diff --git a/src/lib/decrypter.c b/src/lib/decrypter.c
index 6062bdd..0611f41 100644
--- a/src/lib/decrypter.c
+++ b/src/lib/decrypter.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ outputFlags decryptText(char *text, char *key, inputFlags flags)
     }
 
     //SET LENGTH (numberBuffer)
-    returningText = malloc(numberBuffer + 1);
+    returningText = malloc(numberBuffer);
     textKeyChain = malloc(sizeof(int) * numberBuffer);
     int encryptedTextKeyChain[sizeof(int) * numberBuffer];
     textKeyChainLength = numberBuffer;
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@ outputFlags decryptText(char *text, char *key, inputFlags flags)
         returningText[i] = (char) textKeyChain[i];
     }
 
-    strcat(returningText, "\0");
-
     //LOAD output
     outputFlags output =
     {
diff --git a/src/lib/encrypter.c b/src/lib/encrypter.c
index 334d697..a5ea709 100644
--- a/src/lib/encrypter.c
+++ b/src/lib/encrypter.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ outputFlags encryptText(char *text, char *keyNew, inputFlags flags)
     if (!flags.skipCheck) checkVersion(flags);
 
     //VARIABLES
-    char *key = malloc(getKeyLength());
+    char *key = malloc(getKeyLength() + 1);
     char *returningText;
     char *textBuffer;
     int *textKeyChain = malloc(sizeof(int) * strlen(text));
@@ -107,8 +107,6 @@ outputFlags encryptText(char *text, char *keyNew, inputFlags flags)
         }
     }
 
-    strcat(returningText, "\0");
-
     //LOAD output
     outputFlags output =
     {