diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index 62f1873..e6675f3 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -148,10 +148,6 @@ void print_dir(WINDOW *win, char print_info, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file
 	/* i am not proud of this function */
 	unsigned long line_width = getmaxx(win);
 
-	char *bg = malloc(line_width+1);
-	memset(bg, ' ', line_width);
-	bg[line_width] = '\0';
-
 	unsigned long i = 0;
 	float file_size;
 	float printed_size = 0;
@@ -226,12 +222,17 @@ void print_dir(WINDOW *win, char print_info, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file
 		}
 		if (dir_content[i].status & FILE_STATUS_HOVER) {
 			wattron(win, A_REVERSE);
+			unsigned long bg = 0;
+			for (bg = 0; bg < line_width; bg++) {
+				mvwaddch(win, i-offset_vertical, bg, ' ');
+		}
+
 		} else {
 			wattroff(win, A_REVERSE);
 		}
+	
 
 
-		mvwaddstr(win, i-offset_vertical, 0, bg);
 		if(print_info) {
 			#if SETTINGS_LINE_NUMBERS == 2
 			long i_ = (selected_file_current) - i;
@@ -274,7 +275,7 @@ void print_dir(WINDOW *win, char print_info, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file
 		} 
 		char *extension = strrchr(dir_content[i].file_name, '.');
 
-		size_t printable_size = offset_back-offset_front-is_selected-2;
+		unsigned long printable_size = offset_back-offset_front-is_selected-2;
 
 		mvwaddnstr(win, i-offset_vertical, offset_front+is_selected, dir_content[i].file_name, printable_size);
 		if (extension && printable_size <= strlen(dir_content[i].file_name)) {
@@ -288,10 +289,8 @@ void print_dir(WINDOW *win, char print_info, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file
 		} else {
 			wattroff(win, COLOR_PAIR(dir_content[i].color_pair));
 		}
-		/*free(file_name);*/
 
 	}
-	free(bg);
 }
 
 char update_selected_file(){