diff --git a/example/Makefile b/example/Makefile
index dbd529b..88f4700 100644
--- a/example/Makefile
+++ b/example/Makefile
@@ -20,15 +20,9 @@ else
 endif
 CFLAGS = -I$(RM_INCLUDE_DIR) -Wall -g -fPIC -lc -lm -Og -std=gnu99  
 CC=gcc
-.SUFFIXES: .c .so .xo .o
 
 all: module.so 
 
-#c.xo:
-#$(CC) -I. $(CFLAGS) $(SHOBJ_CFLAGS) -fPIC -c $< -o $@
-
-#mdma.xo: ./index.h
-
 module.so: module.o
 	$(LD) -o $@ module.o $(SHOBJ_LDFLAGS) $(LIBS) -L$(RMUTIL_LIBDIR) -lrmutil -lc 
 
diff --git a/example/module.c b/example/module.c
index 3ee5efd..829544d 100644
--- a/example/module.c
+++ b/example/module.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ int ParseCommand(RedisModuleCtx *ctx, RedisModuleString **argv, int argc) {
     RedisModule_ReplyWithLongLong(ctx, x * y);
     return REDISMODULE_ERR;
   }
-
+ 
   // something is fishy...
   RedisModule_ReplyWithError(ctx, "Invalid arguments");
 
diff --git a/rmutil/strings.c b/rmutil/strings.c
index dca50d9..6adf3bc 100644
--- a/rmutil/strings.c
+++ b/rmutil/strings.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ int RMUtil_StringEquals(RedisModuleString *s1, RedisModuleString *s2) {
     c1 = RedisModule_StringPtrLen(s1, &l1);
     c2 = RedisModule_StringPtrLen(s2, &l2);
     
-    return strcmp(c1, c2) == 0;
+    return strncmp(c1, c2, MAX(l1, l2)) == 0;
 }
 
 void RMUtil_StringToLower(RedisModuleString *s) {
diff --git a/rmutil/util.c b/rmutil/util.c
index f5656e9..b2706fa 100644
--- a/rmutil/util.c
+++ b/rmutil/util.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ int RMUtil_ArgExists(const char *arg, RedisModuleString **argv, int argc, int of
     for (; offset < argc; offset++) {
         size_t l;
         const char *carg = RedisModule_StringPtrLen(argv[offset], &l);
-        if (carg != NULL && strncasecmp(carg, arg, l) == 0) {
+        if (carg != NULL && strcasecmp(carg, arg) == 0) {
             return offset;
         }
     }