diff --git a/libr/debug/dsession.c b/libr/debug/dsession.c
index e40a842f2d2cb..001269faf7c68 100644
--- a/libr/debug/dsession.c
+++ b/libr/debug/dsession.c
@@ -95,8 +95,10 @@ R_API bool r_debug_add_checkpoint(RDebug *dbg) {
 
 	// Add PC register change so we can check for breakpoints when continue [back]
 	RRegItem *ripc = r_reg_get (dbg->reg, "PC", R_REG_TYPE_GPR);
-	ut64 data = r_reg_get_value (dbg->reg, ripc);
-	r_debug_session_add_reg_change (dbg->session, ripc->arena, ripc->offset, data);
+	if (ripc) {
+		ut64 data = r_reg_get_value (dbg->reg, ripc);
+		r_debug_session_add_reg_change (dbg->session, ripc->arena, ripc->offset, data);
+	}
 
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/libr/reg/reg.c b/libr/reg/reg.c
index 8255f0569811b..62dd683cbe941 100644
--- a/libr/reg/reg.c
+++ b/libr/reg/reg.c
@@ -469,19 +469,16 @@ R_API ut64 r_reg_getv(RReg *reg, const char *name) {
 R_API RRegItem *r_reg_get(RReg *reg, const char *name, int type) {
 	int i, e;
 	R_RETURN_VAL_IF_FAIL (reg && name, NULL);
+	int alias = r_reg_alias_fromstring (name);
+	if (alias != -1) {
+		const char *nname = r_reg_alias_getname (reg, alias);
+		if (nname) {
+			name = nname;
+		}
+	}
 	if (type == -1) {
 		i = 0;
 		e = R_REG_TYPE_LAST;
-		int alias = r_reg_alias_fromstring (name);
-#if 1
-		// probably redundant code
-		if (alias != -1) {
-			const char *nname = r_reg_alias_getname (reg, alias);
-			if (nname) {
-				name = nname;
-			}
-		}
-#endif
 	} else {
 		// TODO: define flag register as R_REG_TYPE_FLG
 		i = (type == R_REG_TYPE_FLG)? R_REG_TYPE_GPR: type;