--- libaitio/src/sess.c	2013/03/19 17:02:58	1.2.2.1
+++ libaitio/src/sess.c	2013/03/19 17:06:58	1.2.2.2
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 *  by Michael Pounov <misho@openbsd-bg.org>
 *
 * $Author: misho $
-* $Id: sess.c,v 1.2.2.1 2013/03/19 17:02:58 misho Exp $
+* $Id: sess.c,v 1.2.2.2 2013/03/19 17:06:58 misho Exp $
 *
 **************************************************************************
 The ELWIX and AITNET software is distributed under the following
@@ -730,14 +730,11 @@ sess_GetValue(sess_t * __restrict s, const char *csAtt
 	if (!s || !csAttr || !*csAttr)
 		return -1;
 	if (v) {
-		if (!*v) {
-			if (!(*v = ait_allocVar())) {
-				io_SetErr(elwix_GetErrno(), "%s", elwix_GetError());
-				return -1;
-			}
+		if (!(*v = ait_allocVar())) {
+			io_SetErr(elwix_GetErrno(), "%s", elwix_GetError());
+			return -1;
 		} else
-			AIT_FREE_VAL(*v);
-		AIT_INIT_VAL2(*v, string);
+			AIT_INIT_VAL2(*v, string);
 	}
 
 	/* allocated memory & mirrored shared memory into this */