diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_wheel.yml b/.github/workflows/build_wheel.yml
index 33c7be3..177e11d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_wheel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_wheel.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-# Build from source using tox.
-name: build_tox
+# Build wheel from source using tox.
+name: build_wheel
 on: [push, pull_request]
 permissions: read-all
 jobs:
-  build_tox:
+  build_wheel:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
diff --git a/pylnk/pylnk_file_object_io_handle.c b/pylnk/pylnk_file_object_io_handle.c
index 7c9185b..d48910a 100644
--- a/pylnk/pylnk_file_object_io_handle.c
+++ b/pylnk/pylnk_file_object_io_handle.c
@@ -232,13 +232,13 @@ int pylnk_file_object_io_handle_free(
 		Py_DecRef(
 		 ( *file_object_io_handle )->file_object );
 
-		PyGILState_Release(
-		 gil_state );
-
 		PyMem_Free(
 		 *file_object_io_handle );
 
 		*file_object_io_handle = NULL;
+
+		PyGILState_Release(
+		 gil_state );
 	}
 	return( 1 );
 }
diff --git a/pylnk/pylnk_string.c b/pylnk/pylnk_string.c
index 2a68e86..9fe4836 100644
--- a/pylnk/pylnk_string.c
+++ b/pylnk/pylnk_string.c
@@ -164,16 +164,6 @@ PyObject *pylnk_string_new_from_utf8_rfc2279(
 			goto on_error;
 		}
 	}
-	if( PyUnicode_READY(
-	     string_object ) == -1 )
-	{
-		PyErr_Format(
-		 PyExc_RuntimeError,
-		 "%s: unable to finalize string object.",
-		 function );
-
-		goto on_error;
-	}
 	PyMem_Free(
 	 utf32_string );