diff --git a/src/or/directory.c b/src/or/directory.c
index 60ca057906..034cda78ac 100644
--- a/src/or/directory.c
+++ b/src/or/directory.c
@@ -175,11 +175,14 @@ directory_get_from_dirserver(uint8_t purpose, const char *resource,
 
   if (directconn) {
     if (fetch_fresh_first && purpose == DIR_PURPOSE_FETCH_NETWORKSTATUS &&
-        strlen(resource) == HEX_DIGEST_LEN) {
+        !strcmpstart(resource,"fp/") && strlen(resource) == HEX_DIGEST_LEN+3) {
       /* Try to ask the actual dirserver its opinion. */
       char digest[DIGEST_LEN];
-      base16_decode(digest, DIGEST_LEN, resource, HEX_DIGEST_LEN);
+      base16_decode(digest, DIGEST_LEN, resource+3, HEX_DIGEST_LEN);
       ds = router_get_trusteddirserver_by_digest(digest);
+      // XXXXX NM remove this.
+      log_fn(LOG_NOTICE, "Going straight to the authority for %s? %s",resource,
+             ds? "Ok.":"Oops. I can't.");
     }
     if (!ds && fetch_fresh_first) {
       /* only ask authdirservers, and don't ask myself */
@@ -450,6 +453,7 @@ directory_send_command(connection_t *conn, const char *platform,
       httpcommand = "GET";//XXXX
       len = strlen(resource)+32;
       url = tor_malloc(len);
+      log_fn(LOG_NOTICE, "Asking for %s", resource);
       tor_snprintf(url, len, "/tor/status/%s", resource);
       break;
     case DIR_PURPOSE_FETCH_SERVERDESC:
@@ -884,7 +888,7 @@ connection_dir_client_reached_eof(connection_t *conn)
   if (conn->purpose == DIR_PURPOSE_FETCH_NETWORKSTATUS) {
     /* XXXX NM We *must* make certain we get the one(s) we asked for or we
      * could be partitioned. */
-    log_fn(LOG_INFO,"Received networkstatus objects (size %d)",(int) body_len);
+    log_fn(LOG_INFO,"Received networkstatus objects (size %d) from server '%s'",(int) body_len, conn->address);
     if (status_code != 200) {
       log_fn(LOG_WARN,"Received http status code %d (\"%s\") from server '%s'. Failing.",
              status_code, reason, conn->address);
diff --git a/src/or/routerlist.c b/src/or/routerlist.c
index b9b590c6db..62a61d4a90 100644
--- a/src/or/routerlist.c
+++ b/src/or/routerlist.c
@@ -896,7 +896,8 @@ networkstatus_free(networkstatus_t *ns)
 {
   tor_free(ns->source_address);
   tor_free(ns->contact);
-  crypto_free_pk_env(ns->signing_key);
+  if (ns->signing_key)
+    crypto_free_pk_env(ns->signing_key);
   tor_free(ns->client_versions);
   tor_free(ns->server_versions);
   if (ns->entries) {
@@ -1207,6 +1208,8 @@ router_set_networkstatus(const char *s, time_t arrived_at, int is_cached)
   time_t now;
   char fp[HEX_DIGEST_LEN+1];
 
+  log_fn(LOG_NOTICE, "setting status (%d)", is_cached);
+
   ns = networkstatus_parse_from_string(s);
   if (!ns) {
     log_fn(LOG_WARN, "Couldn't parse network status.");
@@ -1330,12 +1333,13 @@ update_networkstatus_downloads(void)
   /* XXXX NM This could compress multiple downloads into a single request.
    * It could also be smarter on failures. */
   for (i = most_recent_idx+1; needed; ++i) {
-    char resource[HEX_DIGEST_LEN+1];
+    char resource[HEX_DIGEST_LEN+4];
     trusted_dir_server_t *ds;
     if (i >= n_dirservers)
       i = 0;
     ds = smartlist_get(trusted_dir_servers, i);
-    base16_encode(resource, sizeof(resource), ds->digest, DIGEST_LEN);
+    strlcpy(resource, "fp/", sizeof(resource));
+    base16_encode(resource+3, sizeof(resource)-3, ds->digest, DIGEST_LEN);
     directory_get_from_dirserver(DIR_PURPOSE_FETCH_NETWORKSTATUS, resource, 1);
     --needed;
   }
diff --git a/src/or/routerparse.c b/src/or/routerparse.c
index c514d86e23..78dfe2bf38 100644
--- a/src/or/routerparse.c
+++ b/src/or/routerparse.c
@@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@ routerstatus_parse_entry_from_string(const char **s, smartlist_t *tokens)
     goto err;
   }
 
-  if (tor_inet_aton(tok->args[5], &in) != 0) {
+  if (tor_inet_aton(tok->args[5], &in) == 0) {
     log_fn(LOG_WARN, "Error parsing address '%s'", tok->args[5]);
     goto err;
   }