diff --git a/examples/streamflc.c b/examples/streamflc.c
index c4f8009..52ac4d6 100644
--- a/examples/streamflc.c
+++ b/examples/streamflc.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static int __dirlist(FILE *f, struct _remote_host *remote, struct _astream *rstr
 
   rstream->print_head(f);
 
-  stream = sxstream_open(link, opt, stream_tid, SXE_O_READ | SXE_O_TRUNC);
+  stream = sxstream_open(link, opt, stream_tid, SXE_O_READ);
   if(!stream) {
     fprintf(stderr, "Failed to open stream with %d ID (%d).\n", stream_tid, errno);
     return EINVAL;
@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@ static int __dirlist(FILE *f, struct _remote_host *remote, struct _astream *rstr
   while((list = sxstream_read(stream)) != NULL)
     rstream->print_op(f, list);
 
+  if(errno != SXE_EOS) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "Reading failed (%d)\n", errno);
+  }
+
   sxstream_close(stream);
 
   return 0;
diff --git a/examples/streamfld.c b/examples/streamfld.c
index 88eab3a..6fe9406 100644
--- a/examples/streamfld.c
+++ b/examples/streamfld.c
@@ -183,13 +183,17 @@ static size_t dirlist_read(struct sxstream_opened *stream, size_t sz, uint64_t o
   list_head_t *llist_prev = sxstream_opened_getelist(stream);
   list_head_t *llist_new = NULL;
 
-  if(!pslist || !llist_new) return -1;
+  if(!pslist) return -1;
 
   /* read and fill new list */
-  if(readdir_r(pslist->dp, &(pslist->dent), &(pslist->dres)))
-    return -1;
+  if(readdir_r(pslist->dp, &(pslist->dent), &(pslist->dres))) return -1;
+
   /* if finished return 0 */
-  if(!pslist->dres) return 0;
+  if(!pslist->dres) {
+    if(llist_prev) sxstream_generic_slist_free(llist_prev);
+    stream->ent_buf = NULL;
+    return 0;
+  }
   /* allocate a new */
   if(!(llist_new = sxstream_generic_slist_alloc())) return -1;
   else { /* fill this list */
@@ -202,7 +206,7 @@ static size_t dirlist_read(struct sxstream_opened *stream, size_t sz, uint64_t o
       goto __fail;
   }
   /* otherwise destroy last list */
-  sxstream_generic_slist_free(llist_prev);
+  if(llist_prev) sxstream_generic_slist_free(llist_prev);
   *rlist = llist_new; /* assign new list */
 
   return 1;