diff --git a/create_tpm_key-util.c b/create_tpm_key-util.c
index f3e9ef8..e927233 100644
--- a/create_tpm_key-util.c
+++ b/create_tpm_key-util.c
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ int save_public_key_info(const struct test_context *ctx, const char* pub_key_fil
             break;
     } while(0);
     //
-    write_ret = ecp_FP256BN_deserialize(&pk.Q, buffer);
-    printf("serialized pk: %s\n deserialize return value: %d\n", buffer, write_ret);
+    /* write_ret = ecp_FP256BN_deserialize(&pk.Q, buffer); */
+    /* printf("serialized pk: %s\n deserialize return value: %d\n", buffer, write_ret); */
     //
     (void)fclose(pub_key_file_ptr);
 
diff --git a/member-tpm.c b/member-tpm.c
index 2eae60b..3896a64 100644
--- a/member-tpm.c
+++ b/member-tpm.c
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ int read_public_key_from_files(uint8_t *public_key, TPM2_HANDLE *key_handle, con
         for (unsigned i=0; i < ECP_FP256BN_LENGTH; i++) {
             unsigned char byt;
 	    int ret=0;
-            if (fscanf(pub_key_file_ptr, "%02X", &byt) != 1) {
+            if (ret = fscanf(pub_key_file_ptr, "%02X", &byt) != 1) {
             //if (ret = fscanf(pub_key_file_ptr, "%c", &byt) != 1) {
     		printf("read_public_key: i=%d, len=%d, returnvalue=%d\n", i, ECP_FP256BN_LENGTH, ret);
                 ret = -1;