diff --git a/lib/zclient.c b/lib/zclient.c
index 610008b..d25c8d4 100644
--- a/lib/zclient.c
+++ b/lib/zclient.c
@@ -651,18 +651,30 @@
   return zclient_send_message(zclient);
 }
 
+/* Get prefix in ZServ format; family should be filled in on prefix */
+static void
+zclient_stream_get_prefix (struct stream *s, struct prefix *p)
+{
+  size_t plen = prefix_blen (p);
+  u_char c;
+  p->prefixlen = 0;
+  
+  if (plen == 0)
+    return;
+  
+  stream_get (&p->u.prefix, s, plen);
+  c = stream_getc(s);
+  p->prefixlen = MIN(plen * 8, c);
+}
+
 /* Router-id update from zebra daemon. */
 void
 zebra_router_id_update_read (struct stream *s, struct prefix *rid)
 {
-  int plen;
-
   /* Fetch interface address. */
   rid->family = stream_getc (s);
-
-  plen = prefix_blen (rid);
-  stream_get (&rid->u.prefix, s, plen);
-  rid->prefixlen = stream_getc (s);
+  
+  zclient_stream_get_prefix (s, rid);
 }
 
 /* Interface addition from zebra daemon. */
@@ -814,8 +826,7 @@
   ifindex_t ifindex;
   struct interface *ifp;
   struct connected *ifc;
-  struct prefix p, d;
-  int family;
+  struct prefix p, d, *dp;
   int plen;
   u_char ifc_flags;
 
@@ -840,21 +851,21 @@
   ifc_flags = stream_getc (s);
 
   /* Fetch interface address. */
-  family = p.family = stream_getc (s);
-
-  plen = prefix_blen (&p);
-  stream_get (&p.u.prefix, s, plen);
-  p.prefixlen = stream_getc (s);
+  d.family = p.family = stream_getc (s);
+  plen = prefix_blen (&d);
+  
+  zclient_stream_get_prefix (s, &p);
 
   /* Fetch destination address. */
   stream_get (&d.u.prefix, s, plen);
-  d.family = family;
-
+  
+  /* N.B. NULL destination pointers are encoded as all zeroes */
+  dp = memconstant(&d.u.prefix,0,plen) ? NULL : &d;
+  
   if (type == ZEBRA_INTERFACE_ADDRESS_ADD) 
     {
        /* N.B. NULL destination pointers are encoded as all zeroes */
-       ifc = connected_add_by_prefix(ifp, &p,(memconstant(&d.u.prefix,0,plen) ?
-					      NULL : &d));
+       ifc = connected_add_by_prefix(ifp, &p, dp);
        if (ifc != NULL)
 	 {
 	   ifc->flags = ifc_flags;