diff --git a/include/psyc.h b/include/psyc.h
index 860d7d4..5b6e3ec 100644
--- a/include/psyc.h
+++ b/include/psyc.h
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ typedef struct
 
 typedef struct
 {
-	size_t length;
-	PSYC_Modifier *ptr;
+	size_t lines;
+	PSYC_Modifier **modifiers;
 } PSYC_ModifierArray;
 
 /* intermediate struct for a PSYC packet */
diff --git a/src/psyc.c b/src/psyc.c
index a3942bf..0274c39 100644
--- a/src/psyc.c
+++ b/src/psyc.c
@@ -71,12 +71,12 @@ inline PSYC_Packet PSYC_newPacket(PSYC_ModifierArray *routing,
 	}
 
 	// calculate routing header length
-	for (i = 0; i < routing->length; i++)
-		p.routingLength += PSYC_getModifierLength(&routing->ptr[i]);
+	for (i = 0; i < routing->lines; i++)
+		p.routingLength += PSYC_getModifierLength(routing->modifiers[i]);
 
 	// calculate entity header length
-	for (i = 0; i < entity->length; i++)
-		p.contentLength += PSYC_getModifierLength(&routing->ptr[i]);
+	for (i = 0; i < entity->lines; i++)
+		p.contentLength += PSYC_getModifierLength(routing->modifiers[i]);
 
 	// add length of method, data & delimiter
 	p.contentLength += method->length + 1 + data->length; // method \n data
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ inline PSYC_Packet PSYC_newPacket2(PSYC_Modifier **routing, size_t routinglen,
                                    const char *data, size_t datalen,
                                    PSYC_PacketFlag flag)
 {
-	PSYC_ModifierArray r = {routinglen, *routing};
-	PSYC_ModifierArray e = {entitylen, *entity};
+	PSYC_ModifierArray r = {routinglen, routing};
+	PSYC_ModifierArray e = {entitylen, entity};
 	PSYC_String m = {methodlen, method};
 	PSYC_String d = {datalen, data};
 
diff --git a/src/render.c b/src/render.c
index 4a148f4..e311bd7 100644
--- a/src/render.c
+++ b/src/render.c
@@ -27,16 +27,16 @@ PSYC_RenderRC PSYC_render(PSYC_Packet *packet, char *buffer, size_t buflen)
 	if (packet->length > buflen)
 		return PSYC_RENDER_ERROR;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < packet->routing.length; i++)
-		cur += PSYC_renderModifier(&packet->routing.ptr[i], buffer + cur);
+	for (i = 0; i < packet->routing.lines; i++)
+		cur += PSYC_renderModifier(packet->routing.modifiers[i], buffer + cur);
 
 	if (packet->flag == PSYC_PACKET_NEED_LENGTH)
 		cur += sprintf(buffer + cur, "%ld", packet->contentLength);
 
 	buffer[cur++] = '\n';
 
-	for (i = 0; i < packet->entity.length; i++)
-		cur += PSYC_renderModifier(&packet->entity.ptr[i], buffer + cur);
+	for (i = 0; i < packet->entity.lines; i++)
+		cur += PSYC_renderModifier(packet->entity.modifiers[i], buffer + cur);
 
 	memcpy(buffer + cur, PSYC_C2ARG(PSYC_PACKET_DELIMITER));