diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index 18d278c..fc26f65 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -319,16 +319,15 @@ void dir_changed(){
 }
 void change_dir(char *new_path){
 
-	const char *old_path = global_path;
 	current_linked_dir = list_beginning;
 	while (current_linked_dir->next != NULL) {
-		if(strcmp(current_linked_dir->path, old_path) == 0) {
+		if(strcmp(current_linked_dir->path, global_path) == 0) {
 			break;
 		} else {
 			current_linked_dir = current_linked_dir->next;
 		}
 	}
-	if(strcmp(current_linked_dir->path, old_path) == 0) {
+	if(strcmp(current_linked_dir->path, global_path) == 0) {
 		current_linked_dir->index = mid_dir.current_file - mid_dir.file_list;
 	}
 
@@ -338,21 +337,22 @@ void change_dir(char *new_path){
 		 * especially in like 2 years when i even forgot about this possibility */
 		return;
 	}
-	char *new_path_real = getcwd(NULL, 0);
+	free(global_path);
+	global_path = getcwd(NULL, 0);
 
 	current_linked_dir = list_beginning;
 	while (current_linked_dir->next != NULL) {
-		if(strcmp(current_linked_dir->path, new_path_real) == 0) {
+		if(strcmp(current_linked_dir->path, global_path) == 0) {
 			break;
 		} else {
 			current_linked_dir = current_linked_dir->next;
 		}
 	}
-	if(strcmp(current_linked_dir->path, new_path_real) != 0) {
+	if(strcmp(current_linked_dir->path, global_path) != 0) {
 		current_linked_dir->next = malloc(sizeof(linked_dir));
 		current_linked_dir = current_linked_dir->next;
-		current_linked_dir->path = malloc(strlen(new_path_real)+1);
-		memcpy(current_linked_dir->path, new_path_real, strlen(new_path_real)+1);
+		current_linked_dir->path = malloc(strlen(global_path)+1);
+		memcpy(current_linked_dir->path, global_path, strlen(global_path)+1);
 		current_linked_dir->next = NULL;
 		current_linked_dir->index = 0;
 		/*TODO(2026-05-25T22:49:30)
@@ -360,8 +360,6 @@ void change_dir(char *new_path){
 	}
 	mid_dir.current_file = &mid_dir.file_list[current_linked_dir->index];
 
-	free(new_path_real);
-
 }
 
 void dir_init(){
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 7c92aff..2172243 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -88,8 +88,6 @@ int main(){
 		getmaxyx(stdscr, terminal_height, terminal_width);
 
 		if (status & STATUS_RUN_BACKEND) {
-			free(global_path);
-			global_path = getcwd(NULL, 0);
 			pthread_cond_signal(&cond_mid);
 			pthread_cond_signal(&cond_lft);
 			status &= ~(STATUS_RUN_BACKEND);