diff --git a/hydra-http-form.c b/hydra-http-form.c
index b6f888e..26c2d29 100644
--- a/hydra-http-form.c
+++ b/hydra-http-form.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ char *stringify_headers(ptr_header_node *ptr_head) {
 }
 
 int32_t parse_options(char *miscptr, ptr_header_node *ptr_head) {
-  char *ptr, *ptr2;
+  char *ptr, *ptr2, *tmp;
 
   if (miscptr == NULL)
     return 1;
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ int32_t parse_options(char *miscptr, ptr_header_node *ptr_head) {
       break;
     case '1':
       code_401_is_failure = 1;
-      char *tmp = strchr(miscptr, ':');
+      *tmp = strchr(miscptr, ':');
       if (tmp)
         miscptr = tmp + 1;
       else
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ int32_t parse_options(char *miscptr, ptr_header_node *ptr_head) {
       break;
     case '2':
       code_302_is_success = 1;
-      char *tmp = strchr(miscptr, ':');
+      *tmp = strchr(miscptr, ':');
       if (tmp)
         miscptr = tmp + 1;
       else