diff --git a/sched/sched_score.cpp b/sched/sched_score.cpp
index e97d45c55b..a70282ada7 100644
--- a/sched/sched_score.cpp
+++ b/sched/sched_score.cpp
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ bool JOB::get_score(int array_index) {
     return true;
 }
 
-bool job_compare(JOB j1, JOB j2) {
+bool job_compare(JOB &j1, JOB &j2) {
     return (j1.score > j2.score);
 }
 
diff --git a/sched/sched_shmem.cpp b/sched/sched_shmem.cpp
index d5403f4bd6..bdf6bd89cf 100644
--- a/sched/sched_shmem.cpp
+++ b/sched/sched_shmem.cpp
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ void get_buda_plan_classes(vector<string> &pcs) {
         strip_whitespace(buf);
         pcs.push_back(buf);
     }
+    boinc::fclose(f);
 }
 
 // scan various DB tables and populate shared-memory arrays