diff --git a/server.c b/server.c
index 7c2ef35ea9465f65871757be27d8870664e3452c..b81678a981c637ff8526139f54ed09e873c20f42 100644
--- a/server.c
+++ b/server.c
@@ -383,10 +383,13 @@ bool show_start_page(int sockfd, char* username) {
     printf("user_len = %d\r\n", username_length);
     char* added_prefix = "<p>";
     int added_prefix_length = strlen(added_prefix);
+    printf("added_prefix_len = %d\r\n", added_prefix_length);
     char* added_suffix = "</p>\n\n";
     int added_suffix_length = strlen(added_suffix);
+    printf("added_suffix_len = %d\r\n", added_prefix_length);
     // the length needs to include the html tags for the username
-    int added_length = username_length + 9;
+    int added_length =
+        username_length + added_prefix_length + added_suffix_length;
 
     char added[added_length];