diff --git a/garouter/gaChannel.c b/garouter/gaChannel.c
index 718631d9..a7b9a584 100644
--- a/garouter/gaChannel.c
+++ b/garouter/gaChannel.c
@@ -381,11 +381,17 @@ gaChannelStats(list)
 		tot = &gaTotRiverCross;
 		clear = &gaClearRiverCross;
 		break;
+	    default: /* otherwise tot and clear is not intialized */
+	        tot = NULL;
+	        clear = NULL;
+	        break;
+	}
+	if(tot && clear) {
+	    gaPinStats(ch->gcr_tPins, ch->gcr_length, tot, clear);
+	    gaPinStats(ch->gcr_bPins, ch->gcr_length, tot, clear);
+	    gaPinStats(ch->gcr_lPins, ch->gcr_width, tot, clear);
+	    gaPinStats(ch->gcr_rPins, ch->gcr_width, tot, clear);
 	}
-	gaPinStats(ch->gcr_tPins, ch->gcr_length, tot, clear);
-	gaPinStats(ch->gcr_bPins, ch->gcr_length, tot, clear);
-	gaPinStats(ch->gcr_lPins, ch->gcr_width, tot, clear);
-	gaPinStats(ch->gcr_rPins, ch->gcr_width, tot, clear);
     }
 
     numTot = gaTotRiverCross + gaTotNormCross;