diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_mpath.c b/bgpd/bgp_mpath.c
index 64af8a5411..52f6b64c2c 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_mpath.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_mpath.c
@@ -278,8 +278,10 @@ void bgp_mp_list_add(struct list *mp_list, struct bgp_path_info *mpinfo)
 static struct bgp_path_info_mpath *bgp_path_info_mpath_new(void)
 {
 	struct bgp_path_info_mpath *new_mpath;
+
 	new_mpath = XCALLOC(MTYPE_BGP_MPATH_INFO,
 			    sizeof(struct bgp_path_info_mpath));
+
 	return new_mpath;
 }
 
@@ -313,8 +315,6 @@ bgp_path_info_mpath_get(struct bgp_path_info *path)
 
 	if (!path->mpath) {
 		mpath = bgp_path_info_mpath_new();
-		if (!mpath)
-			return NULL;
 		path->mpath = mpath;
 		mpath->mp_info = path;
 	}
diff --git a/ospf6d/ospf6_abr.c b/ospf6d/ospf6_abr.c
index e9c42bb80c..e007709f99 100644
--- a/ospf6d/ospf6_abr.c
+++ b/ospf6d/ospf6_abr.c
@@ -1322,7 +1322,7 @@ void ospf6_abr_examin_summary(struct ospf6_lsa *lsa, struct ospf6_area *oa)
 			ospf6_copy_nexthops(tmp_route->nh_list,
 					    o_path->nh_list);
 
-			if (ospf6_route_cmp_nexthops(tmp_route, route) != 0) {
+			if (!ospf6_route_cmp_nexthops(tmp_route, route)) {
 				/* adv. router exists in the list, update nhs */
 				list_delete_all_node(o_path->nh_list);
 				ospf6_copy_nexthops(o_path->nh_list,
diff --git a/ospf6d/ospf6_route.c b/ospf6d/ospf6_route.c
index 1cc1fcb47b..9603c91a9a 100644
--- a/ospf6d/ospf6_route.c
+++ b/ospf6d/ospf6_route.c
@@ -246,7 +246,10 @@ void ospf6_merge_nexthops(struct list *dst, struct list *src)
 	}
 }
 
-int ospf6_route_cmp_nexthops(struct ospf6_route *a, struct ospf6_route *b)
+/*
+ * If the nexthops are the same return true
+ */
+bool ospf6_route_cmp_nexthops(struct ospf6_route *a, struct ospf6_route *b)
 {
 	struct listnode *anode, *bnode;
 	struct ospf6_nexthop *anh, *bnh;
@@ -264,14 +267,14 @@ int ospf6_route_cmp_nexthops(struct ospf6_route *a, struct ospf6_route *b)
 				/* Currnet List A element not found List B
 				 * Non-Identical lists return */
 				if (identical == false)
-					return 1;
+					return false;
 			}
-			return 0;
+			return true;
 		} else
-			return 1;
+			return false;
 	}
 	/* One of the routes doesn't exist ? */
-	return (1);
+	return false;
 }
 
 int ospf6_num_nexthops(struct list *nh_list)
@@ -577,12 +580,7 @@ ospf6_route_lookup_identical(struct ospf6_route *route,
 
 	for (target = ospf6_route_lookup(&route->prefix, table); target;
 	     target = target->next) {
-		if (target->type == route->type
-		    && prefix_same(&target->prefix, &route->prefix)
-		    && target->path.type == route->path.type
-		    && target->path.cost == route->path.cost
-		    && target->path.u.cost_e2 == route->path.u.cost_e2
-		    && ospf6_route_cmp_nexthops(target, route) == 0)
+		if (ospf6_route_is_identical(target, route))
 			return target;
 	}
 	return NULL;
diff --git a/ospf6d/ospf6_route.h b/ospf6d/ospf6_route.h
index c8411c015f..71a84a5c5d 100644
--- a/ospf6d/ospf6_route.h
+++ b/ospf6d/ospf6_route.h
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ extern const char *const ospf6_path_type_substr[OSPF6_PATH_TYPE_MAX];
 	 (ra)->path.cost == (rb)->path.cost &&                                 \
 	 (ra)->path.u.cost_e2 == (rb)->path.u.cost_e2 &&                       \
 	 listcount(ra->paths) == listcount(rb->paths) &&                       \
-	 ospf6_route_cmp_nexthops(ra, rb) == 0)
+	 ospf6_route_cmp_nexthops(ra, rb))
 
