diff --git a/src/Expr.cc b/src/Expr.cc
index be4b05d6a2..cd431fdca1 100644
--- a/src/Expr.cc
+++ b/src/Expr.cc
@@ -1798,7 +1798,7 @@ Val* BoolExpr::Eval(Frame* f) const
 
 		VectorVal* result = 0;
 
-		// It's either and EXPR_AND_AND or an EXPR_OR_OR.
+		// It's either an EXPR_AND_AND or an EXPR_OR_OR.
 		bool is_and = (tag == EXPR_AND_AND);
 
 		if ( scalar_v->IsZero() == is_and )
diff --git a/src/Val.cc b/src/Val.cc
index 4da4a35d48..61cca185df 100644
--- a/src/Val.cc
+++ b/src/Val.cc
@@ -3226,7 +3226,7 @@ bool VectorVal::AssignRepeat(unsigned int index, unsigned int how_many,
 	ResizeAtLeast(index + how_many);
 
 	for ( unsigned int i = index; i < index + how_many; ++i )
-		if ( ! Assign(i, element ) )
+		if ( ! Assign(i, element->Ref() ) )
 			return false;
 
 	return true;