diff --git a/backend.c b/backend.c
index 779e1b3..7e08421 100644
--- a/backend.c
+++ b/backend.c
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ void get_dir_content(char *path, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file *dir_conten
 	for (i = 0; i < *dir_file_count; i++ ) { 
 		if (entry[i]->d_name[0] == '.' && !(file_modifiers & FILE_MODIFIERS_HIDDEN_FILES)) {
 		} else {
-			dir_content[i].file_name_width = strlen(entry[i]->d_name);
-			dir_content[i].file_name = malloc(sizeof(entry[i]->d_name));
-			dir_content[i].file_name = entry[i]->d_name;
+			dir_content[i].file_name_width = sizeof(entry[i]->d_name) / sizeof(char);;
+			dir_content[i].file_name = malloc(dir_content[i].file_name_width * sizeof(char));
+			memcpy(dir_content[i].file_name, entry[i]->d_name, dir_content[i].file_name_width);
 			
 			struct stat *file;
 			file = malloc(sizeof(struct stat));
@@ -134,11 +134,11 @@ void print_dir(WINDOW *win, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file *dir_content){
 		if (dir_content[i].status & FILE_STATUS_HOVER) {
 			wattron(win, A_REVERSE);
 			mvwprintw(win, i, 0, "%ld", i);
-			mvwaddstr(win, i, offset, dir_content[i].file_name);
+			mvwprintw(win, i, offset, "%s", dir_content[i].file_name);
 			wattroff(win, A_REVERSE);
 		} else {
 			mvwprintw(win, i, 0, "%ld", i);
-			mvwaddstr(win, i, offset, dir_content[i].file_name);
+			mvwprintw(win, i, offset, "%s", dir_content[i].file_name);
 		}
 		wattroff(win, COLOR_PAIR(dir_content[i].color_pair));
 	}