diff --git a/examples/simple_repeater/MyMesh.cpp b/examples/simple_repeater/MyMesh.cpp
index 81c1dcb42..5a809e24f 100644
--- a/examples/simple_repeater/MyMesh.cpp
+++ b/examples/simple_repeater/MyMesh.cpp
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ uint8_t MyMesh::handleAnonRegionsReq(const mesh::Identity& sender, uint32_t send
     reply_path_hash_size = (*data >> 6) + 1;
     data++;
 
+    if (reply_path_len * reply_path_hash_size > MAX_PATH_SIZE) return 0;
     memcpy(reply_path, data, ((uint8_t)reply_path_len) * reply_path_hash_size);
     // data += (uint8_t)reply_path_len * reply_path_hash_size;
 
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ uint8_t MyMesh::handleAnonOwnerReq(const mesh::Identity& sender, uint32_t sender
     reply_path_hash_size = (*data >> 6) + 1;
     data++;
 
+    if (reply_path_len * reply_path_hash_size > MAX_PATH_SIZE) return 0;
     memcpy(reply_path, data, ((uint8_t)reply_path_len) * reply_path_hash_size);
     // data += (uint8_t)reply_path_len * reply_path_hash_size;
 
@@ -190,6 +192,7 @@ uint8_t MyMesh::handleAnonClockReq(const mesh::Identity& sender, uint32_t sender
     reply_path_hash_size = (*data >> 6) + 1;
     data++;
 
+    if (reply_path_len * reply_path_hash_size > MAX_PATH_SIZE) return 0;
     memcpy(reply_path, data, ((uint8_t)reply_path_len) * reply_path_hash_size);
     // data += (uint8_t)reply_path_len * reply_path_hash_size;
 
diff --git a/src/Packet.cpp b/src/Packet.cpp
index aad3e2f48..180e6eabb 100644
--- a/src/Packet.cpp
+++ b/src/Packet.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ size_t Packet::writePath(uint8_t* dest, const uint8_t* src, uint8_t path_len) {
   uint8_t hash_size = (path_len >> 6) + 1;
   size_t len = hash_count*hash_size;
   if (len > MAX_PATH_SIZE) {
-    MESH_DEBUG_PRINTLN("Packet::copyPath, invalid path_len=%d", (uint32_t)path_len);
+    MESH_DEBUG_PRINTLN("Packet::writePath, invalid path_len=%d", (uint32_t)path_len);
     return 0;   // Error
   }
   memcpy(dest, src, len);
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ size_t Packet::writePath(uint8_t* dest, const uint8_t* src, uint8_t path_len) {
 }
 
 uint8_t Packet::copyPath(uint8_t* dest, const uint8_t* src, uint8_t path_len) {
-  writePath(dest, src, path_len);
+  if (writePath(dest, src, path_len) == 0 && (path_len & 63) != 0) {
+    return 0;   // Error: writePath failed for non-empty path
+  }
   return path_len;
 }