diff --git a/src/functions.c b/src/functions.c
index dd782f1..08513bb 100644
--- a/src/functions.c
+++ b/src/functions.c
@@ -98,14 +98,11 @@ char *process_line(char *line)
     /* Compression function of tar */
     else if(strncmp("compress",tok_srch,8) == 0)
     {
-        char filename[MAX_FILENAME_LEN+1];
-        char *files[MAX_FILENAME_LEN+1];
+        char files[2][MAX_FILENAME_LEN+1]; // Files to be added into the archive
         struct tar_t *archive = NULL;
         int fd;
 
-        bzero(filename, MAX_FILENAME_LEN);
-
-        *filename = '\0';
+        bzero(files[0], MAX_FILENAME_LEN);
 
         tok_srch = strtok(NULL, "\"");
         if(tok_srch == NULL)
@@ -120,16 +117,9 @@ char *process_line(char *line)
             return NULL;
         }
 
-        tok_srch = strtok(NULL, "\"");
-        if(tok_srch == NULL)
-        {
-            syn_warn("ss:warn:compress syntax error, missing quote?"); 
-            return NULL;
-        }
-
         if(strlen(parse_vars(tok_srch)) < MAX_FILENAME_LEN)
         {
-            strcat(files, parse_vars(tok_srch));
+            sprintf(files[0], "%s", parse_vars(tok_srch));
         }
         else
         {
@@ -137,7 +127,7 @@ char *process_line(char *line)
             return NULL;
         }
 
-        if ((fd = open(filename, O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC | O_CREAT, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR)) == -1){
+        if ((fd = open(files[0], O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC | O_CREAT, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR)) == -1){
             syn_warn("ss:warn:compress, failed to open new archive");
             return NULL;
         }
@@ -149,6 +139,13 @@ char *process_line(char *line)
             return NULL;
         }
 
+        tok_srch = strtok(NULL, "\"");
+        if(tok_srch == NULL)
+        {
+            syn_warn("ss:warn:compress syntax error, missing quote?"); 
+            return NULL;
+        }
+
         if(strcmp(tok_srch, "\n") == 0  || strcmp(tok_srch, " \n") == 0)
         {
             syn_warn("ss:warn:compress, missing file path (what are we gonna compress?)");
@@ -163,7 +160,7 @@ char *process_line(char *line)
 
         if(strlen(parse_vars(tok_srch)) < MAX_FILENAME_LEN)
         {
-            strcat(files[0], parse_vars(tok_srch));
+            sprintf(files[1], "%s", parse_vars(tok_srch));
         }
         else
         {
@@ -171,7 +168,11 @@ char *process_line(char *line)
             return NULL;
         }
 
-        if (tar_write(fd, &archive, 1, &files, '1') < 0) {
+        const char **tarin = (const char **) &files[1];
+
+        //printf("%s", files[0]);
+
+        if (tar_write(fd, &archive, 0, tarin, '1') < 0) {
             syn_warn("ss:warn:compress, failed to create archive");
             return NULL;
         }