diff --git a/README b/README
index 1f2fd07..2e24d8c 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ RELEASE NOTES
 v0.25
 - Correct J=Up K=Down in footer(Thanks PartialVolume)
 - Fix segfault initialize nwipe_gui_thread (Thanks PartialVolume)
-- Fix memory leaks (Thanks Partialvolume)
+- Fix memory leaks (Thanks PartialVolume)
+- Check right pointer (Thanks PartialVolume
 
 v0.24
 - use include values for version 0.17
diff --git a/src/method.c b/src/method.c
index 03a523f..716557d 100644
--- a/src/method.c
+++ b/src/method.c
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ void *nwipe_ops2( void *ptr )
 	/* Allocate the array of complement characters. */
 	t = malloc( sizeof( char ) * u );
 
-	if( s == NULL )
+	if( t == NULL )
 	{
 		nwipe_perror( errno, __FUNCTION__, "malloc" );
 		nwipe_log( NWIPE_LOG_FATAL, "Unable to allocate the complement character array." );