diff --git a/bubulles.c b/bubulles.c
index b988627..16f4b49 100644
--- a/bubulles.c
+++ b/bubulles.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Bubulle		*array;
 fprintf(stderr, "+++ %s '%s' %d  0x%X\n", __func__, name, sz, unused);
 #endif
 
-if (NULL==(bblptr = malloc(sizeof(BBList)))) {
+if (NULL==(bblptr = calloc(1, sizeof(BBList)))) {
 	fprintf(stderr, "no mem available in %s\n", __func__);
 	return NULL;
 	}
@@ -142,16 +142,12 @@ fprintf(stderr, "XYZ %f %f %f\n", what->p.x, what->p.y, what->p.z);
 if (where->fidx > where->size) {
 	/* this is a very bad fatal error */
 	fprintf(stderr, "%s : overflow in BBList at %p\n", __func__, where);
+#if MUST_ABORT
 	abort();
-	}
-	
-if (where->fidx > where->size) {
-	/* array is full */
-#if DEBUG_LEVEL
-	fprintf(stderr, "%s : array of %p is full\n", __func__, where);
-#endif	
+#endif
 	return -1;
 	}
+	
 
 memcpy(&where->bbs[where->fidx], what, sizeof(Bubulle));