diff --git a/port/posix/posix_transport_tcp.c b/port/posix/posix_transport_tcp.c
index 2b014954b..1b2247b64 100644
--- a/port/posix/posix_transport_tcp.c
+++ b/port/posix/posix_transport_tcp.c
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ int posixTransportTcp_GetConnectFd(posixTransportTcpClientContext *context,
     case PTT_STATE_CONNECT_WAIT:
     case PTT_STATE_CONNECTED:
         ret = WH_ERROR_OK;
-        if (*out_fd) {
+        if (out_fd) {
             *out_fd = context->connect_fd_p1 - 1;
         }
         break;
diff --git a/test/wh_test_crypto.c b/test/wh_test_crypto.c
index 35310c6ea..4ea731b56 100644
--- a/test/wh_test_crypto.c
+++ b/test/wh_test_crypto.c
@@ -3734,6 +3734,7 @@ int whTestCrypto_MlDsaVerifyOnlyDma(whClientContext* ctx, int devId,
 int whTest_CryptoClientConfig(whClientConfig* config)
 {
     int i;
+    int rngInited = 0;
     whClientContext client[1] = {0};
     int ret = 0;
     /* wolfcrypt */
@@ -3775,6 +3776,9 @@ int whTest_CryptoClientConfig(whClientConfig* config)
         if (ret != 0) {
             WH_ERROR_PRINT("Failed to reinitialize RNG %d\n", ret);
         }
+        else {
+            rngInited = 1;
+        }
     }
 
     if (ret == 0) {
@@ -3935,7 +3939,9 @@ int whTest_CryptoClientConfig(whClientConfig* config)
 #endif /* WOLFHSM_CFG_TEST_VERBOSE */
 
     /* Clean up used resources */
-    (void)wc_FreeRng(rng);
+    if (rngInited) {
+        (void)wc_FreeRng(rng);
+    }
     (void)wh_Client_CommClose(client);
     (void)wh_Client_Cleanup(client);