update_status(status_fn, status_arg, STATUS_INFO,
                        _("Booting %s"), boot_desc);
 
+       boot_task = talloc_zero(ctx, struct boot_task);
+       boot_task->dry_run = dry_run;
+       boot_task->status_fn = status_fn;
+       boot_task->status_arg = status_arg;
+
        if (cmd && cmd->boot_image_file) {
-               image = pb_url_parse(opt, cmd->boot_image_file);
+               image = pb_url_parse(boot_task, cmd->boot_image_file);
        } else if (opt && opt->boot_image) {
                image = opt->boot_image->url;
        } else {
                pb_log_fn("no image specified\n");
                update_status(status_fn, status_arg, STATUS_ERROR,
                                _("Boot failed: no image specified"));
+               talloc_free(boot_task);
                return NULL;
        }
 
        if (cmd && cmd->initrd_file) {
-               initrd = pb_url_parse(opt, cmd->initrd_file);
+               initrd = pb_url_parse(boot_task, cmd->initrd_file);
        } else if (opt && opt->initrd) {
                initrd = opt->initrd->url;
        }
 
        if (cmd && cmd->dtb_file) {
-               dtb = pb_url_parse(opt, cmd->dtb_file);
+               dtb = pb_url_parse(boot_task, cmd->dtb_file);
        } else if (opt && opt->dtb) {
                dtb = opt->dtb->url;
        }
                setenv("https_proxy", opt->proxy, 1);
        }
 
-       boot_task = talloc_zero(ctx, struct boot_task);
-       boot_task->dry_run = dry_run;
-       boot_task->status_fn = status_fn;
-       boot_task->status_arg = status_arg;
        list_init(&boot_task->resources);
 
        lockdown_type = lockdown_status();