diff --git a/src/model.c b/src/model.c
index ef7eed7..709c768 100644
--- a/src/model.c
+++ b/src/model.c
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ s_tictactoe *create_empty_tictactoe() {
 s_utictactoe *create_empty_utictactoe (uint inception_level) {
     s_utictactoe * value = (s_utictactoe*) malloc(sizeof(s_utictactoe));
     if ( value ) {
-        
         // then initiate outer_tictactoe amd inception_level
         value->outer_tictactoe = create_empty_tictactoe();
         value->inception_level = inception_level;
@@ -59,13 +58,14 @@ s_utictactoe *create_empty_utictactoe (uint inception_level) {
             // should be 9 simple ttt
 
             value->inner_tictactoes = (s_tictactoe**) 
-                malloc(sizeof(s_tictactoe));
-            
+                malloc(TICTACTOE_SIZE*sizeof(s_tictactoe));
+
             if ( ! value->inner_tictactoes ) {
                 return NULL;
             }
 
             for ( int i=0; i<TICTACTOE_SIZE; i++) {
+                //value->inner_tictactoes[i]= (s_tictactoe*) malloc(sizeof(s_tictactoe));
                 value->inner_tictactoes[i] = create_empty_tictactoe();
             }
         }
@@ -75,14 +75,16 @@ s_utictactoe *create_empty_utictactoe (uint inception_level) {
 
 
 void free_move(s_move *p_move){
-    if ( p_move == NULL ) {
+    if ( p_move ) {
         free(p_move);
+        p_move = NULL;
     }
 }
 
 void free_tictactoe(s_tictactoe *p_ttt){
     if ( p_ttt) {
         free(p_ttt->content);
+        p_ttt->content = NULL;
         free(p_ttt);
         p_ttt = NULL;
     }
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@ void free_utictactoe(s_utictactoe *p_uttt){
                 free_tictactoe(p_uttt->inner_tictactoes[i]);
             }
             free(p_uttt->inner_tictactoes);
+            p_uttt->inner_tictactoes = NULL;
         }
         free_tictactoe(p_uttt->outer_tictactoe);
         free(p_uttt);