diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
index f2c31cdb08..cdcde6d984 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ jobs:
       image: ghcr.io/linux-nvme/debian.python:latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - name: Mark repo as safe for git
+        run: git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
       - name: build
         run: |
           scripts/build.sh coverage
diff --git a/libnvme/src/nvme/mi.c b/libnvme/src/nvme/mi.c
index c988dbc52f..594794060d 100644
--- a/libnvme/src/nvme/mi.c
+++ b/libnvme/src/nvme/mi.c
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ int nvme_mi_admin_admin_passthru(struct nvme_transport_handle *hdl, __u8 opcode,
 	struct nvme_mi_admin_req_hdr req_hdr;
 	struct nvme_mi_resp resp;
 	struct nvme_mi_req req;
-	unsigned int timeout_save;
+	unsigned int timeout_save = 0;
 	int rc;
 	int direction = opcode & 0x3;
 	bool has_write_data = false;