diff --git a/util.d b/util.d
index 778c2d3..8a34bba 100644
--- a/util.d
+++ b/util.d
@@ -174,17 +174,16 @@ DLLRemove(T, U)(T* list, U* node, U* nil)
 		node.next.prev = node.prev;
 		node.prev.next = node.next;
 	}
-
-	node.prev = node.next = nil;
 }
 
 void
 DLLPushFront(T, U)(T* list, U* node, U* nil)
 {
+	node.prev = node.next = nil;
+
 	if (CheckNil(nil, list.first))
 	{
 		list.first = list.last = node;
-		node.prev = node.next = nil;
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -198,10 +197,11 @@ DLLPushFront(T, U)(T* list, U* node, U* nil)
 void
 DLLPush(T, U)(T* list, U* node, U* nil)
 {
+	node.prev = node.next = nil;
+
 	if (CheckNil(nil, list.first))
 	{
 		list.first = list.last = node;
-		node.prev = node.next = nil;
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -320,17 +320,16 @@ SLLRemove(T, U)(T* list, U* node, U* prev, U* nil)
 	{
 		prev.next = node.next;
 	}
-
-	node.next = nil;
 }
 
 pragma(inline) void
 SLLPushFront(T, U)(T* list, U* node, U* nil)
 {
+	node.next = nil;
+
 	if (CheckNil(nil, list.first))
 	{
 		list.first = list.last = node;
-		node.next = nil;
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -342,10 +341,11 @@ SLLPushFront(T, U)(T* list, U* node, U* nil)
 pragma(inline) void
 SLLPush(T, U)(T* list, U* node, U* nil)
 {
+	node.next = nil;
+
 	if (CheckNil(nil, list.first))
 	{
 		list.first = list.last = node;
-		node.next = nil;
 	}
 	else
 	{