diff --git a/file.c b/file.c
index 08c6a8309..9fd44d90f 100644
--- a/file.c
+++ b/file.c
@@ -117,12 +117,14 @@ static int try_to_xslt_open_csv(const char *filename, struct memblock *mem, char
 	 */
 	buf = realloc(mem->buffer, mem->size + strlen("<csv></csv>"));
 	if (buf != NULL) {
-		memmove(buf + 5, mem->buffer, mem->size);
+		memmove(buf + 5, buf, mem->size);
 		memcpy(buf, "<csv>", 5);
-		memcpy(mem->buffer + mem->size + 5, "</csv>", 7);
-		mem->buffer = buf;
+		memcpy(buf + mem->size + 5, "</csv>", 7);
 		mem->size += strlen("<csv></csv>");
+		mem->buffer = buf;
 	} else {
+		/* we can atleast try to strdup a error... */
+		*error = strdup("realloc failed in __func__\n");
 		free(mem->buffer);
 		return 1;
 	}