diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 64e0b89..b8006c0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #                                               -*- Autoconf -*-
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
-AC_INIT([libteam], [1.31-wmo2], [jiri@resnulli.us])
+AC_INIT([libteam], [1.31-wmo3], [jiri@resnulli.us])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
diff --git a/teamd/teamd_lw_ttdp.c b/teamd/teamd_lw_ttdp.c
index d4d954a..18045c0 100644
--- a/teamd/teamd_lw_ttdp.c
+++ b/teamd/teamd_lw_ttdp.c
@@ -714,6 +714,11 @@ static int lw_ttdp_load_options(struct teamd_context *ctx,
 	int err;
 	struct ab* ab = ctx->runner_priv;
 
+	if (ab == NULL) {
+		teamd_log_err("Configuration error");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
 	if (ab->is_s4r) {
 		if (ctx->runner && ctx->runner->name && (strncmp("ttdp_s4r", ctx->runner->name, 9) != 0)) {
 			teamd_log_err("This linkwatcher requires the \"ttdp_s4r\" runner. Aborting.");
@@ -726,11 +731,6 @@ static int lw_ttdp_load_options(struct teamd_context *ctx,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (ab == NULL) {
-		teamd_log_err("Configuration error");
-		return 1;
-	}
-
 	err = teamd_config_int_get(ctx, &tmp, "@.initial_mode", cpcookie);
 	if (err) {
 		teamd_log_warn("Failed to get initial_mode, defaulting to 1 (slow)");
@@ -844,8 +844,8 @@ static int lw_ttdp_load_options(struct teamd_context *ctx,
 	err = teamd_config_int_get(ctx, &tmp, "@.direction", cpcookie);
 	if (err) {
 		struct ab* ab = ctx->runner_priv;
-		if (ab && (ab->direction == 1 || ab->direction == 2) ||
-			(ab->is_s4r && (ab->direction == 3 || ab->direction == 4))) {
+		if (ab && ((ab->direction == 1 || ab->direction == 2) ||
+			(ab->is_s4r && (ab->direction == 3 || ab->direction == 4)))) {
 			teamd_ttdp_log_infox(ttdp_ppriv, "Watcher direction not specified - using runner direction %d", ab->direction);
 			ttdp_ppriv->direction = ab->direction;
 		} else {
@@ -1679,7 +1679,7 @@ static int lw_ttdp_receive(struct teamd_context *ctx, int events, void *priv) {
 			notify = 1;
 		}
 
-		if (ab && ab->is_s4r && ttdp_ppriv->neighbor_primary_state != ttdp_ppriv->prev_neighbor_primary_state) {
+		if (ab->is_s4r && ttdp_ppriv->neighbor_primary_state != ttdp_ppriv->prev_neighbor_primary_state) {
 			teamd_ttdp_log_infox(ttdp_ppriv, "Neighbor has new primary state! %08X -> %08X",
 								 ttdp_ppriv->prev_neighbor_primary_state, ttdp_ppriv->neighbor_primary_state);
 			struct ab *p = (struct ab*)ctx->runner_priv;
diff --git a/teamd/teamd_runner_ttdp.c b/teamd/teamd_runner_ttdp.c
index 614a68c..2c4ef6b 100644
--- a/teamd/teamd_runner_ttdp.c
+++ b/teamd/teamd_runner_ttdp.c
@@ -2878,14 +2878,14 @@ static int ab_init(struct teamd_context *ctx, void *priv)
 {
 	struct ab *ab = priv;
 	ab->is_s4r = false;
-	_ab_init(ctx, priv);
+	return _ab_init(ctx, priv);
 }
 
 static int ab_init_s4r(struct teamd_context *ctx, void *priv)
 {
 	struct ab *ab = priv;
 	ab->is_s4r = true;
-	_ab_init(ctx, priv);
+	return _ab_init(ctx, priv);
 }
 
 static void ab_fini(struct teamd_context *ctx, void *priv)