diff --git a/hardware/src/lane/operand_queue.sv b/hardware/src/lane/operand_queue.sv
index 640d77f14..0ccdcc6ae 100644
--- a/hardware/src/lane/operand_queue.sv
+++ b/hardware/src/lane/operand_queue.sv
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ module operand_queue import ara_pkg::*; import rvv_pkg::*; import cf_math_pkg::i
     last_packet       = 1'b0;
 
     for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) fp16[i] = '0;
-    for (int i = 0; i < 1; i++) fp32[i] = '0;
+    fp32 = '0;
 
     // Reductions need to mask away the inactive elements
     // A temporary solution is to send a neutral value directly
diff --git a/hardware/src/lane/vmfpu.sv b/hardware/src/lane/vmfpu.sv
index 3f7a80590..846638243 100644
--- a/hardware/src/lane/vmfpu.sv
+++ b/hardware/src/lane/vmfpu.sv
@@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@ module vmfpu import ara_pkg::*; import rvv_pkg::*; import fpnew_pkg::*;
                    : {vinsn_issue_q.use_vd_op, vinsn_issue_q.use_vs2, vinsn_issue_q.use_vs1};
 
     for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) fp16[i] = '0;
-    for (int i = 0; i < 1; i++) fp32[i] = '0;
+    fp32 = '0;
 
     first_op_d              = first_op_q;
     simd_red_cnt_d          = simd_red_cnt_q;
diff --git a/hardware/src/masku/masku.sv b/hardware/src/masku/masku.sv
index 34b9cb4ac..4d7e7fc14 100644
--- a/hardware/src/masku/masku.sv
+++ b/hardware/src/masku/masku.sv
@@ -690,6 +690,7 @@ module masku import ara_pkg::*; import rvv_pkg::*; #(
     end
 
     // Shuffle the VIOTA, VID byte enable signal
+    be_viota_shuf = '0;
     for (int b = 0; b < (NrLanes*StrbWidth); b++) begin
       automatic int shuffle_byte  = shuffle_index(b, NrLanes, vinsn_issue.vtype.vsew);
       be_viota_shuf[shuffle_byte] = be_viota_seq_d[b];
@@ -701,6 +702,7 @@ module masku import ara_pkg::*; import rvv_pkg::*; #(
     // Prepare the background data with vtype.vsew encoding
     result_queue_mask_seq = vinsn_issue.op inside {[VIOTA:VID]} ? '0 : masku_operand_m_seq | {NrLanes*DataWidth{vinsn_issue.vm}} | {NrLanes*DataWidth{vinsn_issue.op inside {[VMADC:VMSBC]}}};
     background_data_init_seq = masku_operand_vd_seq | result_queue_mask_seq;
+    background_data_init_shuf = '0;
     for (int b = 0; b < (NrLanes*StrbWidth); b++) begin
       automatic int shuffle_byte                     = shuffle_index(b, NrLanes, vinsn_issue.vtype.vsew);
       background_data_init_shuf[8*shuffle_byte +: 8] = background_data_init_seq[8*b +: 8];
diff --git a/hardware/src/vlsu/addrgen.sv b/hardware/src/vlsu/addrgen.sv
index fe31d82ba..f4f2f7515 100644
--- a/hardware/src/vlsu/addrgen.sv
+++ b/hardware/src/vlsu/addrgen.sv
@@ -232,7 +232,10 @@ module addrgen import ara_pkg::*; import rvv_pkg::*; #(
     // Nothing to acknowledge
     addrgen_ack_o           = 1'b0;
     addrgen_exception_o.valid = 1'b0;
+    addrgen_exception_o.gva   = '0;
+    addrgen_exception_o.tinst = '0;
     addrgen_exception_o.tval  = '0;
+    addrgen_exception_o.tval2 = '0;
     addrgen_exception_o.cause = '0;
     addrgen_illegal_load_o  = 1'b0;
     addrgen_illegal_store_o = 1'b0;