephXattrEroute.Say("Del : invalid syntax in file parameters", Path);
     return -EINVAL;
   }
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ int XrdCephXAttr::Get(const char *Aname, void *Aval, int Avsz,
   } else {
     try {
       return ceph_posix_getxattr(0, Path, Aname, Aval, Avsz);
-    } catch (std::exception e) {
+    } catch (std::exception &e) {
       XrdCephXattrEroute.Say("Get : invalid syntax in file parameters", Path);
       return -EINVAL;
     }
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ int XrdCephXAttr::List(AList **aPL, const char *Path, int fd, int getSz) {
   } else {
     try {
       return ceph_posix_listxattrs(0, Path, aPL, getSz);
-    } catch (std::exception e) {
+    } catch (std::exception &e) {
       XrdCephXattrEroute.Say("List : invalid syntax in file parameters", Path);
       return -EINVAL;
     }
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ int XrdCephXAttr::Set(const char *Aname, const void *Aval, int Avsz,
   } else {
     try {
       return ceph_posix_setxattr(0, Path, Aname, Aval, Avsz, 0);
-    } catch (std::exception e) {
+    } catch (std::exception &e) {
       XrdCephXattrEroute.Say("Set : invalid syntax in file parameters", Path);
       return -EINVAL;
     }
diff --git a/src/XrdCl/XrdClLocalFileHandler.cc b/src/XrdCl/XrdClLocalFileHandler.cc
index 0dae790e16e..3fcb3ea8a25 100644
--- a/src/XrdCl/XrdClLocalFileHandler.cc
+++ b/src/XrdCl/XrdClLocalFileHandler.cc
@@ -692,8 +692,8 @@ namespace XrdCl
     pHostList.push_back( HostInfo( pUrl, false ) );
 
     //All went well
-    uint8_t ufd = fd;
-    OpenInfo *openInfo = new OpenInfo( &ufd, 1, statInfo );
+    uint32_t ufd = fd;
+    OpenInfo *openInfo = new OpenInfo( (uint8_t*)&ufd, 1, statInfo );
     resp = new AnyObject();
     resp->Set( openInfo );
     return XRootDStatus();