diff --git a/src/lcd.c b/src/lcd.c
index c806fdc..6147625 100644
--- a/src/lcd.c
+++ b/src/lcd.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ void lcd_write_buf(struct lcd_t *lcd, const uint8_t row, const uint8_t col, cons
 		len++;
 
 	len = MIN(len, sizeof(lcd->writebuf) - col);
-	uint8_t pos = 4 + col + (LCD_COLS * (row % 2)); // skip 4 bytes to leave room for set cursor command
+	int pos = 4 + col + (LCD_COLS * (row % 2)); // skip 4 bytes to leave room for set cursor command
 	if (row >= 2)
 		pos += 2 * LCD_COLS + 4; // if we're writing to disp2, skip another 4 bytes for set cursor command and 2*40 bytes of disp 1
 	memcpy(lcd->writebuf.text + pos, str, len);
@@ -80,21 +80,21 @@ void lcd_write_buf(struct lcd_t *lcd, const uint8_t row, const uint8_t col, cons
 
 /* hyperoptimized function to write a formatted string to lcd buffer. */
 /* we cant just snprintf to the buffer directly bc it null terminates */
-inline void lcd_writef(struct lcd_t *lcd, const uint8_t x, const uint8_t y, const char *fmt, ...) {
+void lcd_writef(struct lcd_t *lcd, const uint8_t x, const uint8_t y, const char *fmt, ...) {
 	char tmp[LCD_COLS + 1];
 	va_list ap;
 	va_start(ap, fmt);
 	uint8_t len = vsnprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), fmt, ap); // print fmt and ap to a temporary buffer
 	va_end(ap);
 	len = MIN(len, LCD_COLS - x);
-	uint8_t pos = 4 + x + (LCD_COLS * (y % 2)); // skip 4 bytes to leave room for set cursor command
+	int pos = 4 + x + (LCD_COLS * (y % 2)); // skip 4 bytes to leave room for set cursor command
 	if (y >= 2)
 		pos += 2 * LCD_COLS + 4;       // if we're writing to disp2, skip another 4 bytes for set cursor command and 2*40 bytes of disp 1
 	memcpy(lcd->writebuf.text + pos, tmp, len); // copy to lcd writebuffer address + whatever pos is
 }
 
 inline void lcd_clear_buf(struct lcd_t *lcd) {
-	memset(lcd->writebuf.text, ' ', sizeof(lcd->writebuf));
+	memset(lcd->writebuf.text, ' ', sizeof(lcd->writebuf.text));
 }
 
 /* flushes writebuffer to lcd, hyperoptmized, flushes buffer and commands in a single write operation */