diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 1678bc9..f3156dc 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -16,19 +16,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
 	long dash_delay = DEFAULT_DASH_PAUSE;
 	long dot_delay = DEFAULT_DOT_PAUSE;
 
-	bool addLetterBeforeMorse = false;
 	bool isSlow = false;
 	bool convertFromMorse = false;	
 
 	size_t buflen = 0;
-	ssize_t lengthOfInputString;
 
 	for (int argi = 0; argi < argc; argi++){
 		char* arg = argv[argi];
 		if (strcmp(arg, "--slow") == 0 || strcmp(arg, "-s") == 0){
 			isSlow = true;
-		} else if (strcmp(arg, "--verbose") == 0 || strcmp(arg, "-v") == 0){
-			addLetterBeforeMorse = true;
 		} else if (strcmp(arg, "--reverse") == 0 || strcmp(arg, "-x") == 0){
 			convertFromMorse = true;
 		} else if (strcmp(arg, "--dash-delay") == 0 || strcmp(arg, "-hd") == 0){
diff --git a/morse.c b/morse.c
index f24b573..5b41040 100644
--- a/morse.c
+++ b/morse.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ const char morse_to_char(const char* morse){
 }
 
 char* morse_to_string(const char* morse_to_cpy){
-	int morse_length = strlen(morse_to_cpy);
+	int morse_length = strlen(morse_to_cpy)+1;
 	char morse[morse_length];
 	strcpy(morse, morse_to_cpy);