diff --git a/src/apps/expander/ExpanderThread.cpp b/src/apps/expander/ExpanderThread.cpp
index 15721be2fd..c93b826ef3 100644
--- a/src/apps/expander/ExpanderThread.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/expander/ExpanderThread.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ ExpanderThread::ThreadStartup()
 	if ((status = GetDataStore()->FindRef("srcRef", &srcRef)) != B_OK)
 		return status;
 
-	if ((status = GetDataStore()->FindRef("destRef", &destRef)) == B_OK) {
+	if (GetDataStore()->FindRef("destRef", &destRef) == B_OK) {
 		BPath path(&destRef);
 		chdir(path.Path());
 	}
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ ExpanderThread::PipeCommand(int argc, const char** argv, int& in, int& out,
 	int old_err = dup(2);
 
 	int filedes[2];
-	
+
 	// create new pipe FDs as stdout, stderr
 	pipe(filedes);  dup2(filedes[1], 1); close(filedes[1]);
 	out = filedes[0]; // Read from out, taken from cmd's stdout
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ ExpanderThread::PipeCommand(int argc, const char** argv, int& in, int& out,
 		if (ioctl(slave, TIOCSCTTY, NULL) != 0)
 			return -1;
 
-		dup2(slave, 0); 
+		dup2(slave, 0);
 		close(slave);
 
 		// "load" command.