diff --git a/include/mapnik/svg/svg_path_attributes.hpp b/include/mapnik/svg/svg_path_attributes.hpp
index 7e180fdce..57544ac21 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/svg/svg_path_attributes.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/svg/svg_path_attributes.hpp
@@ -79,8 +79,7 @@ struct path_attributes
         even_odd_flag(false),
         visibility_flag(true),
         display_flag(true)
-    {
-    }
+    {}
 
     // Copy constructor
     path_attributes(path_attributes const& attr)
diff --git a/include/mapnik/svg/svg_renderer_agg.hpp b/include/mapnik/svg/svg_renderer_agg.hpp
index ad574cc62..b7d41f5bd 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/svg/svg_renderer_agg.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/svg/svg_renderer_agg.hpp
@@ -60,12 +60,10 @@
 namespace mapnik  {
 namespace svg {
 
+// Arbitrary linear gradient specified by two control points. Gradient
+// value is taken as the normalised distance along the line segment
+// represented by the two points.
 
-/**
- * Arbitrary linear gradient specified by two control points. Gradient
- * value is taken as the normalised distance along the line segment
- * represented by the two points.
- */
 class linear_gradient_from_segment
 {
 public:
@@ -105,14 +103,14 @@ template <typename VertexSource, typename AttributeSource, typename ScanlineRend
 class svg_renderer_agg : util::noncopyable
 {
 public:
-    using curved_type = agg::conv_curve<VertexSource>           ;
-    using curved_stroked_type = agg::conv_stroke<curved_type>           ;
+    using curved_type = agg::conv_curve<VertexSource>;
+    using curved_stroked_type = agg::conv_stroke<curved_type>;
     using curved_stroked_trans_type = agg::conv_transform<curved_stroked_type>;
-    using curved_trans_type = agg::conv_transform<curved_type>        ;
-    using curved_trans_contour_type = agg::conv_contour<curved_trans_type>    ;
-    using renderer_base = agg::renderer_base<PixelFormat>         ;
-    using vertex_source_type = VertexSource                            ;
-    using attribute_source_type = AttributeSource                         ;
+    using curved_trans_type = agg::conv_transform<curved_type>;
+    using curved_trans_contour_type = agg::conv_contour<curved_trans_type>;
+    using renderer_base = agg::renderer_base<PixelFormat>;
+    using vertex_source_type = VertexSource;
+    using attribute_source_type = AttributeSource;
 
     svg_renderer_agg(VertexSource & source, AttributeSource const& attributes)
         : source_(source),
@@ -191,11 +189,11 @@ public:
 
                 // scale everything up since agg turns things into integers a bit too soon
                 int scaleup=255;
-                radius*=scaleup;
-                x1*=scaleup;
-                y1*=scaleup;
-                x2*=scaleup;
-                y2*=scaleup;
+                radius *= scaleup;
+                x1 *= scaleup;
+                y1 *= scaleup;
+                x2 *= scaleup;
+                y2 *= scaleup;
 
                 transform.scale(scaleup,scaleup);
                 interpolator_type     span_interpolator(transform);
@@ -217,10 +215,10 @@ public:
                                                               color_func_type>;
                 // scale everything up since agg turns things into integers a bit too soon
                 int scaleup=255;
-                x1*=scaleup;
-                y1*=scaleup;
-                x2*=scaleup;
-                y2*=scaleup;
+                x1 *= scaleup;
+                y1 *= scaleup;
+                x2 *= scaleup;
+                y2 *= scaleup;
 
                 transform.scale(scaleup,scaleup);
 
@@ -288,7 +286,8 @@ public:
 
                 if(attr.fill_gradient.get_gradient_type() != NO_GRADIENT)
                 {
-                    render_gradient(ras, sl, ren, attr.fill_gradient, transform, attr.fill_opacity * attr.opacity * opacity, symbol_bbox, curved_trans, attr.index);
+                    render_gradient(ras, sl, ren, attr.fill_gradient, transform,
+                                    attr.fill_opacity * attr.opacity * opacity, symbol_bbox, curved_trans, attr.index);
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -324,7 +323,8 @@ public:
 
