diff --git a/src/afs/afs.h b/src/afs/afs.h
index 0aedd4692e..bf2bb772cf 100644
--- a/src/afs/afs.h
+++ b/src/afs/afs.h
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ struct vrequest {
     afs_int32 uid;		/* user id making the request */
     afs_int32 busyCount;	/* how many busies we've seen so far */
     afs_int32 flags;		/* things like O_SYNC, O_NONBLOCK go here */
-    char initd;			/* if non-zero, non-uid fields meaningful */
+    char initd;			/* if non-zero, Error fields meaningful */
     char accessError;		/* flags for overriding error return code */
     char volumeError;		/* encountered a missing or busy volume */
     char networkError;		/* encountered network problems */
diff --git a/src/afs/afs_conn.c b/src/afs/afs_conn.c
index 0441df191d..252e72cce8 100644
--- a/src/afs/afs_conn.c
+++ b/src/afs/afs_conn.c
@@ -96,8 +96,7 @@ afs_Conn(register struct VenusFid *afid, register struct vrequest *areq,
     /* First is always lowest rank, if it's up */
     if ((tv->status[0] == not_busy) && tv->serverHost[0]
 	&& !(tv->serverHost[0]->addr->sa_flags & SRVR_ISDOWN) &&
-	!((areq->initd == 1) &&
-	  ((areq->idleError > 0) || (areq->tokenError > 0))
+	!(((areq->idleError > 0) || (areq->tokenError > 0))
 	  && (areq->skipserver[0] == 1)))
 	lowp = tv->serverHost[0]->addr;
 
diff --git a/src/afs/afs_osi_pag.c b/src/afs/afs_osi_pag.c
index 37a979226f..ff977c2df0 100644
--- a/src/afs/afs_osi_pag.c
+++ b/src/afs/afs_osi_pag.c
@@ -430,12 +430,19 @@ int
 afs_InitReq(register struct vrequest *av, struct AFS_UCRED *acred)
 {
     int code;
+    int i = 0;
 
     AFS_STATCNT(afs_InitReq);
     memset(av, 0, sizeof(*av));
     if (afs_shuttingdown)
 	return EIO;
 
+    av->idleError = 0;
+    av->tokenError = 0;
+    while (i < MAXHOSTS) {
+      av->skipserver[i] = 0;
+      i++;
+    }
 #ifdef AFS_LINUX26_ENV
 #if !defined(AFS_NONFSTRANS)
     if (osi_linux_nfs_initreq(av, acred, &code))