diff --git a/glaxium_0.5/variables.cpp b/glaxium_0.5/variables.cpp

index a42254f..23fefa5 100644

--- a/glaxium_0.5/variables.cpp

+++ b/glaxium_0.5/variables.cpp

@@ -451,8 +451,8 @@ char* GlaxiumVariables::getFullOptionsPath() {

 	return "glaxiumrc";

 #else

 	static char strReturn[1024];

-	strcpy(strReturn, getenv("HOME"));

-	strcat(strReturn, "/.glaxiumrc");

+	snprintf(strReturn, sizeof(strReturn), "%s/.glaxiumrc", getenv("HOME"));

+	return strReturn;

 #endif

 }