diff --git a/auth2-gss.c b/auth2-gss.c
index 47308c5ce..9351e0428 100644
--- a/auth2-gss.c
+++ b/auth2-gss.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: auth2-gss.c,v 1.28 2018/07/10 09:13:30 djm Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: auth2-gss.c,v 1.29 2018/07/31 03:10:27 djm Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2001-2003 Simon Wilkinson. All rights reserved.
@@ -70,9 +70,6 @@ userauth_gssapi(struct ssh *ssh)
 	size_t len;
 	u_char *doid = NULL;
 
-	if (!authctxt->valid || authctxt->user == NULL)
-		return (0);
-
 	if ((r = sshpkt_get_u32(ssh, &mechs)) != 0)
 		fatal("%s: %s", __func__, ssh_err(r));
 
@@ -106,6 +103,12 @@ userauth_gssapi(struct ssh *ssh)
 		return (0);
 	}
 
+	if (!authctxt->valid || authctxt->user == NULL) {
+		debug2("%s: disabled because of invalid user", __func__);
+		free(doid);
+		return (0);
+	}
+
 	if (GSS_ERROR(PRIVSEP(ssh_gssapi_server_ctx(&ctxt, &goid)))) {
 		if (ctxt != NULL)
 			ssh_gssapi_delete_ctx(&ctxt);
diff --git a/auth2-hostbased.c b/auth2-hostbased.c
index 60159a56c..359393291 100644
--- a/auth2-hostbased.c
+++ b/auth2-hostbased.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: auth2-hostbased.c,v 1.35 2018/07/09 21:35:50 markus Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: auth2-hostbased.c,v 1.36 2018/07/31 03:10:27 djm Exp $ */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2000 Markus Friedl.  All rights reserved.
  *
@@ -67,10 +67,6 @@ userauth_hostbased(struct ssh *ssh)
 	size_t alen, blen, slen;
 	int r, pktype, authenticated = 0;
 
-	if (!authctxt->valid) {
-		debug2("%s: disabled because of invalid user", __func__);
-		return 0;
-	}
 	/* XXX use sshkey_froms() */
 	if ((r = sshpkt_get_cstring(ssh, &pkalg, &alen)) != 0 ||
 	    (r = sshpkt_get_string(ssh, &pkblob, &blen)) != 0 ||
@@ -117,6 +113,11 @@ userauth_hostbased(struct ssh *ssh)
 		goto done;
 	}
 
+	if (!authctxt->valid || authctxt->user == NULL) {
+		debug2("%s: disabled because of invalid user", __func__);
+		goto done;
+	}
+
 	if ((b = sshbuf_new()) == NULL)
 		fatal("%s: sshbuf_new failed", __func__);
 	/* reconstruct packet */
diff --git a/auth2-pubkey.c b/auth2-pubkey.c
index c4d0f7908..e1c150401 100644
--- a/auth2-pubkey.c
+++ b/auth2-pubkey.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: auth2-pubkey.c,v 1.82 2018/07/11 18:55:11 markus Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: auth2-pubkey.c,v 1.83 2018/07/31 03:10:27 djm Exp $ */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2000 Markus Friedl.  All rights reserved.
  *
@@ -89,19 +89,15 @@ userauth_pubkey(struct ssh *ssh)
 {
 	Authctxt *authctxt = ssh->authctxt;
 	struct passwd *pw = authctxt->pw;
-	struct sshbuf *b;
+	struct sshbuf *b = NULL;
 	struct sshkey *key = NULL;
-	char *pkalg, *userstyle = NULL, *key_s = NULL, *ca_s = NULL;
-	u_char *pkblob, *sig, have_sig;
+	char *pkalg = NULL, *userstyle = NULL, *key_s = NULL, *ca_s = NULL;
+	u_char *pkblob = NULL, *sig = NULL, have_sig;
 	size_t blen, slen;
 	int r, pktype;
 	int authenticated = 0;
 	struct sshauthopt *authopts = NULL;
 
-	if (!authctxt->valid) {
-		debug2("%s: disabled because of invalid user", __func__);
-		return 0;
-	}
 	if ((r = sshpkt_get_u8(ssh, &have_sig)) != 0 ||
 	    (r = sshpkt_get_cstring(ssh, &pkalg, NULL)) != 0 ||
 	    (r = sshpkt_get_string(ssh, &pkblob, &blen)) != 0)
@@ -167,6 +163,11 @@ userauth_pubkey(struct ssh *ssh)
 				fatal("%s: sshbuf_put_string session id: %s",
 				    __func__, ssh_err(r));
 		}
+		if (!authctxt->valid || authctxt->user == NULL) {
+			debug2("%s: disabled because of invalid user",
+			    __func__);
+			goto done;
+		}
 		/* reconstruct packet */
 		xasprintf(&userstyle, "%s%s%s", authctxt->user,
 		    authctxt->style ? ":" : "",
@@ -183,7 +184,6 @@ userauth_pubkey(struct ssh *ssh)
 #ifdef DEBUG_PK
 		sshbuf_dump(b, stderr);
 #endif
-
 		/* test for correct signature */
 		authenticated = 0;
 		if (PRIVSEP(user_key_allowed(ssh, pw, key, 1, &authopts)) &&
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ userauth_pubkey(struct ssh *ssh)
 			authenticated = 1;
 		}
 		sshbuf_free(b);
-		free(sig);
 		auth2_record_key(authctxt, authenticated, key);
 	} else {
 		debug("%s: test pkalg %s pkblob %s%s%s",
@@ -205,6 +204,11 @@ userauth_pubkey(struct ssh *ssh)
 		if ((r = sshpkt_get_end(ssh)) != 0)
 			fatal("%s: %s", __func__, ssh_err(r));
 
+		if (!authctxt->valid || authctxt->user == NULL) {
+			debug2("%s: disabled because of invalid user",
+			    __func__);
+			goto done;
+		}
 		/* XXX fake reply and always send PK_OK ? */
 		/*
 		 * XXX this allows testing whether a user is allowed
@@ -238,6 +242,7 @@ done:
 	free(pkblob);
 	free(key_s);
 	free(ca_s);
+	free(sig);
 	return authenticated;
 }