diff --git a/threading.c b/threading.c
index 176a81d..0d22f9e 100644
--- a/threading.c
+++ b/threading.c
@@ -304,9 +304,13 @@ void *thread_top(){
 		if (mid_dir.current_file != NULL) {
 			top_buffer = malloc(strlen(global_path)+1 + strlen(mid_dir.current_file->file_name)+1);
 			memcpy(top_buffer, global_path, strlen(global_path));
-			memcpy(top_buffer + strlen(global_path) + 1, mid_dir.current_file->file_name, strlen(mid_dir.current_file->file_name)+1);
+			if (strlen(global_path) != 1) {
+				memcpy(top_buffer + strlen(global_path) + 1, mid_dir.current_file->file_name, strlen(mid_dir.current_file->file_name)+1);
+				top_buffer[strlen(global_path)] = '/';
+			} else { /* dir '/' */
+				memcpy(top_buffer + 1, mid_dir.current_file->file_name, strlen(mid_dir.current_file->file_name)+1);
+			}
 
-			top_buffer[strlen(global_path)] = '/';
 			top_width = strlen(top_buffer);
 		} else {
 			top_buffer = malloc(strlen(global_path)+1);
@@ -318,10 +322,17 @@ void *thread_top(){
 		/* rendering */
 		pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_render);
 		werase(win_t);
-		wattron(win_t, COLOR_PAIR(COLOR_PATH));
-		mvwaddnstr(win_t, 0, 0, top_buffer, strlen(global_path)+1);
-		wattroff(win_t, COLOR_PAIR(COLOR_PATH));
-		mvwaddstr(win_t, 0, strlen(global_path)+1, top_buffer+strlen(global_path)+1);
+		if (strlen(global_path) != 1) {
+			wattron(win_t, COLOR_PAIR(COLOR_PATH));
+			mvwaddnstr(win_t, 0, 0, top_buffer, strlen(global_path)+1);
+			wattroff(win_t, COLOR_PAIR(COLOR_PATH));
+			mvwaddstr(win_t, 0, strlen(global_path)+1, top_buffer+strlen(global_path)+1);
+		} else { /* dir '/' */
+			wattron(win_t, COLOR_PAIR(COLOR_PATH));
+			mvwaddnstr(win_t, 0, 0, top_buffer, 1);
+			wattroff(win_t, COLOR_PAIR(COLOR_PATH));
+			mvwaddstr(win_t, 0, 1, top_buffer+1);
+		}
 		/*wnoutrefresh(win_t);*/
 		wrefresh(win_t);
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_render);