diff --git a/src/map/map_checker.c b/src/map/map_checker.c
index f996196..b029551 100644
--- a/src/map/map_checker.c
+++ b/src/map/map_checker.c
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@
 /*   By: kcolin <kcolin@42.fr>                      +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2025/06/06 17:54:42 by tchampio          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2025/07/21 15:27:15 by kcolin           ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2025/07/22 12:15:32 by kcolin           ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
 #include "../../libft/includes/libft.h"
 #include "../utils/colors.h"
+#include "mapdata.h"
 #include "populate_map.h"
 #include "checkers.h"
 #include "setters.h"
@@ -60,10 +61,10 @@ bool	check_cubfile(char *file, t_mapdata *map)
 	int	fd;
 
 	if (!check_filename(map, file))
-		return (ft_strlcpy(map->error, "File is not a .cub file", 25), false);
+		return (ft_strlcpy(map->error, "Not a .cub file", ERRLEN), false);
 	fd = open(file, O_RDONLY);
 	if (fd < 0)
-		return (ft_strlcpy(map->error, "Can't open file", 16), false);
+		return (ft_strlcpy(map->error, "Can't open file", ERRLEN), false);
 	if (add_textures(fd, map) != 0)
 		return (close(fd), false);
 	if (map->error[0])
@@ -71,13 +72,14 @@ bool	check_cubfile(char *file, t_mapdata *map)
 	populate_maps(map, fd);
 	if (!check_walls(map))
 		return (close(fd), ft_strlcpy(map->error,
-				"Map is malformed (invalid chars or missing walls)", 51),
+				"Map is malformed (invalid chars or missing walls)", ERRLEN),
 			false);
 	if (!check_bare_minimum(map))
-		return (close(fd), ft_strlcpy(map->error, "No players", 11), false);
+		return (close(fd), ft_strlcpy(map->error, "No player", ERRLEN), false);
 	map->isvalid = true;
 	flood_fill(map, map->startx, map->starty);
 	if (!map->isvalid)
-		return (close(fd), ft_strlcpy(map->error, "Map has holes!", 16), false);
+		return (close(fd), ft_strlcpy(map->error, "Holes in map", ERRLEN),
+			false);
 	return (true);
 }
diff --git a/src/map/mapdata.h b/src/map/mapdata.h
index 68984b5..d5960b4 100644
--- a/src/map/mapdata.h
+++ b/src/map/mapdata.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: kcolin <kcolin@42.fr>                      +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2025/07/17 14:58:19 by kcolin            #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2025/07/22 12:20:12 by tchampio         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2025/07/22 12:36:53 by kcolin           ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ typedef enum e_direction
 	WEST
 }	t_direction;
 
+# define ERRLEN 1024
+
 typedef struct s_mapdata
 {
 	char					*filename;
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ typedef struct s_mapdata
 	int						startx;
 	int						starty;
 	t_direction				startdirection;
-	char					error[1024];
+	char					error[ERRLEN];
 }	t_mapdata;
 
 #endif // MAPDATA_H
diff --git a/src/map/setters.c b/src/map/setters.c
index d936bab..5dfa811 100644
--- a/src/map/setters.c
+++ b/src/map/setters.c
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@
 /*   By: kcolin <kcolin@42.fr>                      +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2025/06/21 19:35:43 by tchampio          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2025/07/22 12:20:29 by tchampio         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2025/07/22 12:36:22 by kcolin           ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
 #include "../../libft/includes/libft.h"
 #include "../utils/frees.h"
+#include "mapdata.h"
 
 bool	perform_color_checks(int *color, char *strcolor, t_mapdata *map)
 {
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ bool	perform_color_checks(int *color, char *strcolor, t_mapdata *map)
 		if (!ft_isdigit(strcolor[i]))
 		{
 			ft_strlcpy(map->error, "invalid characters in color definition",
-				1024);
+				ERRLEN);
 			return (false);
 		}
 		i++;
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ bool	perform_color_checks(int *color, char *strcolor, t_mapdata *map)
 	colorvalue = ft_atoi(strcolor);
 	if (colorvalue < 0 || colorvalue > 255)
 	{
-		ft_strlcpy(map->error, "invalid value for colors", 1024);
+		ft_strlcpy(map->error, "invalid value for colors", ERRLEN);
 		return (false);
 	}
 	*color = colorvalue;
@@ -52,14 +53,14 @@ unsigned int	set_color(const char *s, t_mapdata *map)
 	while (tab[i])
 	{
 		if (i > 2)
-			ft_strlcpy(map->error, "too many colors", 16);
+			ft_strlcpy(map->error, "too many colors", ERRLEN);
 		isok = perform_color_checks(&rgb[i], tab[i], map);
 		free(tab[i]);
 		i++;
 	}
 	free(tab);
 	if (i <= 2)
-		return (ft_strlcpy(map->error, "Not enough colors", 18), 0);
+		return (ft_strlcpy(map->error, "Not enough colors", ERRLEN), 0);
 	if (!isok)
 		return (0);
 	finalcolor = ((rgb[0] & 0xff) << 16)
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ int	try_set_texture(t_mapdata *map, char **texture, char *texture_name)
 {
 	if (*texture != NULL)
 	{
-		ft_strlcpy(map->error, "Duplicated texture directive", 1024);
+		ft_strlcpy(map->error, "Duplicated texture directive", ERRLEN);
 		return (2);
 	}
 	*texture = ft_strdup(texture_name);
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ int	set_textures(char *line, t_mapdata *map)
 	tab = ft_split(line, ' ');
 	if (tab[0][0] == '1')
 		return (ft_strlcpy(map->error,
-				"Map started before all the textures", 1024), 1);
+				"Map started before all the textures", ERRLEN), 1);
 	retvalue = 0;
 	if (tab[0] && tab[1])
 	{