diff --git a/src/bip.c b/src/bip.c
index 7a52c26..c89118e 100644
--- a/src/bip.c
+++ b/src/bip.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static void hash_binary(char *hex, unsigned char **password, unsigned int *seed)
 	if (strlen(hex) != 40)
 		fatal("Incorrect password format %s\n", hex);
 
-	md5 = malloc(20);
+	md5 = bip_malloc(20);
 	for (i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
 		sscanf(hex + 2 * i, "%02x", &buf);
 		md5[i] = buf;
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ void conf_die(bip_t *bip, char *fmt, ...)
 	va_list ap;
 	int size = ERRBUFSZ;
 	int n;
-	char *error = malloc(size);
+	char *error = bip_malloc(size);
 
 	for (;;) {
 		va_start(ap, fmt);
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		return 0;
 	}
 #ifdef HAVE_OIDENTD
-	bip.oidentdpath = malloc(strlen(home) + 1 +
+	bip.oidentdpath = bip_malloc(strlen(home) + 1 +
 			strlen(OIDENTD_FILENAME) + 1);
 	strcpy(bip.oidentdpath, home);
 	strcat(bip.oidentdpath, "/");
@@ -1210,13 +1210,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 
 	if (!conf_biphome) {
-		conf_biphome = malloc(strlen(home) + strlen("/.bip") + 1);
+		conf_biphome = bip_malloc(strlen(home) + strlen("/.bip") + 1);
 		strcpy(conf_biphome, home);
 		strcat(conf_biphome, "/.bip");
 	}
 
 	if (!confpath) {
-		confpath = malloc(strlen(conf_biphome) + 1 +
+		confpath = bip_malloc(strlen(conf_biphome) + 1 +
 				strlen(S_CONF) + 1);
 		*confpath = 0;
 		strcat(confpath, conf_biphome);
@@ -1234,14 +1234,16 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	if (!conf_log_root) {
 		char *ap = "/logs";
-		conf_log_root = malloc(strlen(conf_biphome) + strlen(ap) + 1);
+		conf_log_root = bip_malloc(strlen(conf_biphome) +
+				strlen(ap) + 1);
 		strcpy(conf_log_root, conf_biphome);
 		strcat(conf_log_root, ap);
 		mylog(LOG_INFO, "Default log root: %s", conf_log_root);
 	}
 	if (!conf_pid_file) {
 		char *pid = "/bip.pid";
-		conf_pid_file = malloc(strlen(conf_biphome) + strlen(pid) + 1);
+		conf_pid_file = bip_malloc(strlen(conf_biphome) +
+				strlen(pid) + 1);
 		strcpy(conf_pid_file, conf_biphome);
 		strcat(conf_pid_file, pid);
 		mylog(LOG_INFO, "Default pid file: %s", conf_pid_file);
@@ -1254,7 +1256,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 		if (!conf_ssl_certfile) {
 			char *ap = "/bip.pem";
-			conf_ssl_certfile = malloc(strlen(conf_biphome) +
+			conf_ssl_certfile = bip_malloc(strlen(conf_biphome) +
 					strlen(ap) + 1);
 			strcpy(conf_ssl_certfile, conf_biphome);
 			strcat(conf_ssl_certfile, ap);
@@ -2082,7 +2084,7 @@ int adm_bip(bip_t *bip, struct link_client *ic, struct line *line,
 			}
 			line->elemv = realloc(line->elemv,
 					(line->elemc + 1) * sizeof(char *));
-			line->elemv[line->elemc] = malloc(slen + 1);
+			line->elemv[line->elemc] = bip_malloc(slen + 1);
 			memcpy(line->elemv[line->elemc], ptr, slen);
 			line->elemv[line->elemc][slen] = 0;
 			line->elemc++;
@@ -2094,7 +2096,7 @@ int adm_bip(bip_t *bip, struct link_client *ic, struct line *line,
 			line->elemv = realloc(line->elemv,
 				      (line->elemc + 1) * sizeof(char *));
 			slen = eptr - ptr;
-			line->elemv[line->elemc] = malloc(slen + 1);
+			line->elemv[line->elemc] = bip_malloc(slen + 1);
 			memcpy(line->elemv[line->elemc], ptr, slen);
 			line->elemv[line->elemc][slen] = 0;
 			line->elemc++;
diff --git a/src/conf.y b/src/conf.y
index d43b9d4..28a005d 100644
--- a/src/conf.y
+++ b/src/conf.y
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ extern int yylex (void);
 extern char *yytext;
 extern int linec;
 
