diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a161799a..98d787e4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -4590,7 +4590,9 @@ v0.33.20        10-Feb-2002
 
 	general:
 		Added structures for area maintenance with area lists.
-
+		Installing the maptabs don't give any errors anymore when
+		installed as user mbse. The location of the source isn't
+		important anymore to install the maptabs.
 
 	common.a:
 		Added 2 functions to return the OS name and CPU family.
diff --git a/mbfido/Makefile b/mbfido/Makefile
index 7cb7b07b..e835c956 100644
--- a/mbfido/Makefile
+++ b/mbfido/Makefile
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ install:	all
 		ln -s ${BINDIR}/mbfido ${BINDIR}/mbmail
 		rm -f ${BINDIR}/mbnews
 		ln -s ${BINDIR}/mbfido ${BINDIR}/mbnews
-		(cd ${PREFIX}; tar xfz ${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}/mbfido/maptabs.tgz; ${CHOWN} ${OWNER}.${GROUP} etc/maptabs/*)
+		(cp maptabs.tgz ${PREFIX}; cd ${PREFIX}; tar xfz maptabs.tgz; ${CHOWN} ${OWNER}.${GROUP} etc/maptabs/*; rm ${PREFIX}/maptabs.tgz)
 		chmod 0775 ${PREFIX}/etc
 
 filelist:	Makefile
diff --git a/mbfido/maptabs.tgz b/mbfido/maptabs.tgz
index a527a438..3b7e9816 100644
Binary files a/mbfido/maptabs.tgz and b/mbfido/maptabs.tgz differ
diff --git a/mbsetup/m_marea.c b/mbsetup/m_marea.c
index d92bf3b3..724bc769 100644
--- a/mbsetup/m_marea.c
+++ b/mbsetup/m_marea.c
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ int EditMsgRec(int);
 int EditMsgRec(int Area)
 {
 	unsigned long	crc1;
-	int		tmp, i, connections, changed = FALSE, Active;
+	int		tmp, i, connections = 0, changed = FALSE, Active;
 	sysconnect	System;
 	char		*temp;