diff --git a/guestbook-ng.pl b/guestbook-ng.pl
index d8fedf9..3bf9f3c 100755
--- a/guestbook-ng.pl
+++ b/guestbook-ng.pl
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ under sub ($c) {
 get '/' => sub ($c) { $c->redirect_to(page => {page => 'view'}) };
 
 any [qw{GET POST}], '/sign' => sub ($c) {
-    my $v = $c->validation() if $c->req->method eq 'POST';
+    my $v;
+
+    $v = $c->validation() if $c->req->method eq 'POST';
 
     if ($v && $v->has_data) {
         my $name    = $c->param('name') || 'Anonymous';
diff --git a/lib/GuestbookNg/Model/Counter.pm b/lib/GuestbookNg/Model/Counter.pm
index e99b751..057f1d6 100644
--- a/lib/GuestbookNg/Model/Counter.pm
+++ b/lib/GuestbookNg/Model/Counter.pm
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use Mojo::Base -base, -signatures;
 has 'pg';
 
 sub new($class, $pg, $pg_object) {
-    bless {$pg => $pg_object}
+    bless {$pg => $pg_object}, $class
 }
 
 sub get_visitor_count($self) {
diff --git a/lib/GuestbookNg/Model/Message.pm b/lib/GuestbookNg/Model/Message.pm
index 6943190..9d19a64 100644
--- a/lib/GuestbookNg/Model/Message.pm
+++ b/lib/GuestbookNg/Model/Message.pm
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ sub new($class, $pg, $pg_object) {
     bless {
         $pg       => $pg_object,
         max_posts => 5
-    }
+    }, $class
 }
 
 sub get_posts($self, $this_page = undef) {