+#define YYMALLOC bip_malloc
+
 int yywrap()
 {
 	return 1;
diff --git a/src/connection.c b/src/connection.c
index 0829851..fca4235 100644
--- a/src/connection.c
+++ b/src/connection.c
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ static void data_find_lines(connection_t *cn)
 		if (ssz >= 1) {
 			if (p[len - 1] == '\r')
 				ssz--;
-			buf = malloc(ssz + 1);
+			buf = bip_malloc(ssz + 1);
 			memcpy(buf, p + lastlen, ssz);
 			buf[ssz] = 0;
 
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ static void create_socket(char *dsthostname, char *dstport, char *srchostname,
 
 	cn->connected = CONN_ERROR;
 	cdata = (struct connecting_data *)
-		malloc(sizeof(struct connecting_data));
+		bip_malloc(sizeof(struct connecting_data));
 	if (!cdata)
 		fatal("Out of memory.");
 	cdata->dst = cdata->src = cdata->cur = NULL;
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ static connection_t *connection_init(int anti_flood, int ssl, int timeout,
 	list_t *outgoing;
 
 	conn = (connection_t *)calloc(sizeof(connection_t), 1);
-	incoming = (char*)malloc(sizeof(char) * CONN_BUFFER_SIZE);
+	incoming = (char *)bip_malloc(CONN_BUFFER_SIZE);
 	outgoing = list_new(NULL);
 
 	conn->anti_flood = anti_flood;
@@ -1586,9 +1586,7 @@ static char *socket_ip(int fd, int remote)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	ip = malloc(65);
-	if (ip == NULL)
-		fatal("malloc");
+	ip = bip_malloc(65);
 
 	switch (addr.sa_family) {
 	case AF_INET:
diff --git a/src/irc.c b/src/irc.c
index 4dc8157..610d3e5 100644
--- a/src/irc.c
+++ b/src/irc.c
@@ -97,9 +97,7 @@ char *nick_from_ircmask(char *mask)
 	if (!*nick)
 		return strdup(mask);
 	len = nick - mask;
-	ret = malloc(len + 1);
-	if (!ret)
-		fatal("malloc");
+	ret = bip_malloc(len + 1);
 	memcpy(ret, mask, len);
 	ret[len] = 0;
 	return ret;
@@ -115,7 +113,7 @@ list_t *channel_name_list(struct channel *c)
 	ret = list_new(NULL);
 
