diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 4c99e3729f..ae9825dead 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ int read_ref_at(const char *ref, unsigned long at_time, unsigned char *sha1)
 			c++;
 		if (c == logend || *c == '\n')
 			die("Log %s is corrupt.", logfile);
-		date = strtoul(c, NULL, 10);
+		date = strtoul(c + 1, NULL, 10);
 		if (date <= at_time) {
 			if (get_sha1_hex(rec + 41, sha1))
 				die("Log %s is corrupt.", logfile);
diff --git a/sha1_name.c b/sha1_name.c
index 3ac3ab4f58..4376cb3928 100644
--- a/sha1_name.c
+++ b/sha1_name.c
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ static int get_sha1_basic(const char *str, int len, unsigned char *sha1)
 			at_time = approxidate(date_spec);
 			free(date_spec);
 			len = at_mark;
+			break;
 		}
 	}