diff --git a/bb_core_posix.c b/bb_core_posix.c
index d44e10f..c508c3d 100644
--- a/bb_core_posix.c
+++ b/bb_core_posix.c
@@ -238,12 +238,11 @@ static int posix_bb_shmem_get(S_BB_T ** bb,
 			return BB_NOK;			
 		}
 		
-		*bb = (S_BB_T *)malloc(sizeof(shm_size));
+		*bb = (S_BB_T *)malloc(shm_size);
 
-		if (*bb < 0) {
+		if (*bb == NULL) {
 			LOG(BB_LOG_SEVERE, "BlackBoard::bb_create",
 			  "Cannot allow memory ");
-			*bb = NULL;
 			return BB_NOK;
 		}
 		
@@ -272,9 +271,10 @@ static int posix_bb_shmem_get(S_BB_T ** bb,
 		
 	/* else look for the corresponding fd */
 	for (i_bb = 0; i_bb < bb_count; i_bb++){
-		if ( strncmp((char *)bb_used[i_bb].name, name, BB_NAME_MAX_SIZE + 1) == 0)
+		if ( strncmp((char *)bb_used[i_bb].name, name, BB_NAME_MAX_SIZE + 1) == 0) {
 			*bb = bb_used[i_bb].fd;
 			success = TRUE;
+		}
 	}
 	
 	if (!success){
diff --git a/bb_core_posix.h b/bb_core_posix.h
index 408e40b..6092b5b 100644
--- a/bb_core_posix.h
+++ b/bb_core_posix.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Component : BlackBoard
 #define MAX_NUM_OF_BB	5
 
 struct bb_used_t {
-	char *name[BB_NAME_MAX_SIZE+1];
+	char name[BB_NAME_MAX_SIZE+1];
 	S_BB_T *fd;
 };