diff --git a/src/core.h b/src/core.h
index 0d7634b..36aa24b 100644
--- a/src/core.h
+++ b/src/core.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
-static const int VERSION_MAIN = 2;
+static const int VERSION_MAIN = 1;
 static const int VERSION_SUB = 0;
 static const int VERSION_PATCH = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/ls.c b/src/ls.c
index 7e4bca0..b13abad 100755
--- a/src/ls.c
+++ b/src/ls.c
@@ -298,9 +298,12 @@ static int _get_stats( const char * path, stat_info_t * stats )
 			if( stats->lnk_jumps == 1 ) strcpy( stats->lnk_loc, buf );
 
 			char jump_dir[ MAX_STR_LEN ];
-			strcpy( jump_dir, dirname( buf ) );
+			char tmpbuf[ 2048 ];
+			strcpy( tmpbuf, buf ); // because dirname and basename change their arguments
+			strcpy( jump_dir, dirname( tmpbuf ) );
 			char jump_file[ MAX_STR_LEN ];
-			strcpy( jump_file, basename( buf ) );
+			strcpy( tmpbuf, buf );
+			strcpy( jump_file, basename( tmpbuf ) );
 			int cd_res = chdir( jump_dir );
 			if( cd_res != 0 ) goto dead_link;
 			int res = get_stats( jump_file, stats );