diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2e3d15f..7fb245b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 config file in json
 
-requierements neovim, nvim-tree, vivify, vivify.vim
+requierements neovim vivify, vivify.vim, ncurses, cjson, pkg-config,
 
 1. launches a TUI
 - asks if you want to open an already existing directory (by default in ~/Documents/Notes but can be changed in the config file) or create a new directory
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 6629a9f..d3d6018 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -1,35 +1,17 @@
-# Makefile for the Notes Vault project
-
-# Compiler
 CC = gcc
-
-# Source files
 SRC = startup.c
-
-# Output binary
 TARGET = nvimnotes
-
-# Compiler flags
 CFLAGS = -Wall -O2 `pkg-config --cflags libcjson ncurses`
-
-# Linker flags
 LDFLAGS = `pkg-config --libs libcjson ncurses`
-
-# Debug mode
 DEBUG ?= 0
 ifeq ($(DEBUG),1)
-    CFLAGS += -g
+CFLAGS += -g
 endif
-
 .PHONY: all clean run
-
 all: $(TARGET)
-
 $(TARGET): $(SRC)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $^ -o $@ $(LDFLAGS)
-
 run: $(TARGET)
 	./$(TARGET)
-
 clean:
 	rm -f $(TARGET)
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index 0982f3d..6f05f7b 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 pkgs.mkShell {
   buildInputs = [
-    pkgs.vivify
     pkgs.cjson
     pkgs.ncurses
     pkgs.pkg-config
diff --git a/startup.c b/startup.c
index 3fe1946..098f62e 100644
--- a/startup.c
+++ b/startup.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
       char *vaultSelected = ncursesSelect(vaultsArray, "vault", vaultsCount + extraOptions, debug);
       if (debug) {printf("\e[0;32m[DEBUG]\e[0m Selected vault:%s\n", vaultSelected);}
       
-      if (vaultSelected != "Create a new vault" && vaultSelected != "Settings" && vaultSelected != "Quit (Ctrl+C)") {
+      if (strcmp(vaultSelected,"Create a new vault") != 0 && strcmp(vaultSelected,"Settings") != 0 && strcmp(vaultSelected,"Quit (Ctrl+C)") != 0) {
         int shouldChangeVault = 0;
         while (!shouldExit && !shouldChangeVault) {
           // this loop is the note selector
@@ -280,25 +280,25 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
           char *noteSelected = ncursesSelect(filesArray, "note", filesCount + extraNotesOptions, debug);
           if (debug) {printf("\e[0;32m[DEBUG]\e[0m Selected note: %s\n", noteSelected);}
           
-          if (noteSelected != "Create new note" && noteSelected != "Back to vault selection" && noteSelected != "Quit (Ctrl+C)") {
+          if (strcmp(noteSelected, "Create new note") != 0 && strcmp(noteSelected,"Back to vault selection") != 0 && strcmp(noteSelected,"Quit (Ctrl+C)") != 0) {
             char fullPath[PATH_MAX];
             sprintf(fullPath, "%s/%s/%s", notesDirectoryString, vaultSelected, noteSelected);
             openNvim(fullPath, debug);
-          } else if (noteSelected == "Create new note") {
+          } else if (strcmp(noteSelected,"Create new note") == 0) {
 
-          } else if (noteSelected == "Back to vault selection") {
+          } else if (strcmp(noteSelected,"Back to vault selection") == 0) {
             shouldChangeVault = 1;
-          } else if (noteSelected == "Quit (Ctrl+C)") {
+          } else if (strcmp(noteSelected,"Quit (Ctrl+C)") == 0) {
             if (debug) {printf("\e[0;32m[DEBUG]\e[0m The program was exited,\n");}
             shouldExit = 1;
           }
         }
 
-      } else if (vaultSelected == "Create a new vault") {
+      } else if (strcmp(vaultSelected,"Create a new vault") == 0) {
 
-      } else if (vaultSelected == "Settings") {
+      } else if (strcmp(vaultSelected,"Settings") == 0) {
         //(TODO LATER) add a way to change the config.json from the app or at least show all the options
-      } else if (vaultSelected == "Quit (Ctrl+C)") {
+      } else if (strcmp(vaultSelected,"Quit (Ctrl+C)") == 0) {
         if (debug) {printf("\e[0;32m[DEBUG]\e[0m The program was exited.\n");}
         shouldExit = 1;
       }