diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 1694d80..d0c2d16 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ int main(){
 
 
 	/* running through all once manually in order to get an as fast as possible first render on the screen */
-	pthread_cond_signal(&cond_top);
 	pthread_cond_signal(&cond_mid);
 	pthread_cond_signal(&cond_lft);
 	render_pass();
diff --git a/threading.c b/threading.c
index e958c60..5fd26e6 100644
--- a/threading.c
+++ b/threading.c
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ void *thread_mid(){
 
 		pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_mid);
 		pthread_cond_wait(&cond_mid, &mutex_mid);
-		unsigned int local_status = status;
 
 		if (global_path == NULL) {
 			mid_dir.current_file = NULL;
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ void *thread_mid(){
 		memcpy(path, global_path, strlen(global_path)+1);
 
 
-		if (local_status & STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY) {
+		if (status & STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY) {
 			long index = mid_dir.current_file - mid_dir.file_list;
 
 			tmp = mid_dir;
@@ -102,6 +101,13 @@ void *thread_mid(){
 			mid_dir.current_file = mid_dir.file_list;
 		}
 
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_mid);
+
+		pthread_cond_signal(&cond_top);
+		pthread_cond_signal(&cond_btm);
+		pthread_cond_signal(&cond_rgt);
+
+
 		/* rendering */
 		pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_render);
 		werase(win_m);
@@ -113,13 +119,8 @@ void *thread_mid(){
 		wnoutrefresh(win_m);
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_render);
 
-		pthread_cond_signal(&cond_top);
-		pthread_cond_signal(&cond_btm);
-		pthread_cond_signal(&cond_rgt);
-		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_mid);
 
 
-		btm_status = local_status;
 
 
 		unsigned long i;
@@ -138,7 +139,6 @@ void *thread_lft(){
 	while(!(status & STATUS_QUIT_PROGRAM)){
 		pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_lft);
 		pthread_cond_wait(&cond_lft, &mutex_lft);
-		unsigned int local_status = status;
 
 		if (global_path == NULL) {
 			lft_dir.current_file = NULL;
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ void *thread_lft(){
 			path[strrchr(path, '/')-path] = '\0';
 			path[0] = '/';
 
-			if (local_status & STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY) {
+			if (status & STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY) {
 				unsigned long i = 0;
 				for (i = 0; i < lft_dir.file_count; i++) {
 					free(lft_dir.file_list[i].file_name);
@@ -317,10 +317,9 @@ void *thread_btm(){
 	while(!(status & STATUS_QUIT_PROGRAM)){
 		pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_btm);
 		pthread_cond_wait(&cond_btm, &mutex_btm);
-		unsigned int local_status = btm_status;
 
 
-		if (local_status & (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY)) {
+		if (status & (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY)) {
 			/*{{{ parse storage info; the fold of shame*/
 			pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_mid);
 			unsigned long i;