diff --git a/apps/ca.c b/apps/ca.c
index cbb1a0529..ad02e0072 100644
--- a/apps/ca.c
+++ b/apps/ca.c
@@ -2094,9 +2094,8 @@ again2:
 			}
 		}
 
-	row[DB_name]=X509_NAME_oneline(dn_subject,NULL,0);
 	row[DB_serial]=BN_bn2hex(serial);
-	if ((row[DB_name] == NULL) || (row[DB_serial] == NULL))
+	if (row[DB_serial] == NULL)
 		{
 		BIO_printf(bio_err,"Memory allocation failure\n");
 		goto err;
@@ -2319,10 +2318,10 @@ again2:
 
 	/* row[DB_serial] done already */
 	row[DB_file]=(char *)OPENSSL_malloc(8);
-	/* row[DB_name] done already */
+	row[DB_name]=X509_NAME_oneline(X509_get_subject_name(ret),NULL,0);
 
 	if ((row[DB_type] == NULL) || (row[DB_exp_date] == NULL) ||
-		(row[DB_file] == NULL))
+		(row[DB_file] == NULL) || (row[DB_name] == NULL))
 		{
 		BIO_printf(bio_err,"Memory allocation failure\n");
 		goto err;