diff --git a/unixfs/unixfs.c b/unixfs/unixfs.c
index 1bde4b6..c50637a 100644
--- a/unixfs/unixfs.c
+++ b/unixfs/unixfs.c
@@ -141,13 +141,11 @@ int ipfs_unixfs_add_data(unsigned char* data, size_t data_length, struct UnixFS*
 	// debug: display hash
 	size_t b58size = 100;
 	uint8_t *b58key = (uint8_t *) malloc(b58size);
-	if (b58key == NULL) {
-		libp2p_logger_error("unixfs", "add_data: Unable to allocate memory for key.\n");
-		return 0;
+	if (b58key != NULL) {
+		libp2p_crypto_encoding_base58_encode(unix_fs->hash, unix_fs->hash_length, &b58key, &b58size);
+		libp2p_logger_debug("unixfs", "Saving hash of %s to unixfs object.\n", b58key);
+		free(b58key);
 	}
-	libp2p_crypto_encoding_base58_encode(unix_fs->hash, unix_fs->hash_length, &b58key, &b58size);
-	libp2p_logger_debug("unixfs", "Saving hash of %s to unixfs object.\n", b58key);
-	free(b58key);
 
 	return 1;