diff --git a/src/fastfetch.c b/src/fastfetch.c
index 6c43171be..209d6f8bc 100644
--- a/src/fastfetch.c
+++ b/src/fastfetch.c
@@ -1445,7 +1445,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv)
 
     //If we don't have a custom structure, use the default one
     if(data.structure.length == 0)
-        ffStrbufAppendS(&data.structure, FASTFETCH_DATATEXT_STRUCTURE);
+        ffStrbufSetS(&data.structure, FASTFETCH_DATATEXT_STRUCTURE);
 
     ffStart(&instance);
 
diff --git a/src/util/FFstrbuf.c b/src/util/FFstrbuf.c
index e6f705f52..94ea4af7e 100644
--- a/src/util/FFstrbuf.c
+++ b/src/util/FFstrbuf.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ void ffStrbufEnsureFree(FFstrbuf* strbuf, uint32_t free)
 
     uint32_t allocate = strbuf->allocated;
     if(allocate < 2)
-        allocate = FASTFETCH_STRBUF_DEFAULT_ALLOC;
+        allocate = 2;
 
     while((strbuf->length + free + 1) > allocate) // + 1 for the null byte
         allocate *= 2;