diff --git a/C4/CourseReserves.pm b/C4/CourseReserves.pm
index f8ebb269f9..473753636d 100644
--- a/C4/CourseReserves.pm
+++ b/C4/CourseReserves.pm
@@ -376,8 +376,9 @@ sub ModCourseInstructors {
return unless ( $cardnumbers || $borrowernumbers );
return if ( $cardnumbers && $borrowernumbers );
- my @cardnumbers = @$cardnumbers if ( ref($cardnumbers) eq 'ARRAY' );
- my @borrowernumbers = @$borrowernumbers
+ my (@cardnumbers, @borrowernumbers);
+ @cardnumbers = @$cardnumbers if ( ref($cardnumbers) eq 'ARRAY' );
+ @borrowernumbers = @$borrowernumbers
if ( ref($borrowernumbers) eq 'ARRAY' );
my $field = (@cardnumbers) ? 'cardnumber' : 'borrowernumber';
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/course_reserves/add_items-step1.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/course_reserves/add_items-step1.tt
index ab1b6cea69..05bfe6d49b 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/course_reserves/add_items-step1.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/course_reserves/add_items-step1.tt
@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {