diff --git a/src/libs/vpatterndb/vpiece.cpp b/src/libs/vpatterndb/vpiece.cpp
index b049a5543..46d279e6d 100644
--- a/src/libs/vpatterndb/vpiece.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/vpatterndb/vpiece.cpp
@@ -151,6 +151,26 @@ QVector<QLineF> CreateThreePassmarkLines(const QLineF &line)
     lines.append(QLineF(l2p1, l2p2));
     return lines;
 }
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool IsPassmarksPossible(const QVector<VPieceNode> &path)
+{
+    int countPointNodes = 0;
+    int countOthers = 0;
+
+    for (int i = 0; i< path.size(); ++i)
+    {
+        const VPieceNode &node = path.at(i);
+        if (node.IsExcluded())
+        {
+            continue;// skip node
+        }
+
+        node.GetTypeTool() == Tool::NodePoint ? ++countPointNodes : ++countOthers;
+    }
+
+    return countPointNodes >= 3 || (countPointNodes >= 1 && countOthers >= 1);
+}
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -717,6 +737,7 @@ QVector<CustomSARecord> VPiece::FilterRecords(QVector<CustomSARecord> records) c
         return records;
     }
 
+    // cppcheck-suppress variableScope
     bool foundFilter = false;// Need in case "filter" will stay empty.
     CustomSARecord filter;
     int startIndex = d->m_path.CountNodes()-1;
@@ -894,26 +915,6 @@ bool VPiece::GetSeamPassmarkSAPoint(const VSAPoint &previousSAPoint, const VSAPo
     return true;
 }
 
-//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-bool VPiece::IsPassmarksPossible(const QVector<VPieceNode> &path) const
-{
-    int countPointNodes = 0;
-    int countOthers = 0;
-
-    for (int i = 0; i< path.size(); ++i)
-    {
-        const VPieceNode &node = path.at(i);
-        if (node.IsExcluded())
-        {
-            continue;// skip node
-        }
-
-        node.GetTypeTool() == Tool::NodePoint ? ++countPointNodes : ++countOthers;
-    }
-
-    return countPointNodes >= 3 || (countPointNodes >= 1 && countOthers >= 1);
-}
-
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool VPiece::IsPassmarkVisible(const QVector<VPieceNode> &path, int passmarkIndex) const
 {
diff --git a/src/libs/vpatterndb/vpiece.h b/src/libs/vpatterndb/vpiece.h
index a2ec5971f..b8ae28025 100644
--- a/src/libs/vpatterndb/vpiece.h
+++ b/src/libs/vpatterndb/vpiece.h
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ private:
     bool GetSeamPassmarkSAPoint(const VSAPoint &previousSAPoint, const VSAPoint &passmarkSAPoint,
                                 const VSAPoint &nextSAPoint, const VContainer *data, QPointF &point) const;
 
-    bool IsPassmarksPossible(const QVector<VPieceNode> &path) const;
     bool IsPassmarkVisible(const QVector<VPieceNode> &path, int passmarkIndex) const;
 
     QVector<QLineF> CreatePassmark(const QVector<VPieceNode> &path, int previousIndex, int passmarkIndex, int nextIndex,
diff --git a/src/libs/vpatterndb/vpiecepath.cpp b/src/libs/vpatterndb/vpiecepath.cpp
index 3e569a8b7..8010af7bc 100644
--- a/src/libs/vpatterndb/vpiecepath.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/vpatterndb/vpiecepath.cpp
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ VSAPoint VPiecePath::StartSegment(const VContainer *data, const QVector<VPieceNo
         int index = 0;
         i == 0 ? index = FindInLoopNotExcludedUp(nodes.size()-1, nodes) : index = FindInLoopNotExcludedUp(i-1, nodes);
 
-        if (index != -1 && index != i)
+        if (index != i && index != -1)
         {
             begin = CurveStartPoint(begin, data, nodes.at(index), points);
         }
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ VSAPoint VPiecePath::EndSegment(const VContainer *data, const QVector<VPieceNode
         int index = 0;
         i == nodes.size()-1 ? index=FindInLoopNotExcludedDown(0, nodes) : index=FindInLoopNotExcludedDown(i+1, nodes);
 
-        if (index != -1 && index != i)
+        if (index != i && index != -1)
         {
             end = CurveEndPoint(end, data, nodes.at(index), points);
         }