diff --git a/apache2/apache2_config.c b/apache2/apache2_config.c
index bfbcb834..bad5c5dc 100644
--- a/apache2/apache2_config.c
+++ b/apache2/apache2_config.c
@@ -755,6 +755,9 @@ static const char *add_rule(cmd_parms *cmd, directory_config *dcfg, int type,
     char *rid = NULL;
     msre_rule *rule = NULL;
     extern msc_engine *modsecurity;
+    int type_with_lua = 1;
+    int type_rule;
+    int rule_actionset;
     int offset = 0;
 
     #ifdef DEBUG_CONF
@@ -787,25 +790,25 @@ static const char *add_rule(cmd_parms *cmd, directory_config *dcfg, int type,
     }
 
     /* Rules must have uniq ID */
-    if (
+    type_rule = (dcfg->tmp_chain_starter == NULL);
 #if defined(WITH_LUA)
-            type != RULE_TYPE_LUA &&
+            type_rule = (type != RULE_TYPE_LUA && type_rule);
 #endif
-            (dcfg->tmp_chain_starter == NULL))
+            if (type_rule)
                 if(rule->actionset == NULL)
                     return "ModSecurity: Rules must have at least id action";
 
     if(rule->actionset != NULL && (dcfg->tmp_chain_starter == NULL))    {
-        if(rule->actionset->id == NOT_SET_P
+        rule_actionset = (rule->actionset->id == NOT_SET_P);
 #if defined(WITH_LUA)
-            && (type != RULE_TYPE_LUA)
+        rule_actionset = (rule_actionset && (type != RULE_TYPE_LUA));
 #endif
-          )
-            return "ModSecurity: No action id present within the rule";
+        if (rule_actionset)
+          return "ModSecurity: No action id present within the rule";
 #if defined(WITH_LUA)
-        if(type != RULE_TYPE_LUA)
+        type_with_lua = (type != RULE_TYPE_LUA);
 #endif
-        {
+        if (type_with_lua){
             rid = apr_hash_get(dcfg->rule_id_htab, rule->actionset->id, APR_HASH_KEY_STRING);
             if(rid != NULL) {
                 return "ModSecurity: Found another rule with the same id";
@@ -1666,7 +1669,7 @@ static const char *cmd_rule_perf_time(cmd_parms *cmd, void *_dcfg,
 }
 
 char *parser_conn_limits_operator(apr_pool_t *mp, const char *p2,
-    TreeRoot **whitelist, TreeRoot **suspicious_list, 
+    TreeRoot **whitelist, TreeRoot **suspicious_list,
     const char *filename)
 {
     int res = 0;
@@ -1753,7 +1756,7 @@ static const char *cmd_conn_read_state_limit(cmd_parms *cmd, void *_dcfg,
         if (param)
             return param;
     }
-    
+
     conn_read_state_limit = limit;
 
     return NULL;
diff --git a/apache2/mod_security2.c b/apache2/mod_security2.c
index 519f2cc8..5404fd87 100644
--- a/apache2/mod_security2.c
+++ b/apache2/mod_security2.c
@@ -1086,6 +1086,7 @@ static void hook_error_log(const char *file, int line, int level, apr_status_t s
 {
     modsec_rec *msr = NULL;
     error_message_t *em = NULL;
+    int msr_ap_server;
 
 #if AP_SERVER_MAJORVERSION_NUMBER > 1 && AP_SERVER_MINORVERSION_NUMBER > 2
     if (info == NULL) return;
@@ -1102,15 +1103,15 @@ static void hook_error_log(const char *file, int line, int level, apr_status_t s
 
     /* Create a context for requests we never had the chance to process */
 #if AP_SERVER_MAJORVERSION_NUMBER > 1 && AP_SERVER_MINORVERSION_NUMBER > 2
-    if ((msr == NULL)
+    msr_ap_server = ((msr == NULL)
         && ((info->level & APLOG_LEVELMASK) < APLOG_DEBUG)
-        && apr_table_get(info->r->subprocess_env, "UNIQUE_ID"))
+        && apr_table_get(info->r->subprocess_env, "UNIQUE_ID"));
 #else
-    if ((msr == NULL)
+    msr_ap_server = ((msr == NULL)
         && ((level & APLOG_LEVELMASK) < APLOG_DEBUG)
-        && apr_table_get(r->subprocess_env, "UNIQUE_ID"))
+        && apr_table_get(r->subprocess_env, "UNIQUE_ID"));
 #endif
-    {
+    if (msr_ap_server) {
 #if AP_SERVER_MAJORVERSION_NUMBER > 1 && AP_SERVER_MINORVERSION_NUMBER > 2
         msr = create_tx_context((request_rec *)info->r);
 #else
@@ -1484,7 +1485,7 @@ static int hook_connection_early(conn_rec *conn)
                    conn_read_state_suspicious_list, client_ip, NULL, &error_msg) <= 0))
             {
                 if (conn_limits_filter_state == MODSEC_DETECTION_ONLY)
-                    ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_WARNING, 0, NULL, 
+                    ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_WARNING, 0, NULL,
                         "ModSecurity: Too many threads [%ld] of %ld allowed " \
                         "in READ state from %s - There is a suspission list " \
                         "but that IP is not part of it, access granted",
diff --git a/standalone/config.c b/standalone/config.c
index 1552c6fa..800d5b43 100644
--- a/standalone/config.c
+++ b/standalone/config.c
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@ AP_DECLARE(apr_status_t) ap_pcfg_openfile(ap_configfile_t **ret_cfg,
     apr_file_t *file = NULL;
     apr_finfo_t finfo;
     apr_status_t status;
+    int exist_type;
 #ifdef DEBUG
     char buf[120];
 #endif
@@ -457,13 +458,13 @@ AP_DECLARE(apr_status_t) ap_pcfg_openfile(ap_configfile_t **ret_cfg,
     if (status != APR_SUCCESS)
         return status;
 
-    if (finfo.filetype != APR_REG &&
+    exist_type = (finfo.filetype != APR_REG);
 #if defined(WIN32) || defined(OS2) || defined(NETWARE)
-        strcasecmp(apr_filepath_name_get(name), "nul") != 0) {
+    exist_type = (exist_type && strcasecmp(apr_filepath_name_get(name), "nul") != 0);
 #else
-        strcmp(name, "/dev/null") != 0) {
+    exist_type = (exist_type && strcmp(name, "/dev/null") != 0);
 #endif /* WIN32 || OS2 */
-        ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_ERR, 0, NULL,
+    if (exist_type){ ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_ERR, 0, NULL,
                      "Access to file %s denied by server: not a regular file",
                      name);
         apr_file_close(file);
@@ -503,7 +504,7 @@ AP_DECLARE(apr_status_t) ap_pcfg_openfile(ap_configfile_t **ret_cfg,
 #else
     new_cfg->getch = cfg_getch;
     new_cfg->getstr = cfg_getstr;
-    new_cfg->close = cfg_close; 
+    new_cfg->close = cfg_close;
 #endif
     new_cfg->line_number = 0;
     *ret_cfg = new_cfg;