diff --git a/rtmp/rtmp.go b/rtmp/rtmp.go
index 3142389e..8e2177db 100644
--- a/rtmp/rtmp.go
+++ b/rtmp/rtmp.go
@@ -490,10 +490,14 @@ func C_SendConnectPacket(r *C_RTMP, cp *C_RTMPPacket) error {
 	enc := packet.m_body
 
 	enc = C_AMF_EncodeString(enc, av_connect)
-
+	if enc == nil {
+		return errEncoding
+	}
 	r.m_numInvokes += 1
 	enc = C_AMF_EncodeNumber(enc, float64(r.m_numInvokes))
-
+	if enc == nil {
+		return errEncoding
+	}
 	enc[0] = AMF_OBJECT
 	enc = enc[1:]
 
@@ -610,8 +614,14 @@ func C_RTMP_SendCreateStream(r *C_RTMP) error {
 	enc := packet.m_body
 
 	enc = C_AMF_EncodeString(enc, av_createStream)
+	if enc == nil {
+		return errEncoding
+	}
 	r.m_numInvokes++
 	enc = C_AMF_EncodeNumber(enc, float64(r.m_numInvokes))
+	if enc == nil {
+		return errEncoding
+	}
 	enc[0] = AMF_NULL
 	enc = enc[1:]
 
@@ -637,15 +647,20 @@ func C_SendReleaseStream(r *C_RTMP) error {
 	enc := packet.m_body
 
 	enc = C_AMF_EncodeString(enc, av_releaseStream)
+	if enc == nil {
+		return errEncoding
+	}
 	r.m_numInvokes++
 	enc = C_AMF_EncodeNumber(enc, float64(r.m_numInvokes))
+	if enc == nil {
+		return errEncoding
+	}
 	enc[0] = AMF_NULL
 	enc = enc[1:]
 	enc = C_AMF_EncodeString(enc, r.Link.playpath)
 	if enc == nil {
 		return errEncoding
 	}
-
 	packet.m_nBodySize = uint32((len(pbuf) - RTMP_MAX_HEADER_SIZE) - len(enc))
 
 	return C_RTMP_SendPacket(r, &packet, 0)
@@ -668,8 +683,14 @@ func C_SendFCPublish(r *C_RTMP) error {
 	enc := packet.m_body
 
 	enc = C_AMF_EncodeString(enc, av_FCPublish)
+	if enc == nil {
+		return errEncoding
+	}
 	r.m_numInvokes++
 	enc = C_AMF_EncodeNumber(enc, float64(r.m_numInvokes))
+	if enc == nil {
+		return errEncoding
+	}
 	enc[0] = AMF_NULL
 	enc = enc[1:]
 	enc = C_AMF_EncodeString(enc, r.Link.playpath)
@@ -699,12 +720,17 @@ func C_SendFCUnpublish(r *C_RTMP) error {
 	enc := packet.m_body
 
 	enc = C_AMF_EncodeString(enc, av_FCUnpublish)
+	if enc == nil {
+		return errEncoding
+	}
 	r.m_numInvokes++
 	enc = C_AMF_EncodeNumber(enc, float64(r.m_numInvokes))
+	if enc == nil {
+		return errEncoding
+	}
 	enc[0] = AMF_NULL
 	enc = enc[1:]
 	enc = C_AMF_EncodeString(enc, r.Link.playpath)
-
 	if enc == nil {
 		return errEncoding
 	}
@@ -731,8 +757,14 @@ func C_SendPublish(r *C_RTMP) error {
 	enc := packet.m_body
 
 	enc = C_AMF_EncodeString(enc, av_publish)
+	if enc == nil {
+		return errEncoding
+	}
 	r.m_numInvokes++
 	enc = C_AMF_EncodeNumber(enc, float64(r.m_numInvokes))
+	if enc == nil {
+		return errEncoding
+	}
 	enc[0] = AMF_NULL
 	enc = enc[1:]
 	enc = C_AMF_EncodeString(enc, r.Link.playpath)
@@ -804,8 +836,10 @@ func C_SendBytesReceived(r *C_RTMP) error {
 	enc := packet.m_body
 
 	r.m_nBytesInSent = r.m_nBytesIn
-	C_AMF_EncodeInt32(enc, r.m_nBytesIn)
-
+	enc = C_AMF_EncodeInt32(enc, r.m_nBytesIn)
+	if enc == nil {
+		return errEncoding
+	}
 	packet.m_nBodySize = 4
 
 	return C_RTMP_SendPacket(r, &packet, 0)
@@ -828,8 +862,14 @@ func C_SendCheckBW(r *C_RTMP) error {
 	enc := packet.m_body
 
 	enc = C_AMF_EncodeString(enc, av__checkbw)
+	if enc == nil {
+		return errEncoding
+	}
 	r.m_numInvokes++
 	enc = C_AMF_EncodeNumber(enc, float64(r.m_numInvokes))
+	if enc == nil {
+		return errEncoding
+	}
 	enc[0] = AMF_NULL
 	enc = enc[1:]
 
@@ -1588,6 +1628,9 @@ func C_RTMP_Write(r *C_RTMP, buf []byte) error {
 			enc = pkt.m_body[:pkt.m_nBodySize]
 			if pkt.m_packetType == RTMP_PACKET_TYPE_INFO {
 				enc = C_AMF_EncodeString(enc, setDataFrame)
+				if enc == nil {
+					return errEncoding
+				}
 				pkt.m_nBytesRead = uint32(len(pkt.m_body) - len(enc))
 			}