diff --git a/src/chat.c b/src/chat.c
index f773d79..2989061 100644
--- a/src/chat.c
+++ b/src/chat.c
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ static void chat_onNickChange(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int32_t num, uint8_t *nic
 
     nick[TOXIC_MAX_NAME_LENGTH] = '\0';
     len = strlen(nick) + 1;
-    memcpy(self->name, nick, len);
+    strcpy(self->name, nick);
+    self->name[len-1] = '\0';
 }
 
 static void chat_onStatusChange(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int32_t num, uint8_t status)
@@ -203,7 +204,8 @@ static void chat_onStatusMessageChange(ToxWindow *self, int32_t num, uint8_t *st
 
     StatusBar *statusbar = self->stb;
     statusbar->statusmsg_len = len;
-    memcpy(statusbar->statusmsg, status, len);
+    strcpy(statusbar->statusmsg, status);
+    statusbar->statusmsg[len-1] = '\0';
 }
 
 static void chat_onFileSendRequest(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int32_t num, uint8_t filenum, 
diff --git a/src/friendlist.c b/src/friendlist.c
index 929ece8..df26897 100644
--- a/src/friendlist.c
+++ b/src/friendlist.c
@@ -135,8 +135,9 @@ static void friendlist_onNickChange(ToxWindow *self, Tox *m, int32_t num, uint8_
         return;
 
     str[TOXIC_MAX_NAME_LENGTH] = '\0';
+    strcpy(friends[num].name, str);
     len = strlen(str) + 1;
-    memcpy(friends[num].name, str, len);
+    friends[num].name[len-1] = '\0';
     friends[num].namelength = len;
     sort_friendlist_index();
 }
@@ -154,7 +155,8 @@ static void friendlist_onStatusMessageChange(ToxWindow *self, int32_t num, uint8
     if (len > TOX_MAX_STATUSMESSAGE_LENGTH || num >= max_friends_index)
         return;
 
-    memcpy(friends[num].statusmsg, str, len);
+    strcpy(friends[num].statusmsg, str);
+    friends[num].statusmsg[len-1] = '\0';
     friends[num].statusmsg_len = len;
 }