diff --git a/.scrutinizer.yml b/.scrutinizer.yml
index 4ff51349..b8c0837b 100644
--- a/.scrutinizer.yml
+++ b/.scrutinizer.yml
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ imports:
     - php
 
 filter:
-    excluded_paths: [lib/*,ext/tagger/script.js]
+    excluded_paths: [lib/*,ext/tagger/script.js,ext/chatbox/*]
diff --git a/core/config.class.php b/core/config.class.php
index c0de6e25..ebd3e8b5 100644
--- a/core/config.class.php
+++ b/core/config.class.php
@@ -328,8 +328,9 @@ class StaticConfig extends BaseConfig {
 	 */
 	public function __construct($filename) {
 		if(file_exists($filename)) {
+			$config = array();
 			require_once $filename;
-			if(isset($config)) {
+			if(!empty($config)) {
 				$this->values = $config;
 			}
 			else {
diff --git a/ext/comment/theme.php b/ext/comment/theme.php
index 11f440d1..b6a94246 100644
--- a/ext/comment/theme.php
+++ b/ext/comment/theme.php
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ class CommentListTheme extends Themelet {
 			
 			$comment_count = count($comments);
 			if($comment_limit > 0 && $comment_count > $comment_limit) {
-				$hidden = $comment_count - $comment_limit;
 				$comment_html .= '<p>showing '.$comment_limit.' of '.$comment_count.' comments</p>';
 				$comments = array_slice($comments, -$comment_limit);
 				$this->show_anon_id = false;
@@ -233,7 +232,6 @@ class CommentListTheme extends Themelet {
 
 		$i_uid = int_escape($comment->owner_id);
 		$h_name = html_escape($comment->owner_name);
-		$h_poster_ip = html_escape($comment->poster_ip);
 		$h_timestamp = autodate($comment->posted);
 		$h_comment = ($trim ? truncate($tfe->stripped, 50) : $tfe->formatted);
 		$i_comment_id = int_escape($comment->comment_id);
diff --git a/ext/ipban/theme.php b/ext/ipban/theme.php
index 9b9996e6..a2f14f21 100644
--- a/ext/ipban/theme.php
+++ b/ext/ipban/theme.php
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ class IPBanTheme extends Themelet {
 		global $database, $user;
 		$h_bans = "";
 		$prefix = ($database->get_driver_name() == "sqlite" ? "bans." : "");
-		$prefix2 = ($database->get_driver_name() == "sqlite" ? "users." : "");
 		foreach($bans as $ban) {
 			$end_human = date('Y-m-d', $ban[$prefix.'end_timestamp']);
 			$h_bans .= "
diff --git a/ext/tag_history/main.php b/ext/tag_history/main.php
index eefc3165..fe4b807a 100644
--- a/ext/tag_history/main.php
+++ b/ext/tag_history/main.php
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ class Tag_History extends Extension {
 		}
 		
 		// lets get the values out of the result
-		$stored_result_id = $result['id'];
 		$stored_image_id = int_escape($result['image_id']);
 		$stored_tags = $result['tags'];
 
diff --git a/ext/update/main.php b/ext/update/main.php
index cd70f1cd..aed17253 100644
--- a/ext/update/main.php
+++ b/ext/update/main.php
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ class Update extends Extension {
 		global $config, $page;
 
 		$commitSHA = $_GET['sha'];
-		$g_userrepo = $config->get_string('update_guserrepo');
 
 		log_info("update", "Download succeeded. Attempting to update Shimmie.");
 		$config->set_bool("in_upgrade", TRUE);
diff --git a/install.php b/install.php
index ef1d5340..df4520ef 100644
--- a/install.php
+++ b/install.php
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ function write_config() { // {{{
 		    folder manually. Make sure that when you save it, there is no whitespace
 		    before the "&lt;?php" or after the "?&gt;"
 
-		    <p><textarea cols="80" rows="2">$file_content</textarea>
+		    <p><textarea cols="80" rows="2">$h_file_content</textarea>
 
 		    <p>Once done, <a href="index.php">Click here to Continue</a>.
 			<br/><br/>
diff --git a/themes/lite/user.theme.php b/themes/lite/user.theme.php
index 6bcf3370..10638298 100644
--- a/themes/lite/user.theme.php
+++ b/themes/lite/user.theme.php
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ class CustomUserPageTheme extends UserPageTheme {
 	}
 
 	public function display_user_block(Page $page, User $user, $parts) {
-		$h_name = html_escape($user->name);
 		$html = "";
 		$blocked = array("Pools", "Pool Changes", "Alias Editor", "My Profile");
 		foreach($parts as $part) {