diff --git a/CMDList/CMDList.c b/CMDList/CMDList.c
index ad2f030..ff9cca1 100644
--- a/CMDList/CMDList.c
+++ b/CMDList/CMDList.c
@@ -14,19 +14,24 @@ CMDList_t* CMDList_init()
 }
 
 // free up the full tree from memory
+// does not free up the commands
 int CMDList_deinit(CMDList_t *list)
 {
-	CMDList_t* chars[26]; //TODO: cast list to array
+	CMDList_t** list_p = (CMDList_t**)list;
+	// printf("deinit %p\n", (void*)list);
+	// printf("deinit e %p\n", list->e);
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < 26; i++)
 	{
-		if (chars[i] != NULL)
+		if (*(list_p + i) != NULL)
 		{
-			CMDList_deinit(chars[i]);
+			// printf("deinit %i\n", i);
+			CMDList_deinit(*(list_p + i));
 		}
 	}
 
-	free(list);
+	//TODO: fix "free(): invalid pointer"
+	// free(list);
 	return 0;
 }