diff --git a/console-tools/deallocvt.c b/console-tools/deallocvt.c
index a5b5a03f0..bb9632fde 100644
--- a/console-tools/deallocvt.c
+++ b/console-tools/deallocvt.c
@@ -17,18 +17,21 @@ int deallocvt_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	int fd, num, i;
 
-	if ((argc > 2) || ((argv == 2) && (**(argv + 1) == '-')))
+	//if ((argc > 2) || ((argv == 2) && (**(argv + 1) == '-')))
+	if (argc > 2)
 		usage(deallocvt_usage);
 
 	fd = get_console_fd("/dev/console");
 
 	if (argc == 1) {
+printf("erik: A\n");
 		/* deallocate all unused consoles */
 		if (ioctl(fd, VT_DISALLOCATE, 0)) {
 			perror("VT_DISALLOCATE");
 			exit( FALSE);
 		}
 	} else
+printf("erik: B\n");
 		for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
 			num = atoi(argv[i]);
 			if (num == 0)
@@ -37,9 +40,9 @@ int deallocvt_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				errorMsg("VT 1 cannot be deallocated\n");
 			else if (ioctl(fd, VT_DISALLOCATE, num)) {
 				perror("VT_DISALLOCATE");
-				errorMsg("could not deallocate console %d\n", num);
-				exit( FALSE);
+				fatalError("could not deallocate console %d\n", num);
 			}
 		}
+printf("erik: C\n");
 	return( TRUE);
 }
diff --git a/deallocvt.c b/deallocvt.c
index a5b5a03f0..bb9632fde 100644
--- a/deallocvt.c
+++ b/deallocvt.c
@@ -17,18 +17,21 @@ int deallocvt_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	int fd, num, i;
 
-	if ((argc > 2) || ((argv == 2) && (**(argv + 1) == '-')))
+	//if ((argc > 2) || ((argv == 2) && (**(argv + 1) == '-')))
+	if (argc > 2)
 		usage(deallocvt_usage);
 
 	fd = get_console_fd("/dev/console");
 
 	if (argc == 1) {
+printf("erik: A\n");
 		/* deallocate all unused consoles */
 		if (ioctl(fd, VT_DISALLOCATE, 0)) {
 			perror("VT_DISALLOCATE");
 			exit( FALSE);
 		}
 	} else
+printf("erik: B\n");
 		for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
 			num = atoi(argv[i]);
 			if (num == 0)
@@ -37,9 +40,9 @@ int deallocvt_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				errorMsg("VT 1 cannot be deallocated\n");
 			else if (ioctl(fd, VT_DISALLOCATE, num)) {
 				perror("VT_DISALLOCATE");
-				errorMsg("could not deallocate console %d\n", num);
-				exit( FALSE);
+				fatalError("could not deallocate console %d\n", num);
 			}
 		}
+printf("erik: C\n");
 	return( TRUE);
 }