diff --git a/src/enc/backward_references_cost_enc.c b/src/enc/backward_references_cost_enc.c
index 5bbce7da..8c51443b 100644
--- a/src/enc/backward_references_cost_enc.c
+++ b/src/enc/backward_references_cost_enc.c
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ static int BackwardReferencesHashChainDistanceOnly(
       (CostModel*)WebPSafeCalloc(1ULL, cost_model_size);
   VP8LColorCache hashers;
   CostManager* cost_manager =
-      (CostManager*)WebPSafeMalloc(1ULL, sizeof(*cost_manager));
+      (CostManager*)WebPSafeCalloc(1ULL, sizeof(*cost_manager));
   int offset_prev = -1, len_prev = -1;
   double offset_cost = -1;
   int first_offset_is_constant = -1;  // initialized with 'impossible' value
diff --git a/src/enc/backward_references_enc.c b/src/enc/backward_references_enc.c
index 273aa8a4..639f2b6b 100644
--- a/src/enc/backward_references_enc.c
+++ b/src/enc/backward_references_enc.c
@@ -1007,15 +1007,16 @@ static int GetBackwardReferences(int width, int height,
       const VP8LHashChain* const hash_chain_tmp =
           (lz77_types_best[i] == kLZ77Standard) ? hash_chain : &hash_chain_box;
       const int cache_bits = (i == 1) ? 0 : *cache_bits_best;
-      if (VP8LBackwardReferencesTraceBackwards(width, height, argb, cache_bits,
-                                               hash_chain_tmp, &refs[i],
-                                               refs_tmp)) {
-        double bit_cost_trace;
-        VP8LHistogramCreate(histo, refs_tmp, cache_bits);
-        bit_cost_trace = VP8LHistogramEstimateBits(histo);
-        if (bit_cost_trace < bit_costs_best[i]) {
-          BackwardRefsSwap(refs_tmp, &refs[i]);
-        }
+      double bit_cost_trace;
+      if (!VP8LBackwardReferencesTraceBackwards(width, height, argb, cache_bits,
+                                                hash_chain_tmp, &refs[i],
+                                                refs_tmp)) {
+        goto Error;
+      }
+      VP8LHistogramCreate(histo, refs_tmp, cache_bits);
+      bit_cost_trace = VP8LHistogramEstimateBits(histo);
+      if (bit_cost_trace < bit_costs_best[i]) {
+        BackwardRefsSwap(refs_tmp, &refs[i]);
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/enc/vp8l_enc.c b/src/enc/vp8l_enc.c
index d41f9616..3683d021 100644
--- a/src/enc/vp8l_enc.c
+++ b/src/enc/vp8l_enc.c
@@ -1966,14 +1966,19 @@ int VP8LEncodeStream(const WebPConfig* const config,
   const WebPWorkerInterface* const worker_interface = WebPGetWorkerInterface();
   int ok_main;
 
+  if (enc_main == NULL || !VP8LBitWriterInit(&bw_side, 0)) {
+    WebPEncodingSetError(picture, VP8_ENC_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
+    VP8LEncoderDelete(enc_main);
+    return 0;
+  }
+
   // Avoid "garbage value" error from Clang's static analysis tool.
   WebPPictureInit(&picture_side);
 
   // Analyze image (entropy, num_palettes etc)
-  if (enc_main == NULL ||
-      !EncoderAnalyze(enc_main, crunch_configs, &num_crunch_configs_main,
+  if (!EncoderAnalyze(enc_main, crunch_configs, &num_crunch_configs_main,
                       &red_and_blue_always_zero) ||
-      !EncoderInit(enc_main) || !VP8LBitWriterInit(&bw_side, 0)) {
+      !EncoderInit(enc_main)) {
     WebPEncodingSetError(picture, VP8_ENC_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
     goto Error;
   }