 	size_t len = 0;
-	char *str = malloc(NAMESIZE);
+	char *str = bip_malloc(NAMESIZE);
 	*str = 0;
 	for (hash_it_init(&c->nicks, &hi); hash_it_item(&hi);
 			hash_it_next(&hi)){
@@ -127,7 +125,7 @@ list_t *channel_name_list(struct channel *c)
 		if (len + strlen(n->name) + 2 + (n->ovmask ? 1 : 0)
 				>= NAMESIZE) {
 			list_add_last(ret, str);
-			str = malloc(s);
+			str = bip_malloc(s);
 			*str = 0;
 			len = 0;
 		}
@@ -247,7 +245,7 @@ static void irc_server_connected(struct link_server *server)
 	for (list_it_init(&LINK(server)->on_connect_send, &itocs);
 				list_it_item(&itocs); list_it_next(&itocs)) {
                 ssize_t len = strlen(list_it_item(&itocs)) + 2;
-                char *str = malloc(len + 1);
+                char *str = bip_malloc(len + 1);
                 sprintf(str, "%s\r\n", (char *)list_it_item(&itocs));
                 write_line(CONN(server), str);
                 free(str);
@@ -393,7 +391,7 @@ int irc_dispatch_server(bip_t *bip, struct link_server *server,
 	} else if (strcmp(line->elemv[0], "433") == 0) {
 		if (LINK(server)->s_state != IRCS_CONNECTED) {
 			size_t nicklen = strlen(server->nick);
-			char *newnick = malloc(nicklen + 2);
+			char *newnick = bip_malloc(nicklen + 2);
 			strcpy(newnick, server->nick);
 			if (strlen(server->nick) < 9) {
 				strcat(newnick, "`");
@@ -518,7 +516,7 @@ static void irc_send_join(struct link_client *ic, struct channel *chan)
 	if (!user)
 		fatal("irc_send_join: No user associated");
 
-	ircmask = malloc(strlen(LINK(ic)->l_server->nick) +
+	ircmask = bip_malloc(strlen(LINK(ic)->l_server->nick) +
 			strlen("!bip@bip.bip.bip") + 1);
 	strcpy(ircmask, LINK(ic)->l_server->nick);
 	strcat(ircmask, "!bip@bip.bip.bip");
@@ -646,7 +644,7 @@ static char *get_str_elem(char *str, int num)
 		}
 		if (c - cur < 1)
 			return NULL;
-		ret = malloc(c - cur + 1);
+		ret = bip_malloc(c - cur + 1);
 		strncpy(ret, cur, c - cur);
 		ret[c - cur] = 0;
 		return ret;
@@ -655,7 +653,7 @@ static char *get_str_elem(char *str, int num)
 		c = str + strlen(str);
 		if (c - cur < 1)
 			return NULL;
-		ret = malloc(c - cur + 1);
+		ret = bip_malloc(c - cur + 1);
 		strncpy(ret, cur, c - cur);
 		ret[c - cur] = 0;
 		return ret;
@@ -1009,7 +1007,7 @@ static int irc_cli_join(struct link_client *irc, struct line *line)
 
 	while ((e = strchr(s, ','))) {
 		size_t len = e - s;
-		char *p = malloc(len + 1);
+		char *p = bip_malloc(len + 1);
 		size_t klen;
 		char *kp = NULL;
 
@@ -1021,7 +1019,7 @@ static int irc_cli_join(struct link_client *irc, struct line *line)
 				if (!ke)
 					ke = ks + strlen(ks);
 				klen = ke - ks;
-				kp = malloc(klen + 1);
+				kp = bip_malloc(klen + 1);
 				memcpy(kp, ks, klen);
 				kp[klen] = 0;
 				if (*ke == 0)
@@ -1168,7 +1166,7 @@ static void irc_copy_cli(struct link_client *src, struct link_client *dest,
 	if (len == 0)
 		return;
 
-	tmp = malloc(len);
+	tmp = bip_malloc(len);
 
 	snprintf(tmp, len, " -> %s", line->elemv[2]);
 	tmp[len - 1] = 0;
@@ -1398,15 +1396,11 @@ static int irc_353(struct link_server *server, struct line *line)
 			eon++;
 
 		len = eon - names;
-		tmp = malloc(len + 1);
-		if (!tmp)
-			fatal("malloc");
+		tmp = bip_malloc(len + 1);
 		memcpy(tmp, names, len);
 		tmp[len] = 0;
 
-		nick = malloc(sizeof(struct nick));
-		if (!nick)
-			fatal("malloc");
+		nick = bip_malloc(sizeof(struct nick));
 		nick->name = tmp;
 		nick->ovmask = ovmask;
 
