diff --git a/src/common/multiio.c b/src/common/multiio.c
--- a/src/common/multiio.c
+++ b/src/common/multiio.c
@@ -157,11 +157,11 @@ struct multiio_poll_travinfo
 /**
    list traverser for multiio_poll()
  */
-int mulitiio_poll_invoke_handlers(struct multiio_poll_travinfo *travinfo, struct multiio_socket_type_handler_info *handler_info)
+int multiio_poll_invoke_handlers(struct multiio_poll_travinfo *travinfo, struct multiio_socket_type_handler_info *handler_info)
 {
   short event;
 
-  event = travinfo->pollfd->events & handler_info->event;
+  event = travinfo->pollfd->revents & handler_info->event;
   if(!event)
     return TRUE;
 
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ int multiio_poll(multiio_context_t conte
 	travinfo.pollfd = &context->pollfds[counter];
 	list_traverse(context->socket_types[context->socket_infos[counter].socket_type].type_handlers,
 		      &travinfo,
-		      (list_traverse_func_t)&mulitiio_poll_invoke_handlers,
+		      (list_traverse_func_t)&multiio_poll_invoke_handlers,
 		      LIST_FRNT | LIST_SAVE);
       }
 
diff --git a/src/common/remoteio.c b/src/common/remoteio.c
--- a/src/common/remoteio.c
+++ b/src/common/remoteio.c
@@ -648,6 +648,7 @@ int _remoteio_sock_read(struct remoteio 
 {
   ssize_t readrtn;
 
+  *bytesread = 0;
   readrtn = read(rem->sock, buf, len);
   /*
     The following is valid for blocking sockets:
@@ -661,7 +662,6 @@ int _remoteio_sock_read(struct remoteio 
 	Some of these are not error conditions:
        */
       perror("read");
-      *bytesread = 0;
 
       if(errno != EINTR)
 	{