diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index beebc0c..47d23ca 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -134,18 +134,18 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         {
             if(img->width == 320 && img->height == 50)
             {
-                dprintf("autodetecting phpBB captcha\n");
+                dprintf("autodetected phpBB captcha\n");
                 result = decode_phpbb(img);
             }
             else if((img->height == 25 || img->height == 30)
                      && count < 10)
             {
-                dprintf("autodetecting scode captcha\n");
+                dprintf("autodetected scode captcha\n");
                 result = decode_scode(img);
             }
             else if(img->height == 69)
             {
-                dprintf("autodetecting slashdot captcha\n");
+                dprintf("autodetected slashdot captcha\n");
                 result = decode_slashdot(img);
             }
             else
diff --git a/src/phpbb.c b/src/phpbb.c
index 6f9bca3..a4c8043 100644
--- a/src/phpbb.c
+++ b/src/phpbb.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ char *decode_phpbb(struct image *img)
 
     /* phpBB captchas have 6 characters */
     result = malloc(7 * sizeof(char));
+    strcpy(result, "      ");
 
     if(!font)
     {
@@ -58,8 +59,6 @@ char *decode_phpbb(struct image *img)
             setpixel(tmp3, x, y, 255, g, 255);
         }
 
-    strcpy(result, "      ");
-
     for(cur = 0; cur < 6; cur++)
     {
         /* Try to find 1st letter */
diff --git a/src/slashdot.c b/src/slashdot.c
index a377139..1129033 100644
--- a/src/slashdot.c
+++ b/src/slashdot.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ char *decode_slashdot(struct image *img)
 
     /* Slashdot captchas have 7 characters */
     result = malloc(8 * sizeof(char));
+    strcpy(result, "       ");
 
     /* Clean image a bit */
     tmp1 = filter_detect_lines(img);
@@ -256,8 +257,6 @@ static struct image *find_glyphs(struct image *img)
             setpixel(dst, x, y, 255, g, 255);
         }
 
-    strcpy(result, "       ");
-
     for(x = 0; x < font->width; x++)
     {
         int found = 0;