@@ -1698,7 +1692,7 @@ static int irc_mode(struct link_server *server, struct line *line)
 
 static char *irc_timestamp(void)
 {
-	char *ts = malloc(21);
+	char *ts = bip_malloc(21);
 	snprintf(ts, 20, "%ld", (long int)time(NULL));
 	return ts;
 }
@@ -2191,10 +2185,7 @@ void oidentd_dump(bip_t *bip)
 			return;
 		}
 
-		content = (char *)malloc(stats.st_size + 1);
-
-		if (content == NULL)
-			fatal("out of memory");
+		content = (char *)bip_malloc(stats.st_size + 1);
 
 		if (fread(content, 1, stats.st_size, f) !=
 				(size_t)stats.st_size) {
diff --git a/src/lex.l b/src/lex.l
index 97f04c1..027844f 100644
--- a/src/lex.l
+++ b/src/lex.l
@@ -115,9 +115,7 @@ list_t *parse_conf(FILE *file, int *err)
 "client_side_ssl_pem"	{ return LEX_CSS_PEM; }
 \"[^"]*\" 		{
 				size_t len = strlen(yytext) - 2;
-				yylval.string = malloc(len + 1);
-				if (!yylval.string)
-					fatal("malloc");
+				yylval.string = bip_malloc(len + 1);
 				memcpy(yylval.string, yytext + 1, len);
 				yylval.string[len] = 0;
 				return LEX_STRING;
diff --git a/src/line.c b/src/line.c
index 999da6f..662d1e9 100644
--- a/src/line.c
+++ b/src/line.c
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ void irc_line_init(struct line *l)
 struct line *irc_line_new()
 {
 	struct line *l;
-	l = malloc(sizeof(struct line));
-	if (!l)
-		fatal("malloc");
+	l = bip_malloc(sizeof(struct line));
 	irc_line_init(l);
 	return l;
 }
@@ -53,7 +51,7 @@ struct line *irc_line_dup(struct line *line)
 	struct line *nl = irc_line_new();
 	nl->origin = line->origin ? strdup(line->origin) : NULL;
 	nl->elemc = line->elemc;
-	nl->elemv = malloc(sizeof(char *) * line->elemc);
+	nl->elemv = bip_malloc(sizeof(char *) * line->elemc);
 	for (i = 0; i < line->elemc; i++)
 		nl->elemv[i] = strdup(line->elemv[i]);
 	nl->colon = line->colon;
@@ -86,7 +84,7 @@ char *irc_line_to_string(struct line *l)
 		len += strlen(l->elemv[i]) + 1;
 	len += 1; /* remove one trailing space and add \r\n */
 	len++; /* last args ":" */
-	ret = malloc(len + 1);
+	ret = bip_malloc(len + 1);
 	ret[0] = 0;
 
 	if (l->origin) {
@@ -127,9 +125,7 @@ struct line *irc_line(char *str)
 		if (!*space)
 			return NULL;
 		len = space - str - 1; /* leading ':' */
-		line->origin = malloc(len + 1);
-		if (!line->origin)
-			fatal("malloc");
+		line->origin = bip_malloc(len + 1);
 		memcpy(line->origin, str + 1, len);
 		line->origin[len] = 0;
 		str = space;
@@ -158,9 +154,7 @@ struct line *irc_line(char *str)
 				space++;
 		}
 		len = space - str;
-		tmp = line->elemv[curelem] = malloc(len + 1);
-		if (!tmp)
-			fatal("malloc");
+		tmp = line->elemv[curelem] = bip_malloc(len + 1);
 		memcpy(tmp, str, len);
 		tmp[len] = 0;
 		if (curelem == 0)
diff --git a/src/log.c b/src/log.c
index e37ac84..a0c8e86 100644
--- a/src/log.c
+++ b/src/log.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ int check_dir_r(char *dirname)
 
