diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 738e597c4ce771e4f943f5fed04b7a40fbe5ea8a..2d1bd240ee1843a9d2dc1956ab42f4d9c5d31d00 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@ CVS code -
   shortcut_init()
 	- Move the "Refresh" and "Exit" shortcuts to the beginning of
 	  the help browser shortcut list, for consistency. (DLR)
+  thanks_for_all_the_fish()
+	- Remove free_toggles() and move its code here verbatim, as it's
+	  only called here anyway. (David Benbennick)
+	- Fix the code to free all open file buffers to work properly
+	  with the previous overhaul of the multibuffer code instead of
+	  going into an infinite loop. (DLR)
+	- Add additional checks for variables' not being NULL before we
+	  try to free them, to avoid assertion failures. (DLR)
 - nano.c:
   copy_filestruct()
 	- Rename variable prev to copy to avoid confusion. (DLR)
@@ -84,6 +92,8 @@ CVS code -
   do_output()
 	- Properly allow wrapping when we insert a tab, for consistency.
 	  (DLR)
+	- Don't set current_len until after it's been asserted that both
+	  current and current->data aren't NULL. (DLR)
 - search.c:
   do_gotoline()
 	- Properly show an error message if we try to go to line 0,
@@ -99,10 +109,15 @@ CVS code -
   num_of_digits()
 	- Use a size_t instead of an int, and rename to digits(). (DLR)
 - winio.c:
+  do_statusbar_output()
+	- Don't set answer_len until after it's been asserted that
+	  answer isn't NULL. (DLR)
   nanogetstr()
 	- Rename variable def to curranswer to avoid confusion. (DLR)
 	- Only declare and use the tabbed variable if DISABLE_TABCOMP
 	  isn't defined. (DLR)
+	- Refactor to remove unneccessary variable answer_len and hence
+	  avoid an assertion failure involving it. (DLR)
   statusq()
 	- Rename variable which_history to history_list, for
 	  consistency. (DLR)
diff --git a/src/files.c b/src/files.c
index ed707eb625397a06c82fe785b3a9cb1118c368f7..3cce24763edcd89e9dc94cbddbdb559bbf160e83 100644
--- a/src/files.c
+++ b/src/files.c
@@ -713,6 +713,7 @@ openfilestruct *make_new_opennode(void)
     openfilestruct *newnode =
 	(openfilestruct *)nmalloc(sizeof(openfilestruct));
     newnode->filename = NULL;
+
     return newnode;
 }
 
@@ -769,7 +770,7 @@ void free_openfilestruct(openfilestruct *src)
  * updated. */
 void add_open_file(bool update)
 {
-    if (open_files == NULL && update)
+    if (update && open_files == NULL)
 	return;
 
     /* If there are no entries in open_files, make the first one. */
diff --git a/src/global.c b/src/global.c
index 2134881ddca2ee08420084b931aa031e568cab7d..6caf02c83087df6449bab361b462585bb0642813 100644
--- a/src/global.c
+++ b/src/global.c
@@ -1130,19 +1130,6 @@ void toggle_init(void)
     toggle_init_one(TOGGLE_MORESPACE_KEY, N_("Use of more space for editing"),
 	MORE_SPACE);
 }
-
-#ifdef DEBUG
-/* Deallocate all of the toggles. */
-void free_toggles(void)
-{
-    while (toggles != NULL) {
-	toggle *pt = toggles;	/* Think "previous toggle". */
-
-	toggles = toggles->next;
-	free(pt);
-    }
-}
-#endif
 #endif /* !NANO_SMALL */
 
 /* This function is called just before calling exit().  Practically, the
@@ -1162,7 +1149,8 @@ void thanks_for_all_the_fish(void)
 	free(quotestr);
 #ifdef HAVE_REGEX_H
     regfree(&quotereg);
-    free(quoteerr);
+    if (quoteerr != NULL)
+	free(quoteerr);
 #endif
 #endif
 #ifndef NANO_SMALL
@@ -1219,24 +1207,28 @@ void thanks_for_all_the_fish(void)
     free_shortcutage(&browser_list);
     free_shortcutage(&gotodir_list);
 #endif
-
 #ifndef NANO_SMALL
-    free_toggles();
-#endif
+    while (toggles != NULL) {
+	toggle *t = toggles;
 
+	toggles = toggles->next;
+	free(t);
+    }
+#endif
 #ifdef ENABLE_MULTIBUFFER
     if (open_files != NULL) {
-	/* We free the memory associated with each open file. */
-	while (open_files->prev != NULL)
+	/* Free the memory associated with each open file buffer. */
+	while (open_files != open_files->prev)
 	    open_files = open_files->prev;
 	free_openfilestruct(open_files);
     }
 #else
-    free_filestruct(fileage);
+    if (fileage != NULL)
+	free_filestruct(fileage);
 #endif
-
 #ifdef ENABLE_COLOR
-    free(syntaxstr);
+    if (syntaxstr != NULL)
+	free(syntaxstr);
     while (syntaxes != NULL) {
 	syntaxtype *bill = syntaxes;
 
