diff --git a/apps/app_confbridge.c b/apps/app_confbridge.c
index ed6a8a973c91e9145d3593d8645efcc271cdf441..07069edf0a2588627039e1f57b3591df04f59b70 100644
--- a/apps/app_confbridge.c
+++ b/apps/app_confbridge.c
@@ -2283,6 +2283,7 @@ static char *complete_confbridge_participant(const char *conference_name, const
 static char *handle_cli_confbridge_kick(struct ast_cli_entry *e, int cmd, struct ast_cli_args *a)
 {
 	struct confbridge_conference *conference;
+	int not_found;
 
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case CLI_INIT:
@@ -2310,11 +2311,12 @@ static char *handle_cli_confbridge_kick(struct ast_cli_entry *e, int cmd, struct
 		ast_cli(a->fd, "No conference bridge named '%s' found!\n", a->argv[2]);
 		return CLI_SUCCESS;
 	}
-	if (kick_conference_participant(conference, a->argv[3])) {
+	not_found = kick_conference_participant(conference, a->argv[3]);
+	ao2_ref(conference, -1);
+	if (not_found) {
 		ast_cli(a->fd, "No participant named '%s' found!\n", a->argv[3]);
 		return CLI_SUCCESS;
 	}
-	ao2_ref(conference, -1);
 	ast_cli(a->fd, "Participant '%s' kicked out of conference '%s'\n", a->argv[3], a->argv[2]);
 	return CLI_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -2948,7 +2950,7 @@ static int action_confbridgekick(struct mansession *s, const struct message *m)
 	const char *conference_name = astman_get_header(m, "Conference");
 	const char *channel = astman_get_header(m, "Channel");
 	struct confbridge_conference *conference;
-	int found = 0;
+	int found;
 
 	if (ast_strlen_zero(conference_name)) {
 		astman_send_error(s, m, "No Conference name provided.");