 	mylog(LOG_DEBUGVERB, "Recursive check of %s engaged", dirname);
 	tmp = dirname;
-	dir = (char *)malloc(sizeof(char) * (len + 1));
+	dir = (char *)bip_malloc(len + 1);
 	while (*tmp) {
 		int slash_ok = 1;
 		while (*tmp == '/') {
@@ -140,9 +140,7 @@ char *log_build_filename(log_t *logdata, char *destination)
 	strtolower(dest);
 
 	log_format_len = strlen(conf_log_format);
-	logfile = (char*)malloc((MAX_PATH_LEN + 1)*sizeof(char));
-	if (!logfile)
-		fatal("out of memory");
+	logfile = (char *)bip_malloc(MAX_PATH_LEN + 1);
 
 	time(&s);
 	now = localtime(&s);
@@ -232,9 +230,7 @@ static int log_add_file(log_t *logdata, char *destination, char *filename)
 			return 0;
 		}
 
-		lf = malloc(sizeof(logfile_t));
-		if (!lf)
-			fatal("out of memory");
+		lf = bip_malloc(sizeof(logfile_t));
 		lf->file = f;
 		lf->filename = strdup(filename);
 		if (!lf->filename)
@@ -557,7 +553,7 @@ void log_init_topic_time(log_t *logdata, char *channel, char *who, char *when)
 
 	seconds = atoi(when);
 	time = localtime(&seconds);
-	timestr = (char*)malloc(sizeof(char) * (50 + 1));
+	timestr = (char *)bip_malloc(50 + 1);
 	timestr[0] = '\0';
 	if (time)
 		strftime(timestr, 50, "%A %d %B %Y, %H:%M:%S", time);
@@ -574,8 +570,8 @@ void log_mode(log_t *logdata, char *ircmask, char *channel, char *modes,
 		char **modargv, unsigned modargc)
 {
 	unsigned i;
-	char *tmpbuf = malloc(LOGLINE_MAXLEN + 1);
-	char *tmpbuf2 = malloc(LOGLINE_MAXLEN + 1);
+	char *tmpbuf = bip_malloc(LOGLINE_MAXLEN + 1);
+	char *tmpbuf2 = bip_malloc(LOGLINE_MAXLEN + 1);
 	char *tmp;
 	snprintf(tmpbuf, LOGLINE_MAXLEN, "%s -!- mode/%s [%s", timestamp(),
 			channel, modes);
@@ -853,11 +849,9 @@ char *log_beautify(log_t *logdata, char *buf, char *dest)
 	if (lom == 0)
 		return _log_wrap(dest, buf);
 
-	p = ret = (char *)malloc(
+	p = ret = (char *)bip_malloc(
 		1 + lon + strlen(LAMESTRING) + lod + 2 + lots +	2 + lom + 3
 		+ action * (2 + strlen("ACTION ")) + out * strlen(PMSG_ARROW));
-	if (!p)
-		fatal("out of memory");
 
 	*p++ = ':';
 
@@ -947,7 +941,7 @@ char *log_backread(log_t *logdata, char *destination, int *skip)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	buf = (char *)malloc((LOGLINE_MAXLEN + 1) * sizeof(char));
+	buf = (char *)bip_malloc(LOGLINE_MAXLEN + 1);
 
 next_file:
 	/* check the files containing data to backlog */
@@ -1090,7 +1084,7 @@ static char *_log_wrap(char *dest, char *line)
 	char *buf;
 	size_t count;
 
-	buf = malloc(LOGLINE_MAXLEN + 1);
+	buf = bip_malloc(LOGLINE_MAXLEN + 1);
 	count = snprintf(buf, LOGLINE_MAXLEN + 1,
 			":" P_IRCMASK " PRIVMSG %s :%s\r\n", dest, line);
 	if (count >= LOGLINE_MAXLEN + 1) {
@@ -1186,7 +1180,7 @@ log_t *log_new(struct user *user, char *network)
 	logdata->user = user;
 	logdata->network = strdup(network);
 	hash_init(&logdata->logfgs, HASH_NOCASE);
-	logdata->buffer = (char *)malloc((LOGLINE_MAXLEN + 1) * sizeof(char));
+	logdata->buffer = (char *)bip_malloc(LOGLINE_MAXLEN + 1);
 	logdata->buffer[LOGLINE_MAXLEN - 1] = 0; // debug
 	logdata->buffer[LOGLINE_MAXLEN] = 0;
 	if (!logdata->user || !logdata->network || !logdata->buffer)
diff --git a/src/md5.c b/src/md5.c
index 97b6170..50b2819 100644
--- a/src/md5.c
+++ b/src/md5.c
@@ -380,14 +380,14 @@ unsigned char *chash_double(char *str, unsigned int seed)
 
