--- a/chansession.h	Tue Oct 21 21:43:20 2014 +0800
+++ b/chansession.h	Tue Oct 21 22:33:49 2014 +0800
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@
 	/* exit details */
 	struct exitinfo exit;
 
-	/* Used to set $SSH_CONNECTION in the child session. 
-	Is only set temporarily before forking */
+
+	/* These are only set temporarily before forking */
+	/* Used to set $SSH_CONNECTION in the child session.  */
 	char *connection_string;
-
 	/* Used to set $SSH_CLIENT in the child session. */
 	char *client_string;
 	

--- a/svr-chansession.c	Tue Oct 21 21:43:20 2014 +0800
+++ b/svr-chansession.c	Tue Oct 21 22:33:49 2014 +0800
@@ -603,34 +603,26 @@
 	return DROPBEAR_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static char* make_connection_string() {
+static void make_connection_string(struct ChanSess *chansess) {
 	char *local_ip, *local_port, *remote_ip, *remote_port;
 	size_t len;
-	char *ret;
 	get_socket_address(ses.sock_in, &local_ip, &local_port, &remote_ip, &remote_port, 0);
-	len = strlen(local_ip) + strlen(local_port) + strlen(remote_ip) + strlen(remote_port) + 4;
-	ret = m_malloc(len);
-	snprintf(ret, len, "%s %s %s %s", remote_ip, remote_port, local_ip, local_port);
+
+	/* "remoteip remoteport localip localport" */
+	len = strlen(local_ip) + strlen(remote_ip) + 20;
+	chansess->connection_string = m_malloc(len);
+	snprintf(chansess->connection_string, len, "%s %s %s %s", remote_ip, remote_port, local_ip, local_port);
+
+	/* deprecated but bash only loads .bashrc if SSH_CLIENT is set */ 
+	/* "remoteip remoteport localport" */
+	len = strlen(remote_ip) + 20;
+	chansess->client_string = m_malloc(len);
+	snprintf(chansess->client_string, len, "%s %s %s", remote_ip, remote_port, local_port);
+
 	m_free(local_ip);
 	m_free(local_port);
 	m_free(remote_ip);
 	m_free(remote_port);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static char* make_client_string() {
-	char *local_ip, *local_port, *remote_ip, *remote_port;
-	size_t len;
-	char *ret;
-	get_socket_address(ses.sock_in, &local_ip, &local_port, &remote_ip, &remote_port, 0);
-	len = strlen(local_ip) + strlen(local_port) + strlen(remote_ip) + strlen(remote_port) + 4;
-	ret = m_malloc(len);
-	snprintf(ret, len, "%s %s %s", remote_ip, remote_port, local_port);
-	m_free(local_ip);
-	m_free(local_port);
-	m_free(remote_ip);
-	m_free(remote_port);
-	return ret;
 }
 
 /* Handle a command request from the client. This is used for both shell
@@ -693,8 +685,7 @@
 	/* uClinux will vfork(), so there'll be a race as 
 	connection_string is freed below. */
 #ifndef USE_VFORK
-	chansess->connection_string = make_connection_string();
-	chansess->client_string = make_client_string();
+	make_connection_string(chansess);
 #endif
 
 	if (chansess->term == NULL) {