diff --git a/common/dialogs/git/dialog_git_repository.cpp b/common/dialogs/git/dialog_git_repository.cpp
index 9dafcf9e25..ee3a5e237a 100644
--- a/common/dialogs/git/dialog_git_repository.cpp
+++ b/common/dialogs/git/dialog_git_repository.cpp
@@ -307,7 +307,8 @@ void DIALOG_GIT_REPOSITORY::OnTestClick( wxCommandEvent& event )
 
     callbacks.payload = this;
 
-    git_remote_create_with_fetchspec( &remote, m_repository, "origin", m_txtURL->GetValue(),
+    wxString txtURL = m_txtURL->GetValue();
+    git_remote_create_with_fetchspec( &remote, m_repository, "origin", txtURL.ToStdString().c_str(),
                                       "+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*" );
 
     if( git_remote_connect( remote, GIT_DIRECTION_FETCH, &callbacks, nullptr, nullptr ) != GIT_OK )
diff --git a/kicad/project_tree.cpp b/kicad/project_tree.cpp
index 1d18ce334f..d4b95abd1d 100644
--- a/kicad/project_tree.cpp
+++ b/kicad/project_tree.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ PROJECT_TREE::PROJECT_TREE( PROJECT_TREE_PANE* parent ) :
 PROJECT_TREE::~PROJECT_TREE()
 {
     delete m_imageList;
+    delete m_statusImageList;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/kicad/project_tree_pane.cpp b/kicad/project_tree_pane.cpp
index 232eb6f08d..0d8ede0e27 100644
--- a/kicad/project_tree_pane.cpp
+++ b/kicad/project_tree_pane.cpp
@@ -2004,8 +2004,8 @@ void PROJECT_TREE_PANE::onGitCommit( wxCommandEvent& aEvent )
     git_repository_config( &config, repo );
 
     // Read relevant data from the git config
-    const char* authorName = nullptr;
-    const char* authorEmail = nullptr;
+    wxString authorName;
+    wxString authorEmail;
 
     // Read author name
     git_config_entry* name_c = nullptr;