diff --git a/src/lib/libast/misc/optget.c b/src/lib/libast/misc/optget.c
index d0c4b07d5..42ddc2e43 100644
--- a/src/lib/libast/misc/optget.c
+++ b/src/lib/libast/misc/optget.c
@@ -2140,7 +2140,7 @@ textout(Sfio_t* sp, register char* s, char* conform, int conformlen, int style,
 								}
 							}
 						}
-						else if (!*s)
+						else if (*s != OG)
 						{
 							if (!(tsp = psp))
 								break;
@@ -2148,8 +2148,6 @@ textout(Sfio_t* sp, register char* s, char* conform, int conformlen, int style,
 							psp = psp->next;
 							free(tsp);
 						}
-						else if (*s != OG)
-							break;
 						else
 						{
 							s++;
@@ -2157,7 +2155,6 @@ textout(Sfio_t* sp, register char* s, char* conform, int conformlen, int style,
 								break;
 						}
 					}
-					pop(psp);
 					return s;
 				}
 				s++;