diff --git a/src/modal.c b/src/modal.c
index fb951d2..34ea05e 100644
--- a/src/modal.c
+++ b/src/modal.c
@@ -121,9 +121,12 @@ commit(char r, char *incoming)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static void
-save(int rule)
+static int
+save(int rule, char *p)
 {
+	while((*outp_++ = *p++))
+		;
+	*outp_++ = 0;
 	if((direction = !direction))
 		prog_ = bank_b, outp_ = bank_a;
 	else
@@ -133,6 +136,7 @@ save(int rule)
 		while(program[1] && program[0] < 0x21) program++;
 		fprintf(stderr, "%02d %s\n", rule, program);
 	}
+	return 1;
 }
 
 static char *
@@ -174,10 +178,7 @@ rewrite(char *incoming)
 			p += 3;
 			r->a = parse_rulefrag(p), p = walk(p) + 1;
 			r->b = parse_rulefrag(p), p = walk(p);
-			while((*outp_++ = *p++))
-				;
-			save(-1);
-			return 1;
+			return save(-1, p);
 		}
 		if(p == bank_a || p == bank_b || spacer(*(p - 1))) {
 			for(i = 0; i < rules_len; i++) {
@@ -191,11 +192,7 @@ rewrite(char *incoming)
 						else
 							*outp_++ = cc;
 					}
-					while((*outp_++ = *res++))
-						;
-					*outp_++ = 0;
-					save(i);
-					return 1;
+					return save(i, res);
 				}
 			}
 		}