diff --git a/configs/ini.c b/configs/ini.c
index a260ecc0..e4c382ee 100644
--- a/configs/ini.c
+++ b/configs/ini.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
    +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
 */
 
-/* $Id: ini.c 327425 2012-09-02 03:58:49Z laruence $ */
+/* $Id: ini.c 327591 2012-09-10 10:56:13Z laruence $ */
 
 zend_class_entry *yaf_config_ini_ce;
 
@@ -548,9 +548,13 @@ yaf_config_t * yaf_config_ini_instance(yaf_config_t *this_ptr, zval *filename, z
 						return NULL;
 					}
 				}
+			} else {
+				zval_ptr_dtor(&configs);
+				yaf_trigger_error(E_ERROR TSRMLS_CC, "Argument is not a valid ini file '%s'", ini_file);
+				return NULL;
 			}
 		} else {
-			efree(configs);
+			zval_ptr_dtor(&configs);
 			yaf_trigger_error(E_ERROR TSRMLS_CC, "Unable to find config file '%s'", ini_file);
 			return NULL;
 		}
diff --git a/requests/simple.c b/requests/simple.c
index dfe5e6ae..0e867fe9 100644
--- a/requests/simple.c
+++ b/requests/simple.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
 */
 
-/* $Id: simple.c 327580 2012-09-10 06:31:34Z laruence $ */
+/* $Id: simple.c 327591 2012-09-10 10:56:13Z laruence $ */
 
 static zend_class_entry *yaf_request_simple_ce;
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ yaf_request_t * yaf_request_simple_instance(yaf_request_t *this_ptr, zval *modul
 		object_init_ex(instance, yaf_request_simple_ce);
 	}
 
-	if (!method) {
+	if (!method || IS_STRING != Z_TYPE_P(method)) {
 		MAKE_STD_ZVAL(method);
 		if (!SG(request_info).request_method) {
 			if (!strncasecmp(sapi_module.name, "cli", 3)) {
diff --git a/tests/054.phpt b/tests/054.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b2eb60db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/054.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+--TEST--
+check for Various segfault
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php if (!extension_loaded("yaf")) print "skip"; ?>
+--INI--
+yaf.use_spl_autoload=0
+yaf.lowcase_path=0
+--FILE--
+<?php
+try {
+    $config = new Yaf_Config_Ini(dirname(__FILE__), "test");
+} catch (Exception $e) {
+    var_dump($e->getMessage());
+}
+
+$request = new Yaf_Request_Simple(NULL);
+var_dump($request->isOptions());
+
+echo "okey";
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+string(%d) "Argument is not a valid ini file '%s'"
+bool(false)
+okey
diff --git a/yaf_request.h b/yaf_request.h
index 168d9bc1..0ed29dba 100644
--- a/yaf_request.h
+++ b/yaf_request.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
 */
 
-/* $Id: yaf_request.h 327552 2012-09-09 03:52:28Z laruence $ */
+/* $Id: yaf_request.h 327591 2012-09-10 10:56:13Z laruence $ */
 
 #ifndef YAF_REQUEST_H
 #define YAF_REQUEST_H
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 #define YAF_REQUEST_IS_METHOD(x) \
 PHP_METHOD(yaf_request, is##x) {\
-	zval * method  = zend_read_property(Z_OBJCE_P(getThis()), getThis(), ZEND_STRL(YAF_REQUEST_PROPERTY_NAME_METHOD), 1 TSRMLS_CC);\
+	zval * method  = zend_read_property(Z_OBJCE_P(getThis()), getThis(), ZEND_STRL(YAF_REQUEST_PROPERTY_NAME_METHOD), 0 TSRMLS_CC);\
 	if (strncasecmp(#x, Z_STRVAL_P(method), Z_STRLEN_P(method)) == 0) { \
 		RETURN_TRUE; \
 	} \