diff --git a/src/frontend/plotting/gnuplot.c b/src/frontend/plotting/gnuplot.c
index 2d5220d03..57811e243 100644
--- a/src/frontend/plotting/gnuplot.c
+++ b/src/frontend/plotting/gnuplot.c
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ ft_gnuplot(double *xlims, double *ylims, char *filename, char *title, char *xlab
             terminal_type = 4;
         if (cieq(terminal, "eps/quit"))
             terminal_type = 5;
+        if (cieq(terminal, "xterm"))
+            terminal_type = 6;
     }
 
     if (!cp_getvar("xbrushwidth", CP_NUM, &linewidth, 0))
@@ -342,8 +344,10 @@ ft_gnuplot(double *xlims, double *ylims, char *filename, char *title, char *xlab
         fprintf(cp_out, "writing plot to file %s.eps\n", filename);
         (void) sprintf(buf, "gnuplot %s", filename_plt);
     }
-    else
+    else if (terminal_type == 6)
         (void) sprintf(buf, "xterm -e gnuplot %s - &", filename_plt);
+    else
+        (void) sprintf(buf, "gnuplot -p %s - &", filename_plt);
 #endif
     err = system(buf);
 
diff --git a/src/spicelib/analysis/dctrcurv.c b/src/spicelib/analysis/dctrcurv.c
index 1e25baca2..c373160a7 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/analysis/dctrcurv.c
+++ b/src/spicelib/analysis/dctrcurv.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ DCtrCurv(CKTcircuit *ckt, int restart)
                     }
         }
 
-        if (!strcmp(job->TRCVvName[i], "temp")) {
+        if (cieq(job->TRCVvName[i], "temp")) {
             job->TRCVvSave[i] = ckt->CKTtemp; /* Saves the old circuit temperature */
             job->TRCVvType[i] = TEMP_CODE;    /* Set the sweep type code */
             ckt->CKTtemp = job->TRCVvStart[i] + CONSTCtoK; /* Set the new circuit temp */
diff --git a/src/spicelib/devices/vsrc/vsrcask.c b/src/spicelib/devices/vsrc/vsrcask.c
index bdf922c46..752fdc688 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/devices/vsrc/vsrcask.c
+++ b/src/spicelib/devices/vsrc/vsrcask.c
@@ -92,7 +92,10 @@ VSRCask(CKTcircuit *ckt, GENinstance *inst, int which, IFvalue *value, IFvalue *
                 strcpy(errMsg,msg);
                 return(E_ASKCURRENT);
             } else {
-                value->rValue = *(ckt->CKTrhsOld+here->VSRCbranch);
+                if (ckt->CKTrhsOld)
+                    value->rValue = *(ckt->CKTrhsOld + here->VSRCbranch);
+                else
+                    value->rValue = 0.;
             }
             return(OK);
         case VSRC_POWER: