diff --git a/src/t_hash.cpp b/src/t_hash.cpp
index 5be55b218..f09b06001 100644
--- a/src/t_hash.cpp
+++ b/src/t_hash.cpp
@@ -1226,7 +1226,7 @@ void hrandfieldCommand(client *c) {
 
     if (c->argc >= 3) {
         if (getRangeLongFromObjectOrReply(c,c->argv[2],-LONG_MAX,LONG_MAX,&l,NULL) != C_OK) return;
-        if (c->argc > 4 || (c->argc == 4 && strcasecmp(c->argv[3]->ptr,"withvalues"))) {
+        if (c->argc > 4 || (c->argc == 4 && strcasecmp(ptrFromObj(c->argv[3]),"withvalues"))) {
             addReplyErrorObject(c,shared.syntaxerr);
             return;
         } else if (c->argc == 4) {
diff --git a/src/t_zset.cpp b/src/t_zset.cpp
index c1ceaeb81..87603577f 100644
--- a/src/t_zset.cpp
+++ b/src/t_zset.cpp
@@ -4211,7 +4211,7 @@ void zrandmemberCommand(client *c) {
 
     if (c->argc >= 3) {
         if (getRangeLongFromObjectOrReply(c,c->argv[2],-LONG_MAX,LONG_MAX,&l,NULL) != C_OK) return;
-        if (c->argc > 4 || (c->argc == 4 && strcasecmp(c->argv[3]->ptr,"withscores"))) {
+        if (c->argc > 4 || (c->argc == 4 && strcasecmp(ptrFromObj(c->argv[3]),"withscores"))) {
             addReplyErrorObject(c,shared.syntaxerr);
             return;
         } else if (c->argc == 4) {