diff --git a/include/LCDDisplay.hpp b/include/LCDDisplay.hpp
index 2f3a45c..b93973f 100644
--- a/include/LCDDisplay.hpp
+++ b/include/LCDDisplay.hpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 class LCDDisplay {
    private:
     uint8_t _lcd;
-    char writebuf[168];                // 4x40 chars + 2x4 setcursor commands
+    char writebuf[4 * 40 + 8];                          // 4x40 chars + 2x4 setcursor commands
     void writeStr(std::string str);                     // do not use
     void writeLines(std::array<std::string, 4> lines);  // do not use
 
diff --git a/src/LCDDisplay.cpp b/src/LCDDisplay.cpp
index 6f89200..537d76e 100644
--- a/src/LCDDisplay.cpp
+++ b/src/LCDDisplay.cpp
@@ -106,12 +106,12 @@ void LCDDisplay::clearBuf() {
 /* hyper optimized buffer flush command, writes whole disp with a single write */
 void LCDDisplay::flushBuf() {
     // we could skip all of this and set it in constructor if we were extra sure the lines wont ever exceed 40 chars
-    uint8_t setDisp[] = {254, 71, 1, 1};  // set cursor to char 1, line 1
+    constexpr uint8_t setDisp[] = {254, 71, 1, 1};  // set cursor to char 1, line 1
     std::memcpy(&writebuf[0], setDisp, 4);
     std::memcpy(&writebuf[84], setDisp, 4);
     writebuf[87] = 3;  // overwrite set cursor c1 l1 to c1 l3
 
-    write(_lcd, writebuf, 168);
+    write(_lcd, writebuf, sizeof(writebuf));
 }
 
 char LCDDisplay::bar(uint8_t char_id, double value) {