diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/account.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/account.cpp
index 36043238..9f6c9102 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/account.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/account.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ DISABLE_VS_WARNINGS(4244 4345)
 
     // rng for generating second set of keys is hash of first rng.  means only one set of electrum-style words needed for recovery
     crypto::secret_key second;
-    keccak((uint8_t *)&first, sizeof(crypto::secret_key), (uint8_t *)&second, sizeof(crypto::secret_key));
+    keccak((uint8_t *)&m_keys.m_spend_secret_key, sizeof(crypto::secret_key), (uint8_t *)&second, sizeof(crypto::secret_key));
 
     generate_keys(m_keys.m_account_address.m_view_public_key, m_keys.m_view_secret_key, second, two_random ? false : true);
 
diff --git a/src/mnemonics/electrum-words.cpp b/src/mnemonics/electrum-words.cpp
index ffa82b21..7258b8a1 100644
--- a/src/mnemonics/electrum-words.cpp
+++ b/src/mnemonics/electrum-words.cpp
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ namespace crypto
       std::string wlist_copy = words;
       if (seed.size() == seed_length/2)
       {
-        memcpy(dst.data, dst.data + 16, 16);  // if electrum 12-word seed, duplicate
+        memcpy(dst.data+16, dst.data, 16);  // if electrum 12-word seed, duplicate
         wlist_copy += ' ';
         wlist_copy += words;
       }
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ namespace crypto
 
       words.pop_back();
       words += (' ' + words_store[create_checksum_index(words_store, language->get_unique_prefix_length())]);
-      return false;
+      return true;
     }
 
     /*!
diff --git a/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp b/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
index be3c8200..e1e2a198 100644
--- a/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
+++ b/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
@@ -551,9 +551,6 @@ bool simple_wallet::new_wallet(const std::string &wallet_file, const std::string
 
   crypto::ElectrumWords::bytes_to_words(recovery_val, electrum_words, mnemonic_language);
 
-  std::string print_electrum = "";
-
-
   success_msg_writer() <<
     "**********************************************************************\n" <<
     "Your wallet has been generated.\n" <<