diff --git a/lib/Cake/Error/ExceptionRenderer.php b/lib/Cake/Error/ExceptionRenderer.php
index 9b402e4ed..fea5ad85b 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Error/ExceptionRenderer.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Error/ExceptionRenderer.php
@@ -102,10 +102,7 @@ class ExceptionRenderer {
 
 		if ($exception instanceof CakeException && !$methodExists) {
 			$method = '_cakeError';
-			if (empty($template)) {
-				$template = 'error500';
-			}
-			if ($template == 'internalError') {
+			if (empty($template) || $template == 'internalError') {
 				$template = 'error500';
 			}
 		} elseif ($exception instanceof PDOException) {
@@ -119,13 +116,12 @@ class ExceptionRenderer {
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (Configure::read('debug') == 0) {
-			if ($method == '_cakeError') {
-				$method = 'error400';
-			}
-			if ($code == 500) {
-				$method = 'error500';
-			}
+		$isDebug = (Configure::read('debug') == 0);
+		if ($isDebug && $method == '_cakeError') {
+			$method = 'error400';
+		}
+		if ($isDebug && $code == 500) {
+			$method = 'error500';
 		}
 		$this->template = $template;
 		$this->method = $method;
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Routing/Route/CakeRoute.php b/lib/Cake/Routing/Route/CakeRoute.php
index e76dc2bfb..a95c8ce8b 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Routing/Route/CakeRoute.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Routing/Route/CakeRoute.php
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ class CakeRoute {
 		if (preg_match('#\/\*\*$#', $route)) {
 			$parsed = preg_replace('#/\\\\\*\\\\\*$#', '(?:/(?P<_trailing_>.*))?', $parsed);
 			$this->_greedy = true;
-		} elseif (preg_match('#\/\*$#', $route)) {
+		}
+		if (preg_match('#\/\*$#', $route)) {
 			$parsed = preg_replace('#/\\\\\*$#', '(?:/(?P<_args_>.*))?', $parsed);
 			$this->_greedy = true;
 		}
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ class CakeRoute {
 		$this->_compiledRoute = '#^' . $parsed . '[/]*$#';
 		$this->keys = $names;
 
-		//remove defaults that are also keys. They can cause match failures
+		// Remove defaults that are also keys. They can cause match failures
 		foreach ($this->keys as $key) {
 			unset($this->defaults[$key]);
 		}
diff --git a/lib/Cake/View/Helper.php b/lib/Cake/View/Helper.php
index 6738d2ea4..88ce0023e 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/View/Helper.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/View/Helper.php
@@ -293,8 +293,9 @@ class Helper extends Object {
  */
 	public function assetUrl($path, $options = array()) {
 		if (is_array($path)) {
-			$path = $this->url($path, !empty($options['fullBase']));
-		} elseif (strpos($path, '://') === false) {
+			return $this->url($path, !empty($options['fullBase']));
+		}
+		if (strpos($path, '://') === false) {
 			if (!array_key_exists('plugin', $options) || $options['plugin'] !== false) {
 				list($plugin, $path) = $this->_View->pluginSplit($path, false);
 			}
@@ -322,7 +323,6 @@ class Helper extends Object {
 				$path = $base . $path;
 			}
 		}
-
 		return $path;
 	}
 
@@ -460,21 +460,21 @@ class Helper extends Object {
  * @deprecated This method will be moved to HtmlHelper in 3.0
  */
 	protected function _formatAttribute($key, $value, $escape = true) {
-		$attribute = '';
 		if (is_array($value)) {
 			$value = implode(' ' , $value);
 		}
-
 		if (is_numeric($key)) {
-			$attribute = sprintf($this->_minimizedAttributeFormat, $value, $value);
-		} elseif (in_array($key, $this->_minimizedAttributes)) {
-			if ($value === 1 || $value === true || $value === 'true' || $value === '1' || $value == $key) {
-				$attribute = sprintf($this->_minimizedAttributeFormat, $key, $key);
-			}
-		} else {
-			$attribute = sprintf($this->_attributeFormat, $key, ($escape ? h($value) : $value));
+			return sprintf($this->_minimizedAttributeFormat, $value, $value);
 		}
-		return $attribute;
+		$truthy = array(1, '1', true, 'true', $key);
+		$isMinimized = in_array($key, $this->_minimizedAttributes);
+		if ($isMinimized && in_array($value, $truthy, true)) {
+			return sprintf($this->_minimizedAttributeFormat, $key, $key);
+		}
+		if ($isMinimized) {
+			return '';
+		}
+		return sprintf($this->_attributeFormat, $key, ($escape ? h($value) : $value));
 	}
 
 /**