diff --git a/src/shared/transport_ssh.c b/src/shared/transport_ssh.c
index 4ff2bb8..cefcfe1 100644
--- a/src/shared/transport_ssh.c
+++ b/src/shared/transport_ssh.c
@@ -138,24 +138,19 @@ Client* client_connect_ssh(const char* destination, int port) {
     ssh_argv[ac++] = "-o";
     ssh_argv[ac++] = "ControlPath=~/.cache/fastsync-%r@%h:%p";
     if (port > 0 && port != 22) {
-      if ((size_t)ac + 2 >= ssh_argv_max) {
-        free(ssh_argv);
+      if ((size_t)ac + 2 >= ssh_argv_max)
         _exit(1);
-      }
       ssh_argv[ac++] = "-p";
       snprintf(port_str, sizeof(port_str), "%d", port);
       ssh_argv[ac++] = port_str;
     }
-    if ((size_t)ac + 3 >= ssh_argv_max) {
-      free(ssh_argv);
+    if ((size_t)ac + 3 >= ssh_argv_max)
       _exit(1);
-    }
     ssh_argv[ac++] = ssh_user;
     ssh_argv[ac++] = "fastsync-server";
     ssh_argv[ac++] = "--stdio";
     ssh_argv[ac] = NULL;
     execvp("ssh", ssh_argv);
-    free(ssh_argv);
     perror("exec of ssh failed");
     ssize_t wret = write(exec_pipe[1], "x", 1);
     (void)wret;
diff --git a/tests/test_protocol.c b/tests/test_protocol.c
index 09c2a46..bece803 100644
--- a/tests/test_protocol.c
+++ b/tests/test_protocol.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ static void test_receive_str_oversized() {
   size_t huge = MAX_STRING_SIZE + 1;
   EXPECT_TRUE(send_n_data(0, &huge, sizeof(size_t)));
 
-  char* received = receive_str(0);
+  const char* received = receive_str(0);
   EXPECT_NULL(received);
 
   close(p[0]);