diff --git a/ccc.c b/ccc.c
index 62e3020..4e58371 100644
--- a/ccc.c
+++ b/ccc.c
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ void add_file_stat(char *filename, char *path, int ftype)
 	}
 
 	int type;
-	char *icon_str = memalloc(8);
+	char icon_str[5];
 
 	filename[strlen(filename)] = '\0';
 	/* handle file without extension
@@ -639,14 +639,14 @@ void add_file_stat(char *filename, char *path, int ftype)
 	if (!ext_icon)
 		memcpy(icon_str, "", 4);
 	else 
-		memcpy(icon_str, ext_icon->icon, 5);
+		memcpy(icon_str, ext_icon->icon, 4);
 
 	int color = DEF_COLOR;
 
 	if (S_ISDIR(file_stat.st_mode)) {
 		type = DRY; /* dir */
 		color = DIR_COLOR;
-		memcpy(icon_str, "󰉋", 5);
+		memcpy(icon_str, "󰉋", 4);
 	} else if (S_ISREG(file_stat.st_mode)) {
 		type = REG; /* regular file */
 		color = REG_COLOR;
@@ -723,16 +723,16 @@ void add_file_stat(char *filename, char *path, int ftype)
 	mode_str[7] = (file_stat.st_mode & S_IROTH) ? 'r' : '-';
 	mode_str[8] = (file_stat.st_mode & S_IWOTH) ? 'w' : '-';
 	mode_str[9] = (file_stat.st_mode & S_IXOTH) ? 'x' : '-';
-	mode_str[10] = '\0';
+	mode_str[10] = 0;
 
 	if (mode_str[0] == '-' && (mode_str[3] == 'x' || mode_str[6] == 'x' || mode_str[9] == 'x')) {
 		color = EXE_COLOR;
 	}
 
-	/* mode_str(11) + time(17) + size_size + 2 spaces + 1 null */
-	size_t stat_size = 11 + time_size + size_size + 3;
+	/*				   mode_str + time(17) + size_size + 2 spaces + 1 null */
+	size_t stat_size = 11 + 17 + size_size + 3;
 	char *total_stat = memalloc(stat_size);
-	snprintf(total_stat, stat_size, "%s %s %-*s", mode_str, time, size_size, size);
+	sprintf(total_stat, "%s %s %-*s", mode_str, time, size_size, size);
 
 	/* DIR if color is blue */
 	if (color == 34)
@@ -799,8 +799,8 @@ void list_files(void)
 		/* check is file marked for action */
 		int is_marked = arraylist_search(marked, files->items[i].path, 0) != -1;
 		move_cursor(i + 1, 1);
-		if (is_marked) color = 32;
-		bprintf("\033[30m\033[%dm%s\033[0m\n",
+		if (is_marked) color = MAR_COLOR;
+		bprintf("\033[30m\033[%dm%s\033[m\n",
 				is_selected ? color + 10 : color, line);
 
 		free(line);
diff --git a/file.c b/file.c
index ee8c5e0..ee5e638 100644
--- a/file.c
+++ b/file.c
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ void arraylist_free(ArrayList *list)
 			free(list->items[i].path);
 		if (list->items[i].stats != NULL)
 			free(list->items[i].stats);
-		if (list->items[i].icon != NULL)
-			free(list->items[i].icon);
 	}
 
 	free(list->items);
@@ -72,7 +70,8 @@ void arraylist_remove(ArrayList *list, long index)
  */
 void arraylist_add(ArrayList *list, char *name, char *path, char *stats, int type, char *icon, int color, int marked, int force)
 {
-	file new_file = { name, path, type, stats, icon, color };
+	file new_file = { name, path, type, stats, color };
+	strcpy(new_file.icon, icon);
 
 	if (list->capacity != list->length) {
 		if (marked) {
@@ -106,26 +105,27 @@ void arraylist_add(ArrayList *list, char *name, char *path, char *stats, int typ
  */
 char *get_line(ArrayList *list, long index, int detail, int icons)
 {
-	file file = list->items[index];
+	file f = list->items[index];
 
-	size_t name_len = strlen(file.name);
-	size_t length;
+	size_t length = strlen(f.name) + 1;
 	if (detail) {
-		length = name_len + strlen(file.stats) + 7;   /* 4 for icon, 2 for space and 1 for null */
-	} else {
-		length = name_len + 6;   /* 4 for icon, 1 for space and 1 for null */
+		length += strlen(f.stats) + 1; /* 1 for space */
+	}
+	if (icons) {
+		length += 5; /* 4 for icon, 1 for space */
 	}
 
 	char *line = memalloc(length);
+	line[0] = '\0';
 	if (detail) {
-		strcat(line, file.stats);
+		strcat(line, f.stats);
 		strcat(line, " ");
 	}
 	if (icons) {
-		strcat(line, file.icon);
+		strcat(line, f.icon);
 		strcat(line, " ");
 	}
-	strcat(line, file.name);
- 
+	strcat(line, f.name);
+	line[length] = '\0';
 	return line;
 }
diff --git a/file.h b/file.h
index d73d6db..9796acf 100644
--- a/file.h
+++ b/file.h
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ typedef struct {
 	char *path; /* absolute path */
 	int type;
 	char *stats;
-	char *icon;
 	int color;
+	char icon[5];
 } file;
 
 typedef struct {