diff --git a/src/blockdata.c b/src/blockdata.c
index ebaa82f..79d30bf 100644
--- a/src/blockdata.c
+++ b/src/blockdata.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ int blockdata_expand(struct blockdata *block, size_t oldlen, char *data, size_t
   /* find size of current final block */
   for (b = block; oldlen > KEYBLOCK_LEN && b;  b = b->next, oldlen -= KEYBLOCK_LEN);
 
-  /* chain to short for length, something is broken */
+  /* chain too short for length, something is broken */
   if (oldlen > KEYBLOCK_LEN)
     {
       blockdata_free(block);
diff --git a/src/rfc1035.c b/src/rfc1035.c
index 16df1b1..633aa5b 100644
--- a/src/rfc1035.c
+++ b/src/rfc1035.c
@@ -585,11 +585,8 @@ static int find_soa(struct dns_header *header, size_t qlen, char *name, int *sub
 		    {
 		      len = to_wire(daemon->workspacename);
 		      if (!blockdata_expand(addr.rrblock.rrdata, addr.rrblock.datalen, daemon->workspacename, len))
-			{
-			  blockdata_free(addr.rrblock.rrdata);
-			  return 0;
-			}
-
+			return 0;
+		      
 		      addr.rrblock.datalen += len;
 		    }
 		}
@@ -607,11 +604,8 @@ static int find_soa(struct dns_header *header, size_t qlen, char *name, int *sub
 		  int secflag = 0;
 
 		  if (!blockdata_expand(addr.rrblock.rrdata, addr.rrblock.datalen, (char *)p, 20))
-		    {
-		      blockdata_free(addr.rrblock.rrdata);
-		      return 0;
-		    }
-		  
+		    return 0;
+		    		  
 		  addr.rrblock.datalen += 20;
 		  
 #ifdef HAVE_DNSSEC
@@ -942,10 +936,8 @@ int extract_addresses(struct dns_header *header, size_t qlen, char *name, time_t
 			    {
 			      /* Copy the rest of the RR and end. */
 			      if (!blockdata_expand(addr.rrblock.rrdata, addr.rrblock.datalen, (char *)p1, endrr - p1))
-				{
-				  blockdata_free(addr.rrblock.rrdata);
-				  return 0;
-				}
+				return 0;
+				
 			      addr.rrblock.datalen += endrr - p1;
 			    }
 			  else if (desc == 0)
@@ -962,11 +954,8 @@ int extract_addresses(struct dns_header *header, size_t qlen, char *name, time_t
 			      
 			      len = to_wire(name);
 			      if (!blockdata_expand(addr.rrblock.rrdata, addr.rrblock.datalen, name, len))
-				{
-				  blockdata_free(addr.rrblock.rrdata);
-				  return 0;
-				}
-			      
+				return 0;
+							      
 			      addr.rrblock.datalen += len;
 			    }
 			  else
@@ -976,11 +965,8 @@ int extract_addresses(struct dns_header *header, size_t qlen, char *name, time_t
 				desc = endrr - p1;
 
 			      if (!blockdata_expand(addr.rrblock.rrdata, addr.rrblock.datalen, (char *)p1, desc))
-				{
-				  blockdata_free(addr.rrblock.rrdata);
-				  return 0;
-				}
-
+				return 0;
+				
 			      addr.rrblock.datalen += desc;
 			      p1 += desc;
 			    }