diff --git a/src/client/gameui.cpp b/src/client/gameui.cpp
index 6f6d2c2a8..84b6ef2d3 100644
--- a/src/client/gameui.cpp
+++ b/src/client/gameui.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ inline static const char *yawToDirectionString(int yaw)
 	return direction[yaw];
 }
 
+GameUI::GameUI()
+{
+	if (guienv && guienv->getSkin())
+		m_statustext_initial_color = guienv->getSkin()->getColor(gui::EGDC_BUTTON_TEXT);
+	else
+		m_statustext_initial_color = video::SColor(255, 0, 0, 0);
+
+}
 void GameUI::init()
 {
 	// First line of debug text
@@ -169,16 +177,10 @@ void GameUI::update(const RunStats &stats, Client *client, MapDrawControl *draw_
 			status_y - status_height, status_x + status_width, status_y));
 
 		// Fade out
-		video::SColor initial_color(255, 0, 0, 0);
-
-		if (guienv->getSkin())
-			initial_color = guienv->getSkin()->getColor(gui::EGDC_BUTTON_TEXT);
-
-		video::SColor final_color = initial_color;
+		video::SColor final_color = m_statustext_initial_color;
 		final_color.setAlpha(0);
-		video::SColor fade_color = initial_color.getInterpolated_quadratic(
-			initial_color, final_color,
-			pow(m_statustext_time / statustext_time_max, 2.0f));
+		video::SColor fade_color = m_statustext_initial_color.getInterpolated_quadratic(
+			m_statustext_initial_color, final_color, m_statustext_time / statustext_time_max);
 		m_guitext_status->setOverrideColor(fade_color);
 		m_guitext_status->enableOverrideColor(true);
 	}
@@ -244,7 +246,7 @@ void GameUI::updateProfiler()
 		if (w < 400)
 			w = 400;
 
-		unsigned text_height = g_fontengine->getTextHeight();
+		u32 text_height = g_fontengine->getTextHeight();
 
 		core::position2di upper_left, lower_right;
 
diff --git a/src/client/gameui.h b/src/client/gameui.h
index ebb7842c4..04946084e 100644
--- a/src/client/gameui.h
+++ b/src/client/gameui.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class GameUI
 	friend class TestGameUI;
 
 public:
-	GameUI() = default;
+	GameUI();
 	~GameUI() = default;
 
 	// Flags that can, or may, change during main game loop
@@ -100,10 +100,11 @@ private:
 	gui::IGUIStaticText *m_guitext_status = nullptr;
 	std::wstring m_statustext;
 	float m_statustext_time = 0.0f;
+	video::SColor m_statustext_initial_color;
 
-	gui::IGUIStaticText *m_guitext_chat; // Chat text
+	gui::IGUIStaticText *m_guitext_chat = nullptr; // Chat text
 
-	gui::IGUIStaticText *m_guitext_profiler; // Profiler text
+	gui::IGUIStaticText *m_guitext_profiler = nullptr; // Profiler text
 	u8 m_profiler_current_page = 0;
 	const u8 m_profiler_max_page = 3;
 };
diff --git a/src/game.cpp b/src/game.cpp
index 924ca8c47..1ab360d3c 100644
--- a/src/game.cpp
+++ b/src/game.cpp
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ private:
 	void updateChat(f32 dtime, const v2u32 &screensize);
 	static const ClientEventHandler clientEventHandler[CLIENTEVENT_MAX];
 
-	InputHandler *input;
+	InputHandler *input = nullptr;
 
 	Client *client = nullptr;
 	Server *server = nullptr;
@@ -2669,9 +2669,9 @@ void Game::toggleFog()
 {
 	m_flags.force_fog_off = !m_flags.force_fog_off;
 	if (m_flags.force_fog_off)
-			m_game_ui->showTranslatedStatusText("Fog disabled");
+		m_game_ui->showTranslatedStatusText("Fog disabled");
 	else
-			m_game_ui->showTranslatedStatusText("Fog enabled");
+		m_game_ui->showTranslatedStatusText("Fog enabled");
 }
 
 
@@ -2912,9 +2912,8 @@ inline void Game::step(f32 *dtime)
 	if (can_be_and_is_paused) {	// This is for a singleplayer server
 		*dtime = 0;             // No time passes
 	} else {
-		if (server) {
+		if (server)
 			server->step(*dtime);
-		}
 
 		client->step(*dtime);
 	}
diff --git a/src/gui/guiFormSpecMenu.cpp b/src/gui/guiFormSpecMenu.cpp
index 5926cca3a..6ca4a2e16 100644
--- a/src/gui/guiFormSpecMenu.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/guiFormSpecMenu.cpp
@@ -2026,7 +2026,7 @@ void GUIFormSpecMenu::regenerateGui(v2u32 screensize)
 		assert(!m_tooltip_element);
 		// Note: parent != this so that the tooltip isn't clipped by the menu rectangle
 		m_tooltip_element = gui::StaticText::add(Environment, L"",
-			core::rect<s32>(0,0,110,18));
+			core::rect<s32>(0, 0, 110, 18));
 		m_tooltip_element->enableOverrideColor(true);
 		m_tooltip_element->setBackgroundColor(m_default_tooltip_bgcolor);
 		m_tooltip_element->setDrawBackground(true);
diff --git a/src/irrlicht_changes/static_text.h b/src/irrlicht_changes/static_text.h
index 6bb85bd6b..c95d5b95f 100644
--- a/src/irrlicht_changes/static_text.h
+++ b/src/irrlicht_changes/static_text.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ namespace gui
 			s32 id = -1,
 			bool fillBackground = false)
 		{
-			return add(guienv, EnrichedString(text), rectangle, border, wordWrap, parent, id, fillBackground);
+			return add(guienv, EnrichedString(text), rectangle, border, wordWrap, parent,
+				id, fillBackground);
 		}
 
 		//! draws the element and its children
diff --git a/util/updatepo.sh b/util/updatepo.sh
index 99cb38a0a..84dfd3ddb 100755
--- a/util/updatepo.sh
+++ b/util/updatepo.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ xgettext --package-name=minetest \
 	--keyword=fgettext_ne \
 	--keyword=strgettext \
 	--keyword=wstrgettext \
-	--keyword=showStatusTextSimple \
+	--keyword=showTranslatedStatusText \
 	--output $potfile \
 	--from-code=utf-8 \
 	`find src/ -name '*.cpp' -o -name '*.h'` \