diff --git a/sys/src/ape/lib/bsd/accept.c b/sys/src/ape/lib/bsd/accept.c
index 4f6203652..7a087c590 100644
--- a/sys/src/ape/lib/bsd/accept.c
+++ b/sys/src/ape/lib/bsd/accept.c
@@ -62,14 +62,8 @@ accept(int fd, void *a, int *alen)
 			close(nfd);
 			return -1;
 		}
-		/* get remote address */
-		_sock_ingetaddr(nr, &nr->raddr, &n, "remote");
-		if(a != 0){
-			if(n > 0)
-				memmove(a, &nr->raddr, n);
-			*alen = n;
-		}
-		return nfd;
+		_sock_ingetaddr(nr, &nr->raddr, 0, "remote");	
+		break;
 	case PF_UNIX:
 		if(r->other >= 0){
 			errno = EGREG;
@@ -106,10 +100,15 @@ accept(int fd, void *a, int *alen)
 		nr->domain = r->domain;
 		nr->stype = r->stype;
 		nr->protocol = r->protocol;
-
-		return nfd;
+		nr->raddr = r->addr;
+		break;
 	default:
 		errno = EOPNOTSUPP;
 		return -1;
 	}
+
+	if(a != 0)
+		getpeername(nfd, a, alen);
+
+	return nfd;
 }
diff --git a/sys/src/ape/lib/bsd/bind.c b/sys/src/ape/lib/bsd/bind.c
index 902fbcd46..a4c7ae573 100644
--- a/sys/src/ape/lib/bsd/bind.c
+++ b/sys/src/ape/lib/bsd/bind.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ int
 bind(int fd, void *a, int alen)
 {
 	int n, len, cfd, port;
+	struct sockaddr *sa;
 	Rock *r;
 	char msg[128];
 
@@ -34,6 +35,11 @@ bind(int fd, void *a, int alen)
 		errno = ENOTSOCK;
 		return -1;
 	}
+	sa = (struct sockaddr*)a;
+	if(sa->sa_family != r->domain){
+		errno = EAFNOSUPPORT;
+		return -1;
+	}
 	if(alen > sizeof(r->addr)){
 		errno = ENAMETOOLONG;
 		return -1;
diff --git a/sys/src/ape/lib/bsd/connect.c b/sys/src/ape/lib/bsd/connect.c
index ebc63182a..dd6510c01 100644
--- a/sys/src/ape/lib/bsd/connect.c
+++ b/sys/src/ape/lib/bsd/connect.c
@@ -30,15 +30,15 @@ connect(int fd, void *a, int alen)
 		errno = ENOTSOCK;
 		return -1;
 	}
-	if(alen > sizeof(r->raddr)){
-		errno = ENAMETOOLONG;
-		return -1;
-	}
 	sa = (struct sockaddr*)a;
 	if(sa->sa_family != r->domain){
 		errno = EAFNOSUPPORT;
 		return -1;
 	}
+	if(alen > sizeof(r->raddr)){
+		errno = ENAMETOOLONG;
+		return -1;
+	}
 	memmove(&r->raddr, a, alen);
 
 	switch(r->domain){
diff --git a/sys/src/ape/lib/bsd/getpeername.c b/sys/src/ape/lib/bsd/getpeername.c
index 55b4f8eb3..cec7a057a 100644
--- a/sys/src/ape/lib/bsd/getpeername.c
+++ b/sys/src/ape/lib/bsd/getpeername.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ int
 getpeername(int fd, struct sockaddr *addr, int *alen)
 {
 	Rock *r;
-	int i;
+	int olen, len;
 	struct sockaddr_un *runix;
 
 	r = _sock_findrock(fd, 0);
@@ -30,22 +30,28 @@ getpeername(int fd, struct sockaddr *addr, int *alen)
 
 	switch(r->domain){
 	case PF_INET:
-		memmove(addr, &r->raddr, sizeof(struct sockaddr_in));
-		*alen = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in);
+		len = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in);
 		break;
 	case PF_INET6:
-		memmove(addr, &r->raddr, sizeof(struct sockaddr_in6));
-		*alen = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in6);
+		len = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in6);
 		break;
 	case PF_UNIX:
 		runix = (struct sockaddr_un*)&r->raddr;
-		i = &runix->sun_path[strlen(runix->sun_path)] - (char*)runix;
-		memmove(addr, runix, i);
-		*alen = i;
+		len = &runix->sun_path[strlen(runix->sun_path)] - (char*)runix;
 		break;
 	default:
 		errno = EAFNOSUPPORT;
 		return -1;
 	}
+
+	if(alen != 0){
+		olen = *alen;
+		*alen = len;
+		if(olen < len)
+			len = olen;
+	}
+	if(addr != 0 && len > 0)
+		memmove(addr, &r->raddr, len);
+
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/sys/src/ape/lib/bsd/getsockname.c b/sys/src/ape/lib/bsd/getsockname.c
index cdf149779..87177228a 100644
--- a/sys/src/ape/lib/bsd/getsockname.c
+++ b/sys/src/ape/lib/bsd/getsockname.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ int
 getsockname(int fd, struct sockaddr *addr, int *alen)
 {
 	Rock *r;
-	int i;
+	int len, olen;
 	struct sockaddr_un *lunix;
 
 	r = _sock_findrock(fd, 0);
@@ -28,21 +28,29 @@ getsockname(int fd, struct sockaddr *addr, int *alen)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	len = 0;
 	switch(r->domain){
 	case PF_INET:
 	case PF_INET6:
-		_sock_ingetaddr(r, addr, alen, "local");
+		_sock_ingetaddr(r, &r->addr, &len, "local");
 		break;
 	case PF_UNIX:
 		lunix = (struct sockaddr_un*)&r->addr;
-		i = &lunix->sun_path[strlen(lunix->sun_path)] - (char*)lunix;
-		memmove(addr, lunix, i);
-		if(alen != 0)
-			*alen = i;
+		len = &lunix->sun_path[strlen(lunix->sun_path)] - (char*)lunix;
 		break;
 	default:
 		errno = EAFNOSUPPORT;
 		return -1;
 	}
+
+	if(alen != 0){
+		olen = *alen;
+		*alen = len;
+		if(olen < len)
+			len = olen;
+	}
+	if(addr != 0 && len > 0)
+		memmove(addr, &r->addr, len);
+
 	return 0;
 }