diff --git a/programs/pkey/pk_encrypt.c b/programs/pkey/pk_encrypt.c
index 400619c..24c5b56 100644
--- a/programs/pkey/pk_encrypt.c
+++ b/programs/pkey/pk_encrypt.c
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@
     const char *pers = "mbedtls_pk_encrypt";
 
     mbedtls_ctr_drbg_init( &ctr_drbg );
+    mbedtls_entropy_init( &entropy );
+    mbedtls_pk_init( &pk );
 
     if( argc != 3 )
     {
@@ -88,7 +90,6 @@
     mbedtls_printf( "\n  . Seeding the random number generator..." );
     fflush( stdout );
 
-    mbedtls_entropy_init( &entropy );
     if( ( ret = mbedtls_ctr_drbg_seed( &ctr_drbg, mbedtls_entropy_func, &entropy,
                                (const unsigned char *) pers,
                                strlen( pers ) ) ) != 0 )
@@ -100,8 +101,6 @@
     mbedtls_printf( "\n  . Reading public key from '%s'", argv[1] );
     fflush( stdout );
 
-    mbedtls_pk_init( &pk );
-
     if( ( ret = mbedtls_pk_parse_public_keyfile( &pk, argv[1] ) ) != 0 )
     {
         mbedtls_printf( " failed\n  ! mbedtls_pk_parse_public_keyfile returned -0x%04x\n", -ret );
@@ -136,6 +135,7 @@
     if( ( f = fopen( "result-enc.txt", "wb+" ) ) == NULL )
     {
         mbedtls_printf( " failed\n  ! Could not create %s\n\n", "result-enc.txt" );
+        ret = 1;
         goto exit;
     }
 
@@ -150,8 +150,10 @@
     exit_code = MBEDTLS_EXIT_SUCCESS;
 
 exit:
-    mbedtls_ctr_drbg_free( &ctr_drbg );
+
+    mbedtls_pk_free( &pk );
     mbedtls_entropy_free( &entropy );
+    mbedtls_ctr_drbg_free( &ctr_drbg );
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_ERROR_C)
     if( exit_code != MBEDTLS_EXIT_SUCCESS )