diff --git a/src/demo/highcon.c b/src/demo/highcon.c
index e56766748..284dbba58 100644
--- a/src/demo/highcon.c
+++ b/src/demo/highcon.c
@@ -82,9 +82,11 @@ int highcontrast_demo(struct notcurses* nc){
     cell_load_simple(n, &c, motto[out % strlen(motto)]);
     cell_set_bg(&c, scrcolors[out % totcells]);
     if(ncplane_putc_yx(n, (out + dimx) / dimx, out % dimx, &c) < 0){
+      free(scrcolors);
       goto err;
     }
   }
+  free(scrcolors);
   // each iteration, "draw the background in" one cell from the top left and
   // bottom right.
   int offset = 0;
@@ -110,6 +112,5 @@ int highcontrast_demo(struct notcurses* nc){
 
 err:
   cell_release(n, &c);
-  free(scrcolors);
   return ret;
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/reel.c b/src/lib/reel.c
index 0cef157ed..be9eda118 100644
--- a/src/lib/reel.c
+++ b/src/lib/reel.c
@@ -536,11 +536,11 @@ int ncreel_redraw(ncreel* nr){
   if(nr->last_traveled_direction >= 0){
     otherend = draw_previous_tablets(nr, otherend);
     otherend = draw_following_tablets(nr, otherend);
-    otherend = draw_previous_tablets(nr, otherend);
+    draw_previous_tablets(nr, otherend);
   }else{
     otherend = draw_following_tablets(nr, otherend);
     otherend = draw_previous_tablets(nr, otherend);
-    otherend = draw_following_tablets(nr, otherend);
+    draw_following_tablets(nr, otherend);
   }
 //fprintf(stderr, "DONE ARRANGING\n");
   return 0;
diff --git a/src/lib/render.c b/src/lib/render.c
index 149ac1509..b06a4c496 100644
--- a/src/lib/render.c
+++ b/src/lib/render.c
@@ -35,15 +35,12 @@ int notcurses_resize(notcurses* n, int* restrict rows, int* restrict cols){
     const size_t size = sizeof(*n->lastframe) * (n->lfdimy * n->lfdimx);
     cell* fb = realloc(n->lastframe, size);
     if(fb == NULL){
-      abort(); // FIXME
       return -1;
     }
     n->lastframe = fb;
     // FIXME more memset()tery than we need, both wasting work and wrecking
     // damage detection for the upcoming render
     memset(n->lastframe, 0, size);
-    n->lastframe = fb;
-    memset(fb, 0, size);
     egcpool_dump(&n->pool);
   }
   if(*rows == oldrows && *cols == oldcols){
@@ -445,6 +442,7 @@ int ncplane_mergedown(ncplane* restrict src, ncplane* restrict dst){
   postpaint(tmpfb, rendfb, dimy, dimx, rvec, &dst->pool);
   free(dst->fb);
   dst->fb = rendfb;
+  free(tmpfb);
   free(rvec);
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/poc/direct.c b/src/poc/direct.c
index 76ddba47a..934f24ae1 100644
--- a/src/poc/direct.c
+++ b/src/poc/direct.c
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ int main(void){
       y -= up;
       int newy;
       if(ncdirect_cursor_yx(n, &newy, NULL)){
-        ret = -1;
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
       }
       if(newy != y){