diff --git a/mailmap.c b/mailmap.c
index f80b701292..02fcfde0b0 100644
--- a/mailmap.c
+++ b/mailmap.c
@@ -79,12 +79,14 @@ static void add_mapping(struct string_list *map,
 	if (old_name == NULL) {
 		debug_mm("mailmap: adding (simple) entry for %s at index %d\n", old_email, index);
 		/* Replace current name and new email for simple entry */
-		free(me->name);
-		free(me->email);
-		if (new_name)
+		if (new_name) {
+			free(me->name);
 			me->name = xstrdup(new_name);
-		if (new_email)
+		}
+		if (new_email) {
+			free(me->email);
 			me->email = xstrdup(new_email);
+		}
 	} else {
 		struct mailmap_info *mi = xmalloc(sizeof(struct mailmap_info));
 		debug_mm("mailmap: adding (complex) entry for %s at index %d\n", old_email, index);
diff --git a/t/t4203-mailmap.sh b/t/t4203-mailmap.sh
index 9a7d1b4466..e818de6ddd 100755
--- a/t/t4203-mailmap.sh
+++ b/t/t4203-mailmap.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ test_description='.mailmap configurations'
 
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
+fuzz_blame () {
+	sed "
+		s/$_x05[0-9a-f][0-9a-f][0-9a-f]/OBJID/g
+		s/$_x05[0-9a-f][0-9a-f]/OBJI/g
+		s/[-0-9]\{10\} [:0-9]\{8\} [-+][0-9]\{4\}/DATE/g
+	" "$@"
+}
+
 test_expect_success setup '
 	echo one >one &&
 	git add one &&
@@ -11,6 +19,7 @@ test_expect_success setup '
 	git commit -m initial &&
 	echo two >>one &&
 	git add one &&
+	test_tick &&
 	git commit --author "nick1 <bugs@company.xx>" -m second
 '
 
@@ -54,7 +63,7 @@ Repo Guy (1):
 
 EOF
 test_expect_success 'mailmap.file set' '
-	mkdir internal_mailmap &&
+	mkdir -p internal_mailmap &&
 	echo "Internal Guy <bugs@company.xx>" > internal_mailmap/.mailmap &&
 	git config mailmap.file internal_mailmap/.mailmap &&
 	git shortlog HEAD >actual &&
@@ -92,6 +101,40 @@ test_expect_success 'mailmap.file non-existant' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
+cat >expect <<\EOF
+Internal Guy (1):
+      second
+
+Repo Guy (1):
+      initial
+
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'name entry after email entry' '
+	mkdir -p internal_mailmap &&
+	echo "<bugs@company.xy> <bugs@company.xx>" >internal_mailmap/.mailmap &&
+	echo "Internal Guy <bugs@company.xx>" >>internal_mailmap/.mailmap &&
+	git shortlog HEAD >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+cat >expect <<\EOF
+Internal Guy (1):
+      second
+
+Repo Guy (1):
+      initial
+
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'name entry after email entry, case-insensitive' '
+	mkdir -p internal_mailmap &&
+	echo "<bugs@company.xy> <bugs@company.xx>" >internal_mailmap/.mailmap &&
+	echo "Internal Guy <BUGS@Company.xx>" >>internal_mailmap/.mailmap &&
+	git shortlog HEAD >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 cat >expect <<\EOF
 A U Thor (1):
       initial
@@ -101,7 +144,7 @@ nick1 (1):
 
 EOF
 test_expect_success 'No mailmap files, but configured' '
-	rm .mailmap &&
+	rm -f .mailmap internal_mailmap/.mailmap &&
 	git shortlog HEAD >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
@@ -153,7 +196,7 @@ test_expect_success 'Shortlog output (complex mapping)' '
 	test_tick &&
 	git commit --author "CTO <cto@coompany.xx>" -m seventh &&
 
-	mkdir internal_mailmap &&
+	mkdir -p internal_mailmap &&
 	echo "Committed <committer@example.com>" > internal_mailmap/.mailmap &&
 	echo "<cto@company.xx>                       <cto@coompany.xx>" >> internal_mailmap/.mailmap &&
 	echo "Some Dude <some@dude.xx>         nick1 <bugs@company.xx>" >> internal_mailmap/.mailmap &&
@@ -198,18 +241,18 @@ test_expect_success 'Log output (complex mapping)' '
 
 # git blame
 cat >expect <<\EOF
-^3a2fdcb (A U Thor     2005-04-07 15:13:13 -0700 1) one
-7de6f99b (Some Dude    2005-04-07 15:13:13 -0700 2) two
-5815879d (Other Author 2005-04-07 15:14:13 -0700 3) three
-ff859d96 (Other Author 2005-04-07 15:15:13 -0700 4) four
-5ab6d4fa (Santa Claus  2005-04-07 15:16:13 -0700 5) five
-38a42d8b (Santa Claus  2005-04-07 15:17:13 -0700 6) six
-8ddc0386 (CTO          2005-04-07 15:18:13 -0700 7) seven
+^OBJI (A U Thor     DATE 1) one
+OBJID (Some Dude    DATE 2) two
+OBJID (Other Author DATE 3) three
+OBJID (Other Author DATE 4) four
+OBJID (Santa Claus  DATE 5) five
+OBJID (Santa Claus  DATE 6) six
+OBJID (CTO          DATE 7) seven
 EOF
-
 test_expect_success 'Blame output (complex mapping)' '
 	git blame one >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	fuzz_blame actual >actual.fuzz &&
+	test_cmp expect actual.fuzz
 '
 
 test_done