diff --git a/rbtext.c b/rbtext.c
index ec32c3b..09b019a 100644
--- a/rbtext.c
+++ b/rbtext.c
@@ -59,7 +59,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         return 1;
     }
     
-    char *text = (char *)malloc(1024 + 1);
+    uint reqSize = 0;
+    for (int i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
+      reqSize += strlen(argv[i]);
+    }
+
+    char *text = (char *)malloc(reqSize + argc);
 
     // Adds all the arguments together with spaces seperating them
     for (int i = 1, j = 0; i < argc; i++) {