diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e8db432f7..ad4084955 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
    - markus@cvs.openbsd.org 2001/09/19 10:08:51
      [sshd.8]
      command=xxx applies to subsystem now, too
+   - markus@cvs.openbsd.org 2001/09/19 13:23:29
+     [key.c]
+     key_read() now returns -1 on type mismatch, too
 
 20010918
  - (djm) Configure support for smartcards. Based on Ben's work.
@@ -6510,4 +6513,4 @@
  - Wrote replacements for strlcpy and mkdtemp
  - Released 1.0pre1
 
-$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.1542 2001/09/20 00:54:01 mouring Exp $
+$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.1543 2001/09/20 00:55:53 mouring Exp $
diff --git a/key.c b/key.c
index b382f36cf..5c711b9d7 100644
--- a/key.c
+++ b/key.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
  * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 #include "includes.h"
-RCSID("$OpenBSD: key.c,v 1.31 2001/09/17 20:50:22 markus Exp $");
+RCSID("$OpenBSD: key.c,v 1.32 2001/09/19 13:23:29 markus Exp $");
 
 #include <openssl/evp.h>
 
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ write_bignum(FILE *f, BIGNUM *num)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-/* returns 1 ok, -1 error, 0 type mismatch */
+/* returns 1 ok, -1 error */
 int
 key_read(Key *ret, char **cpp)
 {
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ key_read(Key *ret, char **cpp)
 		} else if (ret->type != type) {
 			/* is a key, but different type */
 			debug3("key_read: type mismatch");
-			return 0;
+			return -1;
 		}
 		len = 2*strlen(cp);
 		blob = xmalloc(len);