diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 5166bf7..00965d5 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ unsigned int temp_width = 0;
 unsigned int settings;
 unsigned int file_modifiers = 0;
 unsigned int status = (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY) & ~STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RESIZE;
-char *start_path;
 char *global_path;
 time_t seed;
 
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ extern pthread_mutex_t mutex_mid;
 extern pthread_mutex_t mutex_rgt;
 
 char *input; /*used in user_interactions*/
-char *terminal_width_empty_line; /* used in user_interactions */
 
 void render_pass();
 void init();
@@ -65,7 +63,6 @@ int main(){
 	pthread_t thread_m;
 	pthread_t thread_r;
 
-	terminal_width_empty_line = malloc(terminal_width);
 	#if SETTINGS_RELOAD_DIR_DELTA != 0
 	time_t t;
 	time_t dt;
@@ -78,18 +75,12 @@ int main(){
 	pthread_create(&thread_r, NULL, thread_rgt, &status); /*child_content slash win_r*/
 	pthread_create(&thread_b, NULL, thread_btm, &status); /*bottom bar*/
 
-
-	/* running through all once manually in order to get an as fast as possible first render on the screen */
-	pthread_cond_signal(&cond_mid);
-	pthread_cond_signal(&cond_lft);
-	render_pass();
 	timeout(SETTINGS_CURSES_TIMEOUT);
 
 
 	while(!(status & STATUS_QUIT_PROGRAM)){
 		getmaxyx(stdscr, terminal_height, terminal_width);
 
-		user_interactions();
 		if (status & STATUS_RUN_BACKEND) {
 			free(global_path);
 			global_path = getcwd(NULL, 0);
@@ -106,6 +97,7 @@ int main(){
 			temp_width = terminal_width;
 			temp_heigth = terminal_height;
 		}
+		user_interactions();
 		render_pass();
 
 		#if SETTINGS_RELOAD_DIR_DELTA != 0
@@ -121,7 +113,6 @@ int main(){
 	ueberzug_close();
 	#endif
 	threading_free();
-	free(start_path);
 
 	delwin(win_l);
 	delwin(win_m);
@@ -179,7 +170,6 @@ void init() {
 	/*file_modifiers = (FILE_MODIFIERS_HIDDEN_FILES | FILE_MODIFIERS_SORT_BITMASK);*/
 	input = malloc(INPUT_BUFFER_SIZE); /* size of input buffer, out of bounds access will not be accounted for */
 	memset(input, 0, INPUT_BUFFER_SIZE);
-	status = (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY); 
 	if (getuid() == 0) {
 		status |= STATUS_USER_ROOT;
 	}