diff --git a/module/Library/String.cpp b/module/Library/String.cpp
index d543d803..30595f17 100644
--- a/module/Library/String.cpp
+++ b/module/Library/String.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ static LightObj SqLeftStr(SQChar f, Uint32 w, StackStrF & s)
     // Is the specified width valid?
     if (!w)
     {
-        return _SC(""); // Default to an empty string!
+        return LightObj(_SC(""), 0); // Default to an empty string!
     }
     // Allocate a buffer with the requested width
     Buffer b(w + 1); // + null terminator
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static LightObj SqLeftOffsetStr(SQChar f, Uint32 w, Uint32 o, StackStrF & s)
     // Is the specified width valid?
     if (!w)
     {
-        return _SC(""); // Default to an empty string!
+        return LightObj(_SC(""), 0); // Default to an empty string!
     }
     // Is the specified offset within width range?
     else if (o > w)
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static LightObj SqRightStr(SQChar f, Uint32 w, StackStrF & s)
     // Is the specified width valid?
     if (!w)
     {
-        return _SC(""); // Default to an empty string!
+        return LightObj(_SC(""), 0); // Default to an empty string!
     }
     // Allocate a buffer with the requested width
     Buffer b(w + 1); // + null terminator
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static LightObj SqRightOffsetStr(SQChar f, Uint32 w, Uint32 o, StackStrF & s)
     // Is the specified width valid?
     if (!w)
     {
-        return _SC(""); // Default to an empty string!
+        return LightObj(_SC(""), 0); // Default to an empty string!
     }
     // Is the specified offset within width range?
     else if (o > w)
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ static LightObj SqCenterStr(SQChar f, Uint32 w, StackStrF & s)
     // Is the specified width valid?
     if (!w)
     {
-        return _SC(""); // Default to an empty string!
+        return LightObj(_SC(""), 0); // Default to an empty string!
     }
     // Allocate a buffer with the requested width
     Buffer b(w + 1); // + null terminator
diff --git a/module/Misc/Signal.cpp b/module/Misc/Signal.cpp
index a0189a4a..67152f38 100644
--- a/module/Misc/Signal.cpp
+++ b/module/Misc/Signal.cpp
@@ -1545,7 +1545,7 @@ LightObj Signal::Create(StackStrF & name)
     {
         if (e.first == hash)
         {
-            return e.second.second.mObj; // Found a match so let's return it
+            return LightObj{e.second.second.mObj}; // Found a match so let's return it
         }
     }
     // Remember the current stack size
@@ -1561,7 +1561,7 @@ LightObj Signal::Create(StackStrF & name)
     // Grab a reference to the instance created on the stack
     s_Signals.emplace_back(hash, SignalPair(ptr, Var< LightObj >(SqVM(), -1).value));
     // Return the created signal
-    return s_Signals.back().second.second.mObj;
+    return LightObj{s_Signals.back().second.second.mObj};
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/sqrat/sqrat/sqratObject.h b/sqrat/sqrat/sqratObject.h
index e7a51a89..27a40cae 100644
--- a/sqrat/sqrat/sqratObject.h
+++ b/sqrat/sqrat/sqratObject.h
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ struct LightObj {
     /// \param o Squirrel object
     ///
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    LightObj(HSQOBJECT o) : mObj(o) {
+    explicit LightObj(const HSQOBJECT & o) : mObj(o) {
         sq_addref(SqVM(), &mObj);
     }
 
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ struct LightObj {
     /// \param v VM that the object will exist in
     ///
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    LightObj(SQInteger i, HSQUIRRELVM v = SqVM()) {
+    explicit LightObj(SQInteger i, HSQUIRRELVM v = SqVM()) {
         if (SQ_FAILED(sq_getstackobj(v, i, &mObj))) {
             sq_resetobject(&mObj);
         } else {
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ struct LightObj {
     /// \param v VM that the object will exist in
     ///
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    LightObj(const SQChar * s, SQInteger l, HSQUIRRELVM v = SqVM()) {
+    explicit LightObj(const SQChar * s, SQInteger l=-1, HSQUIRRELVM v = SqVM()) {
         sq_pushstring(v, s, l);
         if (SQ_FAILED(sq_getstackobj(v, -1, &mObj))) {
             sq_resetobject(&mObj);
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ struct LightObj {
     /// \param so Object to copy
     ///
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    LightObj(const Object& obj) : mObj(obj.GetObj()) {
+    explicit LightObj(const Object& obj) : mObj(obj.GetObj()) {
         if (!sq_isnull(mObj)) {
             sq_addref(obj.GetVM(), &mObj);
         }
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ struct LightObj {
     ///
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     template<class T>
-    LightObj(T* instance, HSQUIRRELVM v = SqVM()) {
+    explicit LightObj(T* instance, HSQUIRRELVM v = SqVM()) {
         // Preserve the stack state
         const StackGuard sg(v);
         // Push the instance on the stack