--- libaitio/src/Attic/vars.c	2012/05/18 12:45:34	1.7.2.3
+++ libaitio/src/Attic/vars.c	2012/05/18 13:37:48	1.7.2.4
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 *  by Michael Pounov <misho@elwix.org>
 *
 * $Author: misho $
-* $Id: vars.c,v 1.7.2.3 2012/05/18 12:45:34 misho Exp $
+* $Id: vars.c,v 1.7.2.4 2012/05/18 13:37:48 misho Exp $
 *
 **************************************************************************
 The ELWIX and AITNET software is distributed under the following
@@ -510,16 +510,18 @@ io_getVars(array_t ** __restrict vars, int n)
 		if (!(*vars = io_arrayInit(n + 1)))
 			return NULL;
 	} else {
-		if (n >= io_arraySize(*vars) && io_arrayGrow(*vars, n + 1, 0))
-			return NULL;
+		if (n >= io_arraySize(*vars)) {
+			if (io_arrayGrow(*vars, n + 1, 0))
+				return NULL;
+			if ((v = io_allocVar()))
+				return NULL;
+			else
+				io_arraySet(*vars, n, v);
+			return v;
+		}
 	}
 
-	if ((v = io_allocVar()))
-		return NULL;
-	else
-		io_arraySet(*vars, n, v);
-
-	return v;
+	return io_array(*vars, n, ait_val_t*);
 }
 
 /*