diff --git a/base/netcmp.c b/base/netcmp.c
index 5f458dd..8a92bd4 100644
--- a/base/netcmp.c
+++ b/base/netcmp.c
@@ -5078,7 +5078,6 @@ PropertyMatch(struct objlist *ob1, struct objlist *ob2, int do_print,
 	 // t1 has no properties.  See if t2's properties are required
 	 // to be checked.  If so, flag t2 instance as unmatched
 
-	 mismatches++;
 	 for (i = 0;; i++) {
 	    vl2 = &(tp2->instance.props[i]);
 	    if (vl2->type == PROP_ENDLIST) break;
@@ -5088,6 +5087,7 @@ PropertyMatch(struct objlist *ob1, struct objlist *ob2, int do_print,
 	    if (kl2 != NULL) break;	// Property is required
 	 }
 	 if (vl2->type != PROP_ENDLIST) {
+	    mismatches++;
 	    if (do_print) Fprintf(stdout, "Circuit 2 %s instance %s has no"
 			" property match in circuit 1.\n",
 			Circuit2->name, inst2);
@@ -6597,8 +6597,14 @@ int MatchPins(struct nlist *tc1, struct nlist *tc2, int dolist)
          obn->model.port = -1;
          obn->instance.name = NULL;
          obn->node = -1;
-         obn->next = ob1->next;
-         ob1->next = obn;
+	 if (ob1 == tc1->cell) {
+	    obn->next = ob1;
+	    tc1->cell = obn;
+	 }
+	 else {
+            obn->next = ob1->next;
+            ob1->next = obn;
+	 }
          ob1 = obn;
 	 hasproxy1 = 1;
 
diff --git a/base/netgen.c b/base/netgen.c
index 6e5085b..7914965 100644
--- a/base/netgen.c
+++ b/base/netgen.c
@@ -3387,11 +3387,10 @@ int CombineSerial(char *model, int file)
 	    /* a parameter '_tag', string value set to "+".		*/
 
             for (obn = instlist[i][1]; obn->next &&
-			obn->next->type != PROPERTY &&
-			obn->next->type != FIRSTPIN; obn = obn->next);
+			obn->next->type > FIRSTPIN; obn = obn->next);
 	    obp = obn->next;
 
-	    if (obp == NULL || obp->type == FIRSTPIN) {
+	    if (obp == NULL || obp->type != PROPERTY) {
 	       struct objlist *nob;
 	       /* No property record, so insert one */
 	       nob = GetObject();
@@ -3466,8 +3465,8 @@ int CombineSerial(char *model, int file)
             for (obp = instlist[i][0]; obp->next->type > FIRSTPIN ||
 			obp->next->type == PROPERTY; obp = obp->next);
             for (ob2 = obp; ob2->next != instlist[i][1]; ob2 = ob2->next);
-	    for (obs = ob2->next; obs->next && obs->next->type != FIRSTPIN;
-			obs = obs->next);
+	    for (obs = ob2->next; obs->next && (obs->next->type > FIRSTPIN
+			|| obs->next->type == PROPERTY); obs = obs->next);
 	    ob2->next = obs->next;
 	    if (obs->next) obs->next = NULL;	// Terminate 2nd instance record