diff --git a/src/debug.c b/src/debug.c
index 60cc2a1fa..0bea69876 100644
--- a/src/debug.c
+++ b/src/debug.c
@@ -591,14 +591,13 @@ NULL
         if (getLongFromObjectOrReply(c, c->argv[2], &keys, NULL) != C_OK)
             return;
         dictExpand(c->db->dict,keys);
+        long valsize = 0;
+        if ( c->argc == 5 && getLongFromObjectOrReply(c, c->argv[4], &valsize, NULL) != C_OK ) 
+            return;
         for (j = 0; j < keys; j++) {
-            long valsize = 0;
             snprintf(buf,sizeof(buf),"%s:%lu",
                 (c->argc == 3) ? "key" : (char*)c->argv[3]->ptr, j);
             key = createStringObject(buf,strlen(buf));
-            if (c->argc == 5)
-                if (getLongFromObjectOrReply(c, c->argv[4], &valsize, NULL) != C_OK)
-                    return;
             if (lookupKeyWrite(c->db,key) != NULL) {
                 decrRefCount(key);
                 continue;