diff --git a/server.c b/server.c
index 27fe4e80b676c74ce2bcbd711cd6743435bc9b00..3a27814f083c9d0a83a1eeba5a1ad59152da0994 100644
--- a/server.c
+++ b/server.c
@@ -384,17 +384,15 @@ bool show_start_page(int sockfd, char* username) {
     // the length needs to include the html tags for the username
     long added_length = username_length + 9;
 
-    char added[added_length + 1];
+    char added[2048];
 
     // create added string
     strncpy(added, added_prefix, added_prefix_length);
     printf("added is now %s\r\n", added);
-
     strncpy(added + added_prefix_length, username, username_length);
     printf("added is now %s\r\n", added);
     strncpy(added + added_prefix_length + username_length, added_suffix,
             added_suffix_length);
-
     printf("added is now %s\r\n", added);
 
     return show_modified_page(sockfd, START_PAGE, added, 212);