2 files changed, 3 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/hiredis.c b/hiredis.c
index 83218cd..dfee705 100644
--- a/hiredis.c
+++ b/hiredis.c
@@ -826,10 +826,8 @@ int redisvFormatCommand(char **target, const char *format, va_list ap) {
                     }
 
                 fmt_invalid:
-                    /* Consume and discard vararg */
-                    va_arg(ap,void);
                     va_end(_cpy);
-                    break;
+                    goto err;
 
                 fmt_valid:
                     _l = (_p+1)-c;
diff --git a/test.c b/test.c
index d3a3dbd..0dae70a 100644
--- a/test.c
+++ b/test.c
@@ -162,11 +162,9 @@ static void test_format_commands(void) {
         len == 4+4+(8+2)+4+(3+2));
     free(cmd);
 
-    test("Format command with wrong printf format and extra interpolation: ");
+    test("Format command with invalid printf format: ");
     len = redisFormatCommand(&cmd,"key:%08p %b",1234,"foo",3);
-    test_cond(strncmp(cmd,"*2\r\n$6\r\nkey:8p\r\n$3\r\nfoo\r\n",len) == 0 &&
-        len == 4+4+(6+2)+4+(3+2));
-    free(cmd);
+    test_cond(len == -1);
 
     const char *argv[3];
     argv[0] = "SET";