 	length = strlen(str);
 	length += 4;
-	ptr = malloc(length);
+	ptr = bip_malloc(length);
 	ptr[0] = seed >> 24 & 0xff;
 	ptr[1] = seed >> 16 & 0xff;
 	ptr[2] = seed >> 8 & 0xff;
 	ptr[3] = seed & 0xff;
 	memcpy(ptr + 4, str, length - 4);
 
-	md5 = malloc(16 + 4);
+	md5 = bip_malloc(16 + 4);
 	memcpy(md5, ptr, 4);
 
 	md5_starts(&ctx);
diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index 139b538..d8b613a 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -27,6 +27,17 @@
 extern int conf_log_level;
 extern int conf_log_system;
 extern int errno;
+extern FILE *conf_global_log_file;
+
+void *bip_malloc(size_t size)
+{
+	void *r = malloc(size);
+	if (!r) {
+		fprintf(conf_global_log_file, 1, strlen("malloc"), "malloc");
+		exit(28);
+	}
+	return r;
+}
 
 /*
  * <nick> ::= <letter> { <letter> | <number> | <special> }
@@ -104,8 +115,6 @@ char *checkmode2text(int v)
 }
 #endif
 
-extern FILE *conf_global_log_file;
-
 void _mylog(int level, char *fmt, va_list ap)
 {
 	char *prefix;
@@ -196,9 +205,7 @@ void list_init(list_t *l, int (*cmp)(void *, void *))
 list_t *list_new(int (*cmp)(void *, void *))
 {
 	list_t *l;
-	l = malloc(sizeof(list_t));
-	if (!l)
-		fatal("malloc");
+	l = bip_malloc(sizeof(list_t));
 	list_init(l, cmp);
 	return l;
 }
@@ -206,9 +213,7 @@ list_t *list_new(int (*cmp)(void *, void *))
 static struct list_item *list_item(void *ptr)
 {
 	struct list_item *l;
-	l = malloc(sizeof(struct list_item));
-	if (!l)
-		fatal("malloc");
+	l = bip_malloc(sizeof(struct list_item));
 	l->ptr = ptr;
 	l->next = NULL;
 	l->prev = NULL;
@@ -475,9 +480,7 @@ void hash_free(hash_t *h)
 hash_t *hash_new(int options)
 {
 	hash_t *h;
-	h = malloc(sizeof(hash_t));
-	if (!h)
-		fatal("malloc");
+	h = bip_malloc(sizeof(hash_t));
 	hash_init(h, options);
 	return h;
 }
@@ -500,9 +503,7 @@ void hash_insert(hash_t *hash, char *key, void *ptr)
 	if (hash_get(hash, key))
 		fatal("Element with key %s already in hash %x\n", key, hash);
 
-	it = malloc(sizeof(struct hash_item));
-	if (!it)
-		fatal("malloc");
+	it = bip_malloc(sizeof(struct hash_item));
 	it->key = strdup(key);
 	it->item = ptr;
 	list_add_first(&hash->lists[hash_func(key)], it);
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index dbface7..8eb461c 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -123,5 +123,6 @@ char *hrtime(time_t t);
 char *checkmode2text(int v);
 #endif
 #define bool2text(v) ((v) ? "true" : "false")
+void *bip_malloc(size_t size);
 
 #endif