diff --git a/src/backend/libpq/hba.c b/src/backend/libpq/hba.c
index 4e12c78..e9bc525 100644
--- a/src/backend/libpq/hba.c
+++ b/src/backend/libpq/hba.c
@@ -988,6 +988,22 @@ parse_hba_line(List *line, int line_num, HbaLine *parsedline)
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	if (parsedline->conntype == ctLocal &&
+		parsedline->auth_method == uaGSS)
+	{
+		ereport(LOG,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_CONFIG_FILE_ERROR),
+			 errmsg("gssapi authentication is not supported on local sockets"),
+				 errcontext("line %d of configuration file \"%s\"",
+							line_num, HbaFileName)));
+		return false;
+	}
+	/*
+	 * SSPI authentication can never be enabled on ctLocal connections, because
+	 * it's only supported on Windows, where ctLocal isn't supported.
+	 */
+
+
 	if (parsedline->conntype != ctHostSSL &&
 		parsedline->auth_method == uaCert)
 	{
diff --git a/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-auth.c b/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-auth.c
index 6d35421..87aec04 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-auth.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-auth.c
@@ -426,6 +426,12 @@ pg_GSS_startup(PGconn *conn)
 	int			maxlen;
 	gss_buffer_desc temp_gbuf;
 
+	if (!conn->pghost)
+	{
+		printfPQExpBuffer(&conn->errorMessage, libpq_gettext("host name must be specified\n"));
+		return STATUS_ERROR;
+	}
+
 	if (conn->gctx)
 	{
 		printfPQExpBuffer(&conn->errorMessage,
