diff --git a/apps/apps.c b/apps/apps.c
index 3344d533b24b72696997b50478a9fc3b0468c7eb..57390d37ccfe227660481b1e3f13c08f18cd19a8 100644
--- a/apps/apps.c
+++ b/apps/apps.c
@@ -257,6 +257,8 @@ int args_from_file(char *file, int *argc, char **argv[])
 
 int str2fmt(char *s)
 	{
+	if (s == NULL)
+		return FORMAT_UNDEF;
 	if 	((*s == 'D') || (*s == 'd'))
 		return(FORMAT_ASN1);
 	else if ((*s == 'T') || (*s == 't'))
diff --git a/apps/pkeyutl.c b/apps/pkeyutl.c
index 22a6c4bf397fe9253d3d51cbf0874bc3be2c5764..7eb3f5c544ddd0a3c0b59ee8c7be54559376c70c 100644
--- a/apps/pkeyutl.c
+++ b/apps/pkeyutl.c
@@ -119,17 +119,17 @@ int MAIN(int argc, char **argv)
 		if (!strcmp(*argv,"-in"))
 			{
 			if (--argc < 1) badarg = 1;
-                        infile= *(++argv);
+                        else infile= *(++argv);
 			}
 		else if (!strcmp(*argv,"-out"))
 			{
 			if (--argc < 1) badarg = 1;
-			outfile= *(++argv);
+			else outfile= *(++argv);
 			}
 		else if (!strcmp(*argv,"-sigfile"))
 			{
 			if (--argc < 1) badarg = 1;
-			sigfile= *(++argv);
+			else sigfile= *(++argv);
 			}
 		else if(!strcmp(*argv, "-inkey"))
 			{
@@ -159,17 +159,17 @@ int MAIN(int argc, char **argv)
 		else if (!strcmp(*argv,"-passin"))
 			{
 			if (--argc < 1) badarg = 1;
-			passargin= *(++argv);
+			else passargin= *(++argv);
 			}
 		else if (strcmp(*argv,"-peerform") == 0)
 			{
 			if (--argc < 1) badarg = 1;
-			peerform=str2fmt(*(++argv));
+			else peerform=str2fmt(*(++argv));
 			}
 		else if (strcmp(*argv,"-keyform") == 0)
 			{
 			if (--argc < 1) badarg = 1;
-			keyform=str2fmt(*(++argv));
+			else keyform=str2fmt(*(++argv));
 			}
 #ifndef OPENSSL_NO_ENGINE
 		else if(!strcmp(*argv, "-engine"))