diff --git a/apps/backend/backend_socket.c b/apps/backend/backend_socket.c
index 98c7763c..a77b5e94 100644
--- a/apps/backend/backend_socket.c
+++ b/apps/backend/backend_socket.c
@@ -275,11 +275,7 @@ backend_accept_client(int   fd,
 #error "Need getsockopt O_PEERCRED or getpeereid for unix socket peer cred"
 #endif
         if (name != NULL){
-            if ((ce->ce_username = name) == NULL){
-                clixon_err(OE_UNIX, errno, "strdup");
-                name = NULL;
-                goto done;
-            }
+            ce->ce_username = name;
             name = NULL;
         }
         break;
diff --git a/apps/cli/cli_show.c b/apps/cli/cli_show.c
index 58c5c30f..ea950a6c 100644
--- a/apps/cli/cli_show.c
+++ b/apps/cli/cli_show.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ xpath_append(cbuf      *cb0,
     return retval;
 }
 
-/*! Insert (escaped) strings into expand coammnds
+/*! Insert (escaped) strings into expand commands
  *
  * Help function to expand_dbvar
  * Detect duplicates: for ordered-by system assume list is ordered, so you need
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_proto.c b/lib/src/clixon_proto.c
index 9aa86c57..4c40d2d3 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_proto.c
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_proto.c
@@ -543,8 +543,8 @@ atomicio_sig_handler(int arg)
 /*! Receive a message using unified NETCONF w chunked framing
  *
  * @param[in]   s      socket (unix or inet) to communicate with backend
- * @param[in]   descr Description of peer for logging
- * @param[in]   intr  If set, make a ^C cause an error   (OBSOLETE?)
+ * @param[in]   descr  Description of peer for logging
+ * @param[in]   intr   If set, make a ^C cause an error   (OBSOLETE?)
  * @param[out]  cb     cligen buf struct containing the incoming message
  * @param[out]  eof    Set if eof encountered
  * @retval      0      OK (check eof)
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_xpath.c b/lib/src/clixon_xpath.c
index 1f883ed4..923b6ef2 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_xpath.c
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_xpath.c
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ xpath_vec(cxobj      *xcur,
  * @param[out] vec      vector of xml-trees. Vector must be free():d after use
  * @param[out] veclen   returns length of vector in return value
  * @retval     0        OK
- * @retval     -1       error.
+ * @retval    -1        Error.
  * @code
  *   cxobj **vec;
  *   size_t  veclen;