diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 4264ae003a..de67c1d1b0 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -25007,3 +25007,15 @@ David  18 Feb 2005
 
     client/
         http.C,h
+
+David  18 Feb 2005
+	- For some reason I removed a strdup() in my 17 Feb checkin to start.C,
+		which caused memory corruption on all platforms.
+		It's back now
+	- handle </venue> in PROJECT::parse_account().
+		Gets rid of a spurious warning
+
+	client/
+		app_start.C
+		cs_account.C
+		scheduler_op.C
diff --git a/client/app_start.C b/client/app_start.C
index fe8c7788cf..245d33c356 100644
--- a/client/app_start.C
+++ b/client/app_start.C
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ int ACTIVE_TASK::write_app_init_file() {
     safe_strcpy(aid.user_name, wup->project->user_name);
     safe_strcpy(aid.team_name, wup->project->team_name);
     if (wup->project->project_specific_prefs.length()) {
-        aid.project_preferences = (char*)wup->project->project_specific_prefs.c_str();
+        aid.project_preferences = strdup(wup->project->project_specific_prefs.c_str());
     }
     get_project_dir(wup->project, project_dir);
     relative_to_absolute(project_dir, project_path);
diff --git a/client/cs_account.C b/client/cs_account.C
index a81aa3ef3d..39832d3119 100644
--- a/client/cs_account.C
+++ b/client/cs_account.C
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ int PROJECT::parse_account(FILE* in) {
             }
             continue;
         }
+        else if (match_tag(buf, "</venue>")) continue;
 
         else if (parse_str(buf, "<master_url>", master_url, sizeof(master_url))) {
             canonicalize_master_url(master_url);
diff --git a/client/scheduler_op.C b/client/scheduler_op.C
index 42a578ef12..6e69a675a4 100644
--- a/client/scheduler_op.C
+++ b/client/scheduler_op.C
@@ -606,7 +606,9 @@ int SCHEDULER_REPLY::parse(FILE* in, PROJECT* project) {
             }
             continue;
         }
-        if (match_tag(buf, "</scheduler_reply>")) return 0;
+        if (match_tag(buf, "</scheduler_reply>")) {
+            return 0;
+        }
         else if (parse_str(buf, "<project_name>", project->project_name, sizeof(project->project_name))) continue;
 		else if (parse_str(buf, "<user_name>", project->user_name, sizeof(project->user_name))) continue;
         else if (parse_double(buf, "<user_total_credit>", project->user_total_credit)) continue;