diff --git a/src/common.cc b/src/common.cc
index c2ebd691..126f30a7 100644
--- a/src/common.cc
+++ b/src/common.cc
@@ -594,13 +594,13 @@ static int check_contains(char *f, char *s)
 int if_existing_iftest(struct text_object *obj)
 {
 	char *spc;
-	int result;
+	int result = 0;
 
 	spc = strchr(obj->data.s, ' ');
 	if(spc != NULL) *spc = 0;
 	if (access(obj->data.s, F_OK) == 0) {
 		if(spc == NULL || check_contains(obj->data.s, spc + 1)) result = 1;
-	} else result = 0;
+	}
 	if(spc != NULL) *spc = ' ';
 	return result;
 }
diff --git a/src/conky.cc b/src/conky.cc
index a352690a..9c4b558b 100644
--- a/src/conky.cc
+++ b/src/conky.cc
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ static int get_string_width_special(char *s, int special_index)
 						if(current_after_font->type == FONT) {
 							influenced_by_font[i]=0;
 							break;
-						} else strcpy(&influenced_by_font[i], &influenced_by_font[i+1]);
+						} else memmove(&influenced_by_font[i], &influenced_by_font[i+1], strlen(&influenced_by_font[i+1]) + 1);
 					}
 				}
 				//add the length of influenced_by_font in the new font to width
@@ -1019,7 +1019,8 @@ static int get_string_width_special(char *s, int special_index)
 				//make sure there chars counted in the new font are not again counted in the old font
 				int specials_skipped=0;
 				while(i>0) {
-					if(p[specials_skipped]!=1) strcpy(&p[specials_skipped], &p[specials_skipped+1]); else specials_skipped++;
+					if(p[specials_skipped]!=1) memmove(&p[specials_skipped], &p[specials_skipped+1], strlen(&p[specials_skipped+1]) + 1);
+					else specials_skipped++;
 					i--;
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/src/eve.cc b/src/eve.cc
index da4a1798..f4017642 100644
--- a/src/eve.cc
+++ b/src/eve.cc
@@ -291,13 +291,12 @@ static char *getSkillname(const char *file, int skillid)
 					for (r = q->children; r; r = r->next) {
 						xmlElementPtr ele = (xmlElementPtr) r;
 						xmlAttrPtr attr = (xmlAttrPtr) ele->attributes;
-						char *mySkill;
-						int id, assigned = 0;
+						char *mySkill = NULL;
+						int id;
 
 						while (attr != NULL) {
 							if (!strcasecmp((const char *)attr->name, "typeName")) {
 								mySkill = strdup((const char *)attr->children->content);
-								assigned = 1;
 							} else if (!strcasecmp((const char *)attr->name, "typeID")) {
 								id = atoi((const char *)attr->children->content);
 							}
@@ -305,12 +304,11 @@ static char *getSkillname(const char *file, int skillid)
 						}
 
 						if (id == skillid) {
-							skill = strdup(mySkill);
-							/* free(mySkill); */
+							skill = mySkill;
 							goto END;
 						}
-						if (assigned)
-							free(mySkill);
+
+						free(mySkill);
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -379,12 +377,10 @@ static char *eve(char *userid, char *apikey, char *charid)
 		}
 
 		if (parseTrainingXml(content, chr)) {
-			output = (char *)malloc(200 * sizeof(char));
-			sprintf(output, "API error");
+			output = strdup("API error");
 			return output;
 		}
 
-		output = (char *)malloc(200 * sizeof(char));
 		timel = formatTime(&chr->ends);
 		old_umask = umask(0066);
 		tmp_fd = mkstemp(skillfile);
@@ -398,6 +394,7 @@ static char *eve(char *userid, char *apikey, char *charid)
 
 		chr->skillname = strdup(skill);
 
+		output = (char *)malloc(200 * sizeof(char));
 		sprintf(output, EVE_OUTPUT_FORMAT, chr->skillname, chr->level, timel);
 		free(skill);
 		return output;
diff --git a/src/freebsd.cc b/src/freebsd.cc
index 65be26ff..7fe2e36a 100644
--- a/src/freebsd.cc
+++ b/src/freebsd.cc
@@ -580,6 +580,11 @@ char get_freq(char *p_client_buffer, size_t client_buffer_size, const char *p_fo
 	int freq;
 	char *freq_sysctl;
 
+	if (!p_client_buffer || client_buffer_size <= 0 || !p_format
+			|| divisor <= 0) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	freq_sysctl = (char *) calloc(16, sizeof(char));
 	if (freq_sysctl == NULL) {
 		exit(-1);
@@ -587,11 +592,6 @@ char get_freq(char *p_client_buffer, size_t client_buffer_size, const char *p_fo
 
 	snprintf(freq_sysctl, 16, "dev.cpu.%d.freq", (cpu - 1));
 
-	if (!p_client_buffer || client_buffer_size <= 0 || !p_format
-			|| divisor <= 0) {
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	if (GETSYSCTL(freq_sysctl, freq) == 0) {
 		snprintf(p_client_buffer, client_buffer_size, p_format,
 			(float) freq / divisor);
diff --git a/src/net_stat.cc b/src/net_stat.cc
index 767a6391..85446ef9 100644
--- a/src/net_stat.cc
+++ b/src/net_stat.cc
@@ -507,8 +507,7 @@ void free_dns_data(struct text_object *obj)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < dns_data.nscount; i++)
 		free(dns_data.ns_list[i]);
-	if (dns_data.ns_list)
-		free(dns_data.ns_list);
+	free(dns_data.ns_list);
 	memset(&dns_data, 0, sizeof(dns_data));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/proc.cc b/src/proc.cc
index 85700026..037ed1e9 100644
--- a/src/proc.cc
+++ b/src/proc.cc
@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@ void print_pid_environ(struct text_object *obj, char *p, int p_max_size)
 			}
 			free(buf);
 		}
-		free(var);
 		*p = 0;
 	}
+	free(var);
 }
 
 void print_pid_environ_list(struct text_object *obj, char *p, int p_max_size)