@@ -1264,11 +1256,14 @@ void thanks_for_all_the_fish(void)
 #endif /* ENABLE_COLOR */
 #ifndef NANO_SMALL
     /* Free the history lists. */
-    free_filestruct(searchage);
-    free_filestruct(replaceage);
+    if (searchage != NULL)
+	free_filestruct(searchage);
+    if (replaceage != NULL)
+	free_filestruct(replaceage);
 #endif
 #ifdef ENABLE_NANORC
-    free(homedir);
+    if (homedir != NULL)
+	free(homedir);
 #endif
 }
 #endif /* DEBUG */
diff --git a/src/nano.c b/src/nano.c
index db8804bb5d345b11987caf80152c15709875c6db..cb872902523480fe8f3158d5ee83dce3c7905b71 100644
--- a/src/nano.c
+++ b/src/nano.c
@@ -3874,7 +3874,7 @@ bool do_mouse(void)
  * TRUE. */
 void do_output(char *output, size_t output_len, bool allow_cntrls)
 {
-    size_t current_len = strlen(current->data), i = 0;
+    size_t current_len, i = 0;
     bool old_constupdate = ISSET(CONSTUPDATE);
     bool do_refresh = FALSE;
 	/* Do we have to call edit_refresh(), or can we get away with
@@ -3885,6 +3885,8 @@ void do_output(char *output, size_t output_len, bool allow_cntrls)
 
     assert(current != NULL && current->data != NULL);
 
+    current_len = strlen(current->data);
+
     /* Turn off constant cursor position display. */
     UNSET(CONSTUPDATE);
 
diff --git a/src/proto.h b/src/proto.h
index 03aa79f8f96ea8141f78ab2423b52354dd450f62..170a9a984e5d16c9b3bd18583c8bd3e40c2a0984 100644
--- a/src/proto.h
+++ b/src/proto.h
@@ -329,9 +329,6 @@ size_t length_of_list(const shortcut *s);
 #ifndef NANO_SMALL
 void toggle_init_one(int val, const char *desc, long flag);
 void toggle_init(void);
-#ifdef DEBUG
-void free_toggles(void);
-#endif
 #endif
 void sc_init_one(shortcut **shortcutage, int key, const char *desc,
 #ifndef DISABLE_HELP
diff --git a/src/winio.c b/src/winio.c
index c1f6ca2272d49bfdc93d3841f46c6927fb000fdf..abacb65cf9a07943c48372ac73d41a06a0a671b5 100644
--- a/src/winio.c
+++ b/src/winio.c
@@ -2051,12 +2051,13 @@ void do_statusbar_verbatim_input(bool *got_enter)
 void do_statusbar_output(char *output, size_t output_len, bool
 	*got_enter, bool allow_cntrls)
 {
-    size_t answer_len = strlen(answer), i = 0;
+    size_t answer_len, i = 0;
     char *char_buf = charalloc(mb_cur_max());
     int char_buf_len;
 
     assert(answer != NULL);
 
+    answer_len = strlen(answer);
     *got_enter = FALSE;
 
     while (i < output_len) {
@@ -2483,7 +2484,7 @@ int nanogetstr(bool allow_tabs, const char *buf, const char *curranswer,
 	&s_or_t, &ran_func, &finished, TRUE)) != NANO_CANCEL_KEY &&
 	kbinput != NANO_ENTER_KEY) {
 
-	assert(statusbar_x <= answer_len && answer_len == strlen(answer));
+	assert(statusbar_x <= strlen(answer));
 
 #ifndef DISABLE_TABCOMP
 	if (kbinput != NANO_TAB_KEY)
@@ -2496,7 +2497,7 @@ int nanogetstr(bool allow_tabs, const char *buf, const char *curranswer,
 		if (allow_tabs) {
 		    answer = input_tab(answer, &statusbar_x, &tabbed,
 			list);
-		    answer_len = strlen(answer);
+		    statusbar_x = strlen(answer);
 		}
 #endif
 		break;
@@ -2517,8 +2518,7 @@ int nanogetstr(bool allow_tabs, const char *buf, const char *curranswer,
 		    if ((history =
 			get_history_older(&history_list)) != NULL) {
 			answer = mallocstrcpy(answer, history);
-			answer_len = strlen(answer);
-			statusbar_x = answer_len;
+			statusbar_x = strlen(answer);
 		    }
 
 		    /* This key has a shortcut list entry when it's used
@@ -2539,8 +2539,7 @@ int nanogetstr(bool allow_tabs, const char *buf, const char *curranswer,
 		    if ((history =
 			get_history_newer(&history_list)) != NULL) {
 			answer = mallocstrcpy(answer, history);
-			answer_len = strlen(answer);
-			statusbar_x = answer_len;
+			statusbar_x = strlen(answer);
 		    }
 
 		    /* If, after scrolling down, we're at the bottom of
@@ -2550,8 +2549,7 @@ int nanogetstr(bool allow_tabs, const char *buf, const char *curranswer,
 		    if (history_list->next == NULL &&
 			answer[0] == '\0' && magichistory != NULL) {
 			answer = mallocstrcpy(answer, magichistory);
-			answer_len = strlen(answer);
-			statusbar_x = answer_len;
+			statusbar_x = strlen(answer);
 		    }
 		}
 #endif
@@ -2880,6 +2878,7 @@ void bottombars(const shortcut *s)
 
     if (s == main_list) {
 	slen = MAIN_VISIBLE;
+
 	assert(slen <= length_of_list(s));
     } else {
 	slen = length_of_list(s);