2 files changed, 12 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/src/alg.c b/src/alg.c
index 27af676..4f5079a 100644
--- a/src/alg.c
+++ b/src/alg.c
@@ -268,27 +268,31 @@ move_string(Move m)
 Alg *
 new_alg(char *str)
 {
-        Alg *alg = malloc(sizeof(Alg));
+        Alg *alg;
         int i;
-        bool niss = false, move_read;
+        bool niss, move_read;
         Move j, m;
 
+        alg = malloc(sizeof(Alg));
         alg->move      = malloc(30 * sizeof(Move));
         alg->inv       = malloc(30 * sizeof(bool));
         alg->allocated = 30;
         alg->len       = 0;
 
+        niss = false;
         for (i = 0; str[i]; i++) {
                 if (str[i] == ' ' || str[i] == '\t' || str[i] == '\n')
                         continue;
 
                 if (str[i] == '(' && niss) {
                         fprintf(stderr, "Error reading moves: nested ( )\n");
+                        alg->len = 0;
                         return alg;
                 }
 
                 if (str[i] == ')' && !niss) {
                         fprintf(stderr, "Error reading moves: unmatched )\n");
+                        alg->len = 0;
                         return alg;
                 }
 
@@ -353,6 +357,11 @@ new_alg(char *str)
                 }
         }
 
+        if (niss) {
+                fprintf(stderr, "Error reading moves: unmatched (\n");
+                alg->len = 0;
+        }
+
         return alg;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/commands.c b/src/commands.c
index 740736c..d9d6b50 100644
--- a/src/commands.c
+++ b/src/commands.c
@@ -519,25 +519,14 @@ read_scramble(int c, char **v, CommandArgs *args)
         int i, k, n;
         unsigned int j;
         char *algstr;
-        Alg *aux;
 
         if (c < 1) {
                 fprintf(stderr, "Error: no scramble given?\n");
                 return false;
         }
 
-        n = 0;
-        for(i = 0; i < c; i++) {
-                aux = new_alg(v[i]);
-                if (aux->len == 0) {
-                        fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s or its argument"
-                            "unrecognized\n", v[i]);
-                        free(aux);
-                        return false;
-                }
-                free(aux);
+        for(n = 0, i = 0; i < c; i++)
                 n += strlen(v[i]);
-        }
 
         algstr = malloc((n + 1) * sizeof(char));
         k = 0;