diff --git a/threading.c b/threading.c
index 6a28073..99ceda0 100644
--- a/threading.c
+++ b/threading.c
@@ -63,46 +63,46 @@ void *thread_mid(){
 			mid_content = malloc(sizeof(file));
 			mid_content->file_name = "cannot open directory";
 			mid_file_count = 1;
-		} else {
+			pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_mid);
+			continue;
+		} 
+		char *path = malloc(strlen(global_path)+1);
+		memcpy(path, global_path, strlen(global_path)+1);
 
-			char *path = malloc(strlen(global_path)+1);
-			memcpy(path, global_path, strlen(global_path)+1);
-
-			if (local_status & STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY) {
-				unsigned long i = 0;
-				for (i = 0; i < mid_file_count; i++) {
-					free(mid_content[i].file_name);
-				}
-				free(mid_content);
-				mid_file_count = get_dir_size(path);
-				if (mid_file_count != 0) {
-					mid_content = malloc(mid_file_count * sizeof(file));
-					memset(mid_content, '\0', mid_file_count * sizeof(file));
-					get_dir_content(path, &mid_file_count, mid_content);
-				} else {
-					selected_file_current = 0;
-					mid_content = malloc(sizeof(file));
-					mid_content->file_type = 0;
-					mid_content->file_size = 0;
-					mid_content->permissions = 0;
-					mid_content->color_pair = 0;
-					mid_content->file_name = malloc(sizeof(char));
-					mid_content->file_name[0] = '\0';
-
-					mid_file_count = 0;
-
-				}
-				pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_selection);
-				update_selected_file();
-				pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_selection);
+		if (local_status & STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY) {
+			unsigned long i = 0;
+			for (i = 0; i < mid_file_count; i++) {
+				free(mid_content[i].file_name);
 			}
+			free(mid_content);
+			mid_file_count = get_dir_size(path);
+			if (mid_file_count != 0) {
+				mid_content = malloc(mid_file_count * sizeof(file));
+				memset(mid_content, '\0', mid_file_count * sizeof(file));
+				get_dir_content(path, &mid_file_count, mid_content);
+			} else {
+				selected_file_current = 0;
+				mid_content = malloc(sizeof(file));
+				mid_content->file_type = 0;
+				mid_content->file_size = 0;
+				mid_content->permissions = 0;
+				mid_content->color_pair = 0;
+				mid_content->file_name = malloc(sizeof(char));
+				mid_content->file_name[0] = '\0';
 
-			btm_status = local_status;
-			pthread_cond_signal(&cond_rgt);
-			pthread_cond_signal(&cond_btm);
+				mid_file_count = 0;
 
-			free(path);
+			}
+			pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_selection);
+			update_selected_file();
+			pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_selection);
 		}
+
+		btm_status = local_status;
+		pthread_cond_signal(&cond_rgt);
+		pthread_cond_signal(&cond_btm);
+
+		free(path);
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_mid);
 	}
 	pthread_exit(0);
@@ -118,30 +118,30 @@ void *thread_lft(){
 			lft_content = malloc(sizeof(file));
 			lft_content[0].file_name = "cannot open directory";
 			lft_file_count = 1;
-		} else {
-			char *path = malloc(strlen(global_path)+1);
-			memcpy(path, global_path, strlen(global_path)+1);
+			pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_lft);
+			continue;
+		} 
+		char *path = malloc(strlen(global_path)+1);
+		memcpy(path, global_path, strlen(global_path)+1);
 
-			if (strcmp(path, "/") != 0) {
-				path[strrchr(path, '/')-path+1] = '\0';
-				path[strrchr(path, '/')-path] = '\0';
-				path[0] = '/';
+		if (strcmp(path, "/") != 0) {
+			path[strrchr(path, '/')-path+1] = '\0';
+			path[strrchr(path, '/')-path] = '\0';
+			path[0] = '/';
 
-				if (local_status & STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY) {
-					lft_file_count = get_dir_size(path);
-					free(lft_content);
-					lft_content = malloc(lft_file_count * sizeof(file));
-					memset(lft_content, '\0', lft_file_count * sizeof(file));
-					get_dir_content(path, &lft_file_count, lft_content);
-				}
-
-			} else {
-				lft_file_count = 0;
+			if (local_status & STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY) {
+				lft_file_count = get_dir_size(path);
+				free(lft_content);
+				lft_content = malloc(lft_file_count * sizeof(file));
+				memset(lft_content, '\0', lft_file_count * sizeof(file));
+				get_dir_content(path, &lft_file_count, lft_content);
 			}
-
-
-			free(path);
+		} else {
+			lft_file_count = 0;
 		}
+
+
+		free(path);
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_lft);
 	}
 	pthread_exit(0);
@@ -244,11 +244,12 @@ void *thread_top(){
 			top_buffer = malloc(sizeof("cannot open directory"));
 			top_width = sizeof("cannot open directory");
 			top_buffer = "cannot open directory";
-		} else {
-			top_buffer = malloc(strlen(global_path)+1);
-			memcpy(top_buffer, global_path, strlen(global_path)+1);
-			top_width = strlen(top_buffer);
-		}
+			pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_top);
+			continue;
+		} 
+		top_buffer = malloc(strlen(global_path)+1);
+		memcpy(top_buffer, global_path, strlen(global_path)+1);
+		top_width = strlen(top_buffer);
 
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_top);
 	}