                 if(attr.stroke_gradient.get_gradient_type() != NO_GRADIENT)
                 {
-                    render_gradient(ras, sl, ren, attr.stroke_gradient, transform, attr.stroke_opacity * attr.opacity * opacity, symbol_bbox, curved_trans, attr.index);
+                    render_gradient(ras, sl, ren, attr.stroke_gradient, transform,
+                                    attr.stroke_opacity * attr.opacity * opacity, symbol_bbox, curved_trans, attr.index);
                 }
                 else
                 {
diff --git a/include/mapnik/symbolizer.hpp b/include/mapnik/symbolizer.hpp
index 40283b9d3..39d650d32 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/symbolizer.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/symbolizer.hpp
@@ -317,12 +317,8 @@ struct evaluate_expression_wrapper<mapnik::dash_array>
         mapnik::value_type val = util::apply_visitor(mapnik::evaluate<T2,mapnik::value_type,T3>(feature,vars), expr);
         if (val.is_null()) return dash_array();
         dash_array dash;
-        std::vector<double> buf;
         std::string str = val.to_string();
-        if (util::parse_dasharray(str,buf))
-        {
-            util::add_dashes(buf,dash);
-        }
+        util::parse_dasharray(str,dash);
         return dash;
     }
 };
diff --git a/include/mapnik/symbolizer_utils.hpp b/include/mapnik/symbolizer_utils.hpp
index 358628bd2..cea99000c 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/symbolizer_utils.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/symbolizer_utils.hpp
@@ -404,9 +404,8 @@ struct set_symbolizer_property_impl<Symbolizer,dash_array,false>
         boost::optional<std::string> str = node.get_opt_attr<std::string>(name);
         if (str)
         {
-            std::vector<double> buf;
             dash_array dash;
-            if (util::parse_dasharray(*str,buf) && util::add_dashes(buf,dash))
+            if (util::parse_dasharray(*str,dash))
             {
                 put(sym,key,dash);
             }
diff --git a/include/mapnik/util/dasharray_parser.hpp b/include/mapnik/util/dasharray_parser.hpp
index 0ef1ae887..7c5d26711 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/util/dasharray_parser.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/util/dasharray_parser.hpp
@@ -23,32 +23,13 @@
 #ifndef MAPNIK_UTIL_DASHARRAY_PARSER_HPP
 #define MAPNIK_UTIL_DASHARRAY_PARSER_HPP
 
+#include <mapnik/symbolizer_base.hpp>
 #include <vector>
 #include <string>
 
 namespace mapnik { namespace util {
 
-bool parse_dasharray(std::string const& value, std::vector<double>& dasharray);
-
-inline bool add_dashes(std::vector<double> & buf, std::vector<std::pair<double,double> > & dash)
-{
-    if (buf.empty()) return false;
-    size_t size = buf.size();
-    if (size % 2 == 1)
-    {
-        buf.insert(buf.end(),buf.begin(),buf.end());
-    }
-    std::vector<double>::const_iterator pos = buf.begin();
-    while (pos != buf.end())
-    {
-        if (*pos > 0.0 || *(pos+1) > 0.0) // avoid both dash and gap eq 0.0
-        {
-            dash.emplace_back(*pos,*(pos + 1));
-        }
-        pos +=2;
-    }
-    return !buf.empty();
-}
+bool parse_dasharray(std::string const& value, dash_array & dash);
 
 }}
 
diff --git a/src/dasharray_parser.cpp b/src/dasharray_parser.cpp
index 760caea25..963a2905a 100644
--- a/src/dasharray_parser.cpp
+++ b/src/dasharray_parser.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,29 @@ namespace mapnik {
 
 namespace util {
 
-bool parse_dasharray(std::string const& value, std::vector<double>& dasharray)
+namespace {
+inline bool setup_dashes(std::vector<double> & buf, dash_array & dash)
+{
+    if (buf.empty()) return false;
+    size_t size = buf.size();
+    if (size % 2 == 1)
+    {
+        buf.insert(buf.end(),buf.begin(),buf.end());
+    }
+    std::vector<double>::const_iterator pos = buf.begin();
+    while (pos != buf.end())
+    {
+        if (*pos > 0.0 || *(pos+1) > 0.0) // avoid both dash and gap eq 0.0
+        {
+            dash.emplace_back(*pos,*(pos + 1));
+        }
+        pos +=2;
+    }
+    return !buf.empty();
+}
+}
+
+bool parse_dasharray(std::string const& value, dash_array & dash)
 {
     using namespace boost::spirit;
     qi::double_type double_;
@@ -49,18 +71,19 @@ bool parse_dasharray(std::string const& value, std::vector<double>& dasharray)
     // dasharray ::= (length | percentage) (comma-wsp dasharray)?
     // no support for 'percentage' as viewport is unknown at load_map
     //
+    std::vector<double> buf;
     auto first = value.begin();
     auto last = value.end();
     bool r = qi::phrase_parse(first, last,
-                          (double_[boost::phoenix::push_back(boost::phoenix::ref(dasharray), _1)] %
+                          (double_[boost::phoenix::push_back(boost::phoenix::ref(buf), _1)] %
                           no_skip[char_(", ")]
                           | lit("none")),
                           space);
-    if (first != last)
+    if (r &&  first == last)
     {
-        return false;
+        return setup_dashes(buf, dash);
     }
-    return r;
+    return false;
 }
 
 } // end namespace util