diff --git a/engine/server/application/ChatServer/src/shared/ChatInterface.cpp b/engine/server/application/ChatServer/src/shared/ChatInterface.cpp
index a25d2c54..9f71e8c3 100644
--- a/engine/server/application/ChatServer/src/shared/ChatInterface.cpp
+++ b/engine/server/application/ChatServer/src/shared/ChatInterface.cpp
@@ -1851,7 +1851,7 @@ void ChatInterface::OnReceiveForcedLogout(const ChatAvatar *oldAvatar)
 	ChatServer::fileLog(false, "ChatInterface", "OnReceiveForcedLogout() oldAvatar(%s)", ChatServer::getFullChatAvatarName(oldAvatar).c_str());
 
 	PROFILER_AUTO_BLOCK_DEFINE("ChatInterface - OnReceiveForcedLogout");
-	if ((oldAvatar == NULL))
+	if (oldAvatar == NULL)
 	{
 		DEBUG_WARNING(true, ("We received an OnReceiveForcedLogout with a success result code but NULL data.  This is an error that the API should never give."));
 		return;
@@ -2877,7 +2877,7 @@ void ChatInterface::OnReceivePersistentMessage(const ChatAvatar *destAvatar, con
 	ChatServer::fileLog(false, "ChatInterface", "OnReceivePersistentMessage() destAvatar(%s)", ChatServer::getFullChatAvatarName(destAvatar).c_str());
 
 	PROFILER_AUTO_BLOCK_DEFINE("ChatInterface - OnReceivePersistentMessage");
-	if ((destAvatar == NULL))
+	if (destAvatar == NULL)
 	{
 		DEBUG_WARNING(true, ("We received an OnREceivePersistentMessage with a success result code but NULL data.  This is an error that the API should never give."));
 		return;
diff --git a/engine/shared/library/sharedGame/src/shared/space/NebulaManager.cpp b/engine/shared/library/sharedGame/src/shared/space/NebulaManager.cpp
index b5035cb7..568c44e2 100644
--- a/engine/shared/library/sharedGame/src/shared/space/NebulaManager.cpp
+++ b/engine/shared/library/sharedGame/src/shared/space/NebulaManager.cpp
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ void NebulaManager::loadSceneData(std::string const & sceneId)
 	{
 		//-- apparently not a space scene
 		// @todo: need better way to detect this
-		if (!strncmp(sceneId.c_str(), "space_", 6) != 0)
+		if (!(strncmp(sceneId.c_str(), "space_", 6) != 0))
 			WARNING(true, ("NebulaManager no such datatable [%s]", filename.c_str()));
 		return;
 	}