diff --git a/gav/menu/Menu.cpp b/gav/menu/Menu.cpp

index fbea445..df0e07f 100644

--- a/gav/menu/Menu.cpp

+++ b/gav/menu/Menu.cpp

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ int Menu::execute(InputState *is, std::stack<Menu *> &s)

   for ( unsigned int it = 0; it < items.size(); it++ ) {

     label = items[it]->getLabel().c_str();

     rect.x = (configuration.env.w / 2) -

-      strlen(label)*(cga->charWidth())/2; // UGLY

+      items[it]->getLabel().length()*(cga->charWidth())/2; // UGLY

     if (it == (unsigned int) currentItem)

       font = cgaInv;

     else