diff --git a/src/irc.c b/src/irc.c
index 6f31124..800bd87 100644
--- a/src/irc.c
+++ b/src/irc.c
@@ -672,9 +672,11 @@ static void irc_cli_backlog(struct link_client *ic)
 
 	backlogl = log_backlogs(LINK(ic)->log);
 	while ((bl = list_remove_first(backlogl))) {
+		list_t *bllines;
+		bllines = backlog_lines_from_last_mark(LINK(ic)->log, bl);
 		mylog(LOG_INFO, "backlogging: %s", bl);
-		write_lines(CONN(ic),
-			backlog_lines_from_last_mark(LINK(ic)->log, bl));
+		write_lines(CONN(ic), bllines);
+		list_free(bllines);
 		free(bl);
 	}
 	list_free(backlogl);
diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index 0a9f658..7a69b85 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -442,19 +442,20 @@ void list_free(list_t *t)
 	free(t);
 }
 
-void list_append(list_t *src, list_t *dest)
+void list_append(list_t *dest, list_t *src)
 {
-	if (dest->last == NULL)
+	if (src->last == NULL)
 		return;
-	if (src->first == NULL) {
-		src->first = dest->first;
-		src->last = dest->last;
+	if (dest->first == NULL) {
+		dest->first = src->first;
+		dest->last = src->last;
+		src->first = src->last = NULL;
 		return;
 	}
-	dest->first->prev = src->last;
-	src->last->next = dest->first;
-	src->last = dest->last;
-	free(dest);
+	src->first->prev = dest->last;
+	dest->last->next = src->first;
+	dest->last = src->last;
+	src->first = src->last = NULL;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index 3b841f6..389dbb4 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -112,9 +112,7 @@ void list_it_next(list_iterator_t *ti);
 void *list_it_item(list_iterator_t *ti);
 void *list_it_remove(list_iterator_t *li);
 void list_free(list_t *t);
-void list_copy(list_t *src, list_t *dest);
-/* dest must not be refed after wards */
-void list_append(list_t *src, list_t *dest);
+void list_append(list_t *dest, list_t *src);
 int list_is_empty(list_t *l);
 
 void hash_init(hash_t *h, int);