 #define ospf6_route_is_best(r) (CHECK_FLAG ((r)->flag, OSPF6_ROUTE_BEST))
 
@@ -330,8 +330,8 @@ extern void ospf6_add_nexthop(struct list *nh_list, int ifindex,
 			      struct in6_addr *addr);
 extern void ospf6_add_route_nexthop_blackhole(struct ospf6_route *route);
 extern int ospf6_num_nexthops(struct list *nh_list);
-extern int ospf6_route_cmp_nexthops(struct ospf6_route *a,
-				    struct ospf6_route *b);
+extern bool ospf6_route_cmp_nexthops(struct ospf6_route *a,
+				     struct ospf6_route *b);
 extern void ospf6_route_zebra_copy_nexthops(struct ospf6_route *route,
 					    struct zapi_nexthop nexthops[],
 					    int entries, vrf_id_t vrf_id);
diff --git a/ospfd/ospf_ism.c b/ospfd/ospf_ism.c
index ab75ab9a1a..d4565b6651 100644
--- a/ospfd/ospf_ism.c
+++ b/ospfd/ospf_ism.c
@@ -223,8 +223,10 @@ int ospf_dr_election(struct ospf_interface *oi)
 
 	new_state = ospf_ism_state(oi);
 
-	zlog_debug("DR-Election[1st]: Backup %pI4", &BDR(oi));
-	zlog_debug("DR-Election[1st]: DR     %pI4", &DR(oi));
+	if (IS_DEBUG_OSPF(ism, ISM_STATUS)) {
+		zlog_debug("DR-Election[1st]: Backup %pI4", &BDR(oi));
+		zlog_debug("DR-Election[1st]: DR     %pI4", &DR(oi));
+	}
 
 	if (new_state != old_state
 	    && !(new_state == ISM_DROther && old_state < ISM_DROther)) {
@@ -233,8 +235,10 @@ int ospf_dr_election(struct ospf_interface *oi)
 
 		new_state = ospf_ism_state(oi);
 
-		zlog_debug("DR-Election[2nd]: Backup %pI4", &BDR(oi));
-		zlog_debug("DR-Election[2nd]: DR     %pI4", &DR(oi));
+		if (IS_DEBUG_OSPF(ism, ISM_STATUS)) {
+			zlog_debug("DR-Election[2nd]: Backup %pI4", &BDR(oi));
+			zlog_debug("DR-Election[2nd]: DR     %pI4", &DR(oi));
+		}
 	}
 
 	list_delete(&el_list);
diff --git a/ospfd/ospf_network.c b/ospfd/ospf_network.c
index be06afe532..a8c9493ec8 100644
--- a/ospfd/ospf_network.c
+++ b/ospfd/ospf_network.c
@@ -104,11 +104,12 @@ int ospf_if_add_alldrouters(struct ospf *top, struct prefix *p,
 			"can't setsockopt IP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP (fd %d, addr %pI4, ifindex %u, AllDRouters): %s; perhaps a kernel limit on # of multicast group memberships has been exceeded?",
 			top->fd, &p->u.prefix4, ifindex,
 			safe_strerror(errno));
-	else
-		zlog_debug(
-			"interface %pI4 [%u] join AllDRouters Multicast group.",
-			&p->u.prefix4, ifindex);
-
+	else {
+		if (IS_DEBUG_OSPF_EVENT)
+			zlog_debug(
+				"interface %pI4 [%u] join AllDRouters Multicast group.",
+				&p->u.prefix4, ifindex);
+	}
 	return ret;
 }