diff --git a/app/Classes/FTN/Message.php b/app/Classes/FTN/Message.php
index 256667d..c9207cb 100644
--- a/app/Classes/FTN/Message.php
+++ b/app/Classes/FTN/Message.php
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class Message extends FTNBase
 	private const SUBJECT_LEN	= 71;	// FTS-0001.016 Subject: upto 72 chars null terminated
 	private const AREATAG_LEN	= 35;	//
 
-	private ?ValidatorResult $errors;			// Packet validation
+	private ?ValidatorResult $errors = NULL;			// Packet validation
 	private array $header;						// Message Header
 	private Collection $kludge;					// Hold kludge items
 
diff --git a/app/Classes/FTN/Process/Ping.php b/app/Classes/FTN/Process/Ping.php
index 370788d..225d493 100644
--- a/app/Classes/FTN/Process/Ping.php
+++ b/app/Classes/FTN/Process/Ping.php
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ final class Ping extends Process
 		$o->tzoffset = $o->datetime->utcOffset();
 
 		$o->reply = $msg->msgid;
-		$o->fftn_id = $ftns->id;
+		$o->fftn_id = $ftns->first()->id;
 		$o->tftn_id = ($x=$msg->fftn_o) ? $x->id : NULL;
 		$o->flags = Message::FLAG_LOCAL;
 		$o->cost = 0;