diff --git a/src/ncpserv.c b/src/ncpserv.c
index 59595a1..b037c99 100644
--- a/src/ncpserv.c
+++ b/src/ncpserv.c
@@ -571,12 +571,12 @@ static void handle_ncp_request(void)
               }
 #endif
               if (1) {
-                int anz=
+                int anz;
 #if CALL_NWCONN_OVER_SOCKET
-                in_len;
+                anz = in_len;
                 send_to_nwconn(c->fd, (char*)ncprequest, in_len);
 #else
-                if (write(c->fd, (char*)ncprequest, in_len) < 0) {}
+                anz = write(c->fd, (char*)ncprequest, in_len);
 #endif
                 XDPRINTF((10,0, "write to %d, anz = %d", c->fd, anz));
               }