diff --git a/src/string/extra.c b/src/string/extra.c
index 50600f2..6a8d0f0 100644
--- a/src/string/extra.c
+++ b/src/string/extra.c
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ size_t string_reverse(str_t* x) {
             p  = memcpy(p - cs, v, cs);
             v += cs;
         } else *(--p) = *(v++);
+
+        ++n;
     }
 
     free(x->buffer);
diff --git a/src/string/get.c b/src/string/get.c
index 5493471..4f2cac5 100644
--- a/src/string/get.c
+++ b/src/string/get.c
@@ -32,31 +32,34 @@ char* string_at(const str_t* s, ssize_t i) {
 }
 
 
-bool string_slice(str_t* x, str_t* s, ssize_t i, size_t c, bool cut) {
+size_t string_slice(str_t* x, str_t* s, ssize_t i, size_t c, bool cut) {
     char *e, *p, *v;
+    size_t n = 0;
 
     memset(x, 0, sizeof(*x));
 
-    if (!c) return true;
+    if (!c) return n;
 
     p = string_at(s, i);
 
-    if (is_null(p) || (e = p + strlen(p)) > p + c)
-        return false;
+    if (is_null(p))
+        return n;
 
+    e = p + strlen(p);
     v = p;
 
-    do { v = next_char(v); } while (--c && v < e);
+    while (c-- && v < e) {
+        v = next_char(v);
+        ++n;
+    }
 
-    if (!c) {
-        x->buffer = strndup(p, v - p);
+    x->buffer = strndup(p, v - p);
 
-        if (cut) {
-            memmove(p, v, strlen(v) + 1);
-        }
+    if (cut) {
+        memmove(p, v, strlen(v) + 1);
+    }
 
-        return true;
-    } else return false;
+    return n;
 }