diff --git a/src/infobar.c b/src/infobar.c
index 63c7cfc..8217f02 100644
--- a/src/infobar.c
+++ b/src/infobar.c
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ infobar_draw_statustext(int sc, char *str)
                     draw_text(infobar[sc].bar->dr, (sgeo[sc].width - SHADH) - textw(buf),
                               FHINFOBAR,  col, 0, buf);
 
-                    free(buf);
                     buf = _strdup(strwc);
                     ++i;
                }
diff --git a/src/init.c b/src/init.c
index ae58bb4..c3f2066 100644
--- a/src/init.c
+++ b/src/init.c
@@ -202,16 +202,18 @@ init_status(void)
 
      sprintf(status_path, "%s/"DEF_STATUS, getenv("HOME"));
 
-     if(!(fd = open(status_path, O_RDONLY)))
+     if(!(fd = open(status_path, O_RDONLY))
+               || !fopen(status_path, "r"))
      {
           free(status_path);
+          estatus = False;
 
           return;
      }
 
      stat(status_path, &st);
 
-     if(st.st_mode & S_IXUSR)
+     if(st.st_size && st.st_mode & S_IXUSR)
      {
           estatus = True;
           system(status_path);