diff --git a/pclsync/pfs.c b/pclsync/pfs.c
index 135e909..560fabb 100644
--- a/pclsync/pfs.c
+++ b/pclsync/pfs.c
@@ -3692,7 +3692,7 @@ static int pfs_do_start() {
   // Add user-specified FUSE options from environment variable
   const char *fuse_opts_env = getenv("PCLOUD_FUSE_OPTS");
   if (fuse_opts_env && fuse_opts_env[0] != '\0') {
-    char *fuse_opts = strdup(fuse_opts_env);
+    char *fuse_opts = putil_strdup(fuse_opts_env);
     if (fuse_opts) {
       char *saveptr = NULL;
       char *token = strtok_r(fuse_opts, ",", &saveptr);
diff --git a/pclsync/psynclib.c b/pclsync/psynclib.c
index 933c1ba..303b586 100644
--- a/pclsync/psynclib.c
+++ b/pclsync/psynclib.c
@@ -2353,7 +2353,7 @@ int psync_create_backup(char *path, char **errMsg) {
   int res = 0, oParCnt = 0;
 
   if (path[0] == 0) {
-    *errMsg = strdup(PSYNC_BACKUP_PATH_EMPTY_MSG);
+    *errMsg = putil_strdup(PSYNC_BACKUP_PATH_EMPTY_MSG);
 
     return PSYNC_BACKUP_PATH_EMPTY_ERR;
   }
diff --git a/pclsync/ptevent.c b/pclsync/ptevent.c
index fb0dcd6..516904b 100644
--- a/pclsync/ptevent.c
+++ b/pclsync/ptevent.c
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ void ptevent_process(event_data_struct *data) {
     event_data->eventid = data->eventid;
     event_data->uint1 = data->uint1;
     event_data->uint2 = data->uint2;
-    event_data->str1 = data->str1 ? strdup(data->str1) : NULL;
-    event_data->str2 = data->str2 ? strdup(data->str2) : NULL;
+    event_data->str1 = data->str1 ? putil_strdup(data->str1) : NULL;
+    event_data->str2 = data->str2 ? putil_strdup(data->str2) : NULL;
 
     prun_thread1("Data Event", proc_send_data_event, event_data);
   } else {
diff --git a/pclsync/ptools.c b/pclsync/ptools.c
index 5e3381f..b7cbf27 100644
--- a/pclsync/ptools.c
+++ b/pclsync/ptools.c
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ char *ptools_sfldr_by_syncid(uint64_t syncId) {
     return NULL;
   }
 
-  retName = strdup(syncName);
+  retName = putil_strdup(syncName);
 
   psql_free(res);
 
@@ -601,5 +601,5 @@ char *ptools_fldr_name_by_path(char *path) {
     path++;
   }
 
-  return strdup(folder);
+  return putil_strdup(folder);
 }
diff --git a/pclsync/pupload.c b/pclsync/pupload.c
index 469946f..f6f1764 100644
--- a/pclsync/pupload.c
+++ b/pclsync/pupload.c
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ int handle_api_errors(sync_err_struct *err_struct) {
 
     event_data = pmem_malloc(PMEM_SUBSYS_UPLOAD, sizeof(event_data_struct));
     event_data->eventid = PEVENT_SYNC_RENAME_F;
-    event_data->str1 = strdup(err_struct->newName);
+    event_data->str1 = putil_strdup(err_struct->newName);
     event_data->str2 = folder;
     event_data->uint1 = err_struct->folderid;
     event_data->uint2 = err_struct->newparentfolderid;
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ static int task_renameremotefolder(psync_folderid_t folderid,
 
     pdiff_wake();
   } else {
-    err_struct.newName = strdup(newname);
+    err_struct.newName = putil_strdup(newname);
     err_struct.err = result;
     err_struct.err_msg =
         (char *)papi_find_result2(res, "error", PARAM_STR)->str;