diff --git a/builtin/bundle.c b/builtin/bundle.c
index ea6948110b0..7778297277a 100644
--- a/builtin/bundle.c
+++ b/builtin/bundle.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static int parse_options_cmd_bundle(int argc,
 		const char* prefix,
 		const char * const usagestr[],
 		const struct option options[],
-		const char **bundle_file) {
+		char **bundle_file) {
 	int newargc;
 	newargc = parse_options(argc, argv, NULL, options, usagestr,
 			     PARSE_OPT_STOP_AT_NON_OPTION);
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ static int cmd_bundle_create(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) {
 	int progress = isatty(STDERR_FILENO);
 	struct strvec pack_opts;
 	int version = -1;
-
+	int die_no_repo = 0;
+	int ret;
 	struct option options[] = {
 		OPT_SET_INT('q', "quiet", &progress,
 			    N_("do not show progress meter"), 0),
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ static int cmd_bundle_create(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) {
 			    N_("specify bundle format version")),
 		OPT_END()
 	};
-	const char* bundle_file;
+	char *bundle_file;
 
 	argc = parse_options_cmd_bundle(argc, argv, prefix,
 			builtin_bundle_create_usage, options, &bundle_file);
@@ -92,77 +93,107 @@ static int cmd_bundle_create(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) {
 	if (progress && all_progress_implied)
 		strvec_push(&pack_opts, "--all-progress-implied");
 
-	if (!startup_info->have_repository)
+	if (!startup_info->have_repository) {
+		die_no_repo = 1;
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+	ret = !!create_bundle(the_repository, bundle_file, argc, argv, &pack_opts, version);
+cleanup:
+	free(bundle_file);
+	if (die_no_repo)
 		die(_("Need a repository to create a bundle."));
-	return !!create_bundle(the_repository, bundle_file, argc, argv, &pack_opts, version);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int cmd_bundle_verify(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) {
 	struct bundle_header header;
 	int bundle_fd = -1;
 	int quiet = 0;
-
+	int ret;
 	struct option options[] = {
 		OPT_BOOL('q', "quiet", &quiet,
 			    N_("do not show bundle details")),
 		OPT_END()
 	};
-	const char* bundle_file;
+	char *bundle_file;
 
 	argc = parse_options_cmd_bundle(argc, argv, prefix,
 			builtin_bundle_verify_usage, options, &bundle_file);
 	/* bundle internals use argv[1] as further parameters */
 
 	memset(&header, 0, sizeof(header));
-	if ((bundle_fd = read_bundle_header(bundle_file, &header)) < 0)
-		return 1;
+	if ((bundle_fd = read_bundle_header(bundle_file, &header)) < 0) {
+		ret = 1;
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
 	close(bundle_fd);
-	if (verify_bundle(the_repository, &header, !quiet))
-		return 1;
+	if (verify_bundle(the_repository, &header, !quiet)) {
+		ret = 1;
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
 	fprintf(stderr, _("%s is okay\n"), bundle_file);
-	return 0;
+	ret = 0;
+cleanup:
+	free(bundle_file);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int cmd_bundle_list_heads(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) {
 	struct bundle_header header;
 	int bundle_fd = -1;
-
+	int ret;
 	struct option options[] = {
 		OPT_END()
 	};
-	const char* bundle_file;
+	char *bundle_file;
 
 	argc = parse_options_cmd_bundle(argc, argv, prefix,
 			builtin_bundle_list_heads_usage, options, &bundle_file);
 	/* bundle internals use argv[1] as further parameters */
 
 	memset(&header, 0, sizeof(header));
-	if ((bundle_fd = read_bundle_header(bundle_file, &header)) < 0)
-		return 1;
+	if ((bundle_fd = read_bundle_header(bundle_file, &header)) < 0) {
+		ret = 1;
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
 	close(bundle_fd);
-	return !!list_bundle_refs(&header, argc, argv);
+	ret = !!list_bundle_refs(&header, argc, argv);
+cleanup:
+	free(bundle_file);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int cmd_bundle_unbundle(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) {
 	struct bundle_header header;
 	int bundle_fd = -1;
-
+	int die_no_repo = 0;
+	int ret;
 	struct option options[] = {
 		OPT_END()
 	};
-	const char* bundle_file;
+	char *bundle_file;
 
 	argc = parse_options_cmd_bundle(argc, argv, prefix,
 			builtin_bundle_unbundle_usage, options, &bundle_file);
 	/* bundle internals use argv[1] as further parameters */
 
 	memset(&header, 0, sizeof(header));
-	if ((bundle_fd = read_bundle_header(bundle_file, &header)) < 0)
-		return 1;
-	if (!startup_info->have_repository)
-		die(_("Need a repository to unbundle."));
-	return !!unbundle(the_repository, &header, bundle_fd, 0) ||
+	if ((bundle_fd = read_bundle_header(bundle_file, &header)) < 0) {
+		ret = 1;
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+	if (!startup_info->have_repository) {
+		die_no_repo = 1;
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+	ret = !!unbundle(the_repository, &header, bundle_fd, 0) ||
 		list_bundle_refs(&header, argc, argv);
+cleanup:
+	if (die_no_repo)
+		die(_("Need a repository to unbundle."));
+	free(bundle_file);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 int cmd_bundle(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
