diff --git a/src/dict.c b/src/dict.c
index 4425a94e..887a0f65 100644
--- a/src/dict.c
+++ b/src/dict.c
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ static int dictGenericDelete(dict *d, const void *key, int nofree)
         he = d->ht[table].table[idx];
         prevHe = NULL;
         while(he) {
-            if (dictCompareKeys(d, key, he->key)) {
+            if (key==he->key || dictCompareKeys(d, key, he->key)) {
                 /* Unlink the element from the list */
                 if (prevHe)
                     prevHe->next = he->next;
@@ -494,14 +494,14 @@ dictEntry *dictFind(dict *d, const void *key)
     dictEntry *he;
     unsigned int h, idx, table;
 
-    if (d->ht[0].size == 0) return NULL; /* We don't have a table at all */
+    if (d->ht[0].used + d->ht[1].used == 0) return NULL; /* dict is empty */
     if (dictIsRehashing(d)) _dictRehashStep(d);
     h = dictHashKey(d, key);
     for (table = 0; table <= 1; table++) {
         idx = h & d->ht[table].sizemask;
         he = d->ht[table].table[idx];
         while(he) {
-            if (dictCompareKeys(d, key, he->key))
+            if (key==he->key || dictCompareKeys(d, key, he->key))
                 return he;
             he = he->next;
         }
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ static int _dictKeyIndex(dict *d, const void *key)
         /* Search if this slot does not already contain the given key */
         he = d->ht[table].table[idx];
         while(he) {
-            if (dictCompareKeys(d, key, he->key))
+            if (key==he->key || dictCompareKeys(d, key, he->key))
                 return -1;
             he = he->next;
         }