diff --git a/src/debug.c b/src/debug.c
index 8f1e42d46..80340bd65 100644
--- a/src/debug.c
+++ b/src/debug.c
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ void	flag_add(char ch)
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		extraflags = malloc(2);
+		extraflags = safe_alloc(2);
 		extraflags[0] = ch;
-		extraflags[1] = 0;
+		extraflags[1] = '\0';
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/sajoin.c b/src/modules/sajoin.c
index 59521420a..d0331951d 100644
--- a/src/modules/sajoin.c
+++ b/src/modules/sajoin.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ CMD_FUNC(cmd_sajoin)
 			{
 				opermode = 0;
 				sajoinmode = 1;
-				mode_args[0] = (char*)malloc(2);
+				mode_args[0] = safe_alloc(2);
 				mode_args[0][0] = mode;
 				mode_args[0][1] = '\0';
 				mode_args[1] = acptr->name;