diff --git a/channels/chan_sip.c b/channels/chan_sip.c
index c3e775de28..9844fa9628 100644
--- a/channels/chan_sip.c
+++ b/channels/chan_sip.c
@@ -9394,6 +9394,9 @@ static int sip_register(const char *value, int lineno)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	reg->expire = -1;
+	reg->timeout = -1;
+
 	if (ast_string_field_init(reg, 256)) {
 		ao2_t_ref(reg, -1, "failed to string_field_init, drop reg");
 		return -1;
@@ -9467,6 +9470,8 @@ static int sip_subscribe_mwi(const char *value, int lineno)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	mwi->resub = -1;
+
 	if (ast_string_field_init(mwi, 256)) {
 		ao2_t_ref(mwi, -1, "failed to string_field_init, drop mwi");
 		return -1;
@@ -9481,7 +9486,6 @@ static int sip_subscribe_mwi(const char *value, int lineno)
 	}
 	ast_string_field_set(mwi, hostname, hostname);
 	ast_string_field_set(mwi, mailbox, mailbox);
-	mwi->resub = -1;
 	mwi->portno = portnum;
 	mwi->transport = transport;
 
diff --git a/channels/chan_skinny.c b/channels/chan_skinny.c
index b68a84d86c..72a53fa18c 100644
--- a/channels/chan_skinny.c
+++ b/channels/chan_skinny.c
@@ -1365,6 +1365,12 @@ static int gendigittimeout = 8000;
 /* How long to wait for an extra digit, if there is an ambiguous match */
 static int matchdigittimeout = 3000;
 
+/*!
+ * To apease the stupid compiler option on ast_sched_del()
+ * since we don't care about the return value.
+ */
+static int not_used;
+
 #define SUBSTATE_UNSET 0
 #define SUBSTATE_OFFHOOK 1
 #define SUBSTATE_ONHOOK 2
@@ -2264,10 +2270,10 @@ static int skinny_register(struct skinny_req *req, struct skinnysession *s)
 	int instance;
 	int res = -1;
 
-	if (s->auth_timeout_sched && ast_sched_del(sched, s->auth_timeout_sched)) {
-		return 0;
+	if (-1 < s->auth_timeout_sched) {
+		not_used = ast_sched_del(sched, s->auth_timeout_sched);
+		s->auth_timeout_sched = -1;
 	}
-	s->auth_timeout_sched = 0;
 
 	AST_LIST_LOCK(&devices);
 	AST_LIST_TRAVERSE(&devices, d, list){
@@ -5583,6 +5589,7 @@ static void setsubstate(struct skinny_subchannel *sub, int state)
 			sub->cfwd_sched = -1;
 		} else if (state == SUBSTATE_ONHOOK) {
 			skinny_sched_del(sub->cfwd_sched, sub);
+			sub->cfwd_sched = -1;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -6182,9 +6189,7 @@ static int handle_ip_port_message(struct skinny_req *req, struct skinnysession *
 
 static void handle_keepalive_message(struct skinny_req *req, struct skinnysession *s)
 {
-	if (ast_sched_del(sched, s->keepalive_timeout_sched)) {
-		return;
-	}
+	not_used = ast_sched_del(sched, s->keepalive_timeout_sched);
 
 #ifdef AST_DEVMODE
 	{
@@ -7427,7 +7432,7 @@ static int skinny_noauth_cb(const void *data)
 {
 	struct skinnysession *s = (struct skinnysession *)data;
 	ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Skinny Client failed to authenticate in %d seconds (SCHED %d)\n", auth_timeout, s->auth_timeout_sched);
-	s->auth_timeout_sched = 0;
+	s->auth_timeout_sched = -1;
 	end_session(s);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -7436,7 +7441,7 @@ static int skinny_nokeepalive_cb(const void *data)
 {
 	struct skinnysession *s = (struct skinnysession *)data;
 	ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Skinny Client failed to send keepalive in last %d seconds (SCHED %d)\n", keep_alive*3, s->keepalive_timeout_sched);
-	s->keepalive_timeout_sched = 0;
+	s->keepalive_timeout_sched = -1;
 	end_session(s);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -7454,11 +7459,13 @@ static void skinny_session_cleanup(void *data)
 		ast_mutex_unlock(&s->lock);
 	}
 
-	if (s->auth_timeout_sched && !ast_sched_del(sched, s->auth_timeout_sched)) {
-		s->auth_timeout_sched = 0;
+	if (-1 < s->auth_timeout_sched) {
+		not_used = ast_sched_del(sched, s->auth_timeout_sched);
+		s->auth_timeout_sched = -1;
 	}
-	if (s->keepalive_timeout_sched && !ast_sched_del(sched, s->keepalive_timeout_sched)) {
-		s->keepalive_timeout_sched = 0;
+	if (-1 < s->keepalive_timeout_sched) {
+		not_used = ast_sched_del(sched, s->keepalive_timeout_sched);
+		s->keepalive_timeout_sched = -1;
 	}
 
 	if (d) {
@@ -7661,6 +7668,8 @@ static void *accept_thread(void *ignore)
 		ast_mutex_init(&s->lock);
 		memcpy(&s->sin, &sin, sizeof(sin));
 		s->fd = as;
+		s->auth_timeout_sched = -1;
+		s->keepalive_timeout_sched = -1;
 
 		if (ast_pthread_create(&s->t, NULL, skinny_session, s)) {
 			destroy_session(s);