diff --git a/src/lib/encrypter.c b/src/lib/encrypter.c
index 58f1012..14ac9e0 100644
--- a/src/lib/encrypter.c
+++ b/src/lib/encrypter.c
@@ -125,7 +125,10 @@ outputFlags encryptText(char *text, char *keyNew, inputFlags flags)
 
         if (i != strlen(text) - 1)
         {
-            strcat(returningText, ENCRYPTION_SEPARATOR_STRING);
+            textBuffer = realloc(textBuffer, 2);
+            sprintf(textBuffer, "%c", ENCRYPTION_SEPARATOR);
+
+            strcat(returningText, textBuffer);
         }
     }