diff --git a/src/Compositor.cpp b/src/Compositor.cpp
index c68b5322..ab802a1a 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.cpp
@@ -890,6 +890,34 @@ void CCompositor::cleanupFadingOut(const int& monid) {
     }
 
     for (auto& ls : m_vSurfacesFadingOut) {
+
+        // sometimes somehow fucking happens wtf
+        bool exists = false;
+        for (auto& m : m_vMonitors) {
+            for (auto& lsl : m->m_aLayerSurfaceLists) {
+                for (auto& lsp : lsl) {
+                    if (lsp.get() == ls) {
+                        exists = true;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (exists)
+                    break;
+            }
+
+            if (exists)
+                break;
+        }
+
+        if (!exists) {
+            m_vSurfacesFadingOut.erase(std::remove(m_vSurfacesFadingOut.begin(), m_vSurfacesFadingOut.end(), ls));
+
+            Debug::log(LOG, "Fading out a non-existent LS??");
+
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (ls->monitorID != monid)
             continue;
 
diff --git a/src/debug/Log.cpp b/src/debug/Log.cpp
index 59d2d239..367cf8ca 100644
--- a/src/debug/Log.cpp
+++ b/src/debug/Log.cpp
@@ -58,37 +58,20 @@ void Debug::log(LogLevel level, const char* fmt, ...) {
         ofs << "] ";
     }
 
-    char buf[LOGMESSAGESIZE] = "";
-    char* outputStr;
-    int logLen;
+    char* outputStr = nullptr;
 
     va_list args;
     va_start(args, fmt);
-    logLen = vsnprintf(buf, sizeof buf, fmt, args);
+    vasprintf(&outputStr, fmt, args);
     va_end(args);
 
-    if ((long unsigned int)logLen < sizeof buf) {
-        outputStr = strdup(buf);
-    } else {
-        outputStr = (char*)malloc(logLen + 1);
+    std::string output = std::string(outputStr);
+    free(outputStr);
 
-        if (!outputStr) {
-            printf("CRITICAL: Cannot alloc size %d for log! (Out of memory?)", logLen + 1);
-            return;
-        }
-
-        va_start(args, fmt);
-        vsnprintf(outputStr, logLen + 1U, fmt, args);
-        va_end(args);
-    }
-
-    ofs << outputStr << "\n";
+    ofs << output << "\n";
 
     ofs.close();
 
     // log it to the stdout too.
-    std::cout << outputStr << "\n";
-
-    // free the log
-    free(outputStr);
+    std::cout << output << "\n";
 }
diff --git a/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp b/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp
index 3fc6d20e..b7285637 100644
--- a/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp
@@ -83,32 +83,14 @@ void wlr_signal_emit_safe(struct wl_signal *signal, void *data) {
 }
 
 std::string getFormat(const char *fmt, ...) {
-    char buf[LOGMESSAGESIZE] = "";
-    char* outputStr;
-    int logLen;
+    char* outputStr = nullptr;
 
     va_list args;
     va_start(args, fmt);
-    logLen = vsnprintf(buf, sizeof buf, fmt, args);
+    vasprintf(&outputStr, fmt, args);
     va_end(args);
 
-    if ((long unsigned int)logLen < sizeof buf) {
-        outputStr = strdup(buf);
-    } else {
-        outputStr = (char*)malloc(logLen + 1);
-
-        if (!outputStr) {
-            printf("CRITICAL: Cannot alloc size %d for log! (Out of memory?)", logLen + 1);
-            return "";
-        }
-
-        va_start(args, fmt);
-        vsnprintf(outputStr, logLen + 1U, fmt, args);
-        va_end(args);
-    }
-
     std::string output = std::string(outputStr);
-
     free(outputStr);
 
     return output;