diff --git a/lib/bin/gmeng.h b/lib/bin/gmeng.h
index 91edded..ba2e7e3 100755
--- a/lib/bin/gmeng.h
+++ b/lib/bin/gmeng.h
@@ -461,10 +461,10 @@ static std::vector<std::string> bgcolornames = {
 
 static std::string colorformat(std::string data) {
     std::string formatted = data;
-    for (int i = 0; i < sizeof(Gmeng::colors); i++) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < (sizeof(Gmeng::colors)/sizeof(*Gmeng::colors)); i++) {
         formatted = str_replace(formatted, "~" + colornames[i] + "~", Gmeng::colors[i]);
     };
-    for (int i = 0; i < sizeof(Gmeng::bgcolors); i++) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < (sizeof(Gmeng::bgcolors)/sizeof(*Gmeng::bgcolors)); i++) {
         formatted = str_replace(formatted, "~" + bgcolornames[i] + "~", Gmeng::bgcolors[i]);
     };
     formatted = str_replace(formatted, "~h~", "\033[1m");
@@ -649,9 +649,9 @@ static void __explain_why_i_cannot_run_to_dumbass_using_windows() {
     exit(1);
 };
 
-static void _gargv_patch_global(int argc, char* argv[]) {
-    __annot__(_gargv_patch_global, "patches the Gmeng::global variable with the command-line arguments.");
-    __functree_call__(__FILE__, __LINE__, _gargv_patch_global);
+static void patch_argv_global(int argc, char* argv[]) {
+    __annot__(patch_argv_global, "patches the Gmeng::global variable with the command-line arguments.");
+    __functree_call__(__FILE__, __LINE__, patch_argv_global);
     #if _WIN32
         __explain_why_i_cannot_run_to_dumbass_using_windows();
         return;
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ static void _gargv_patch_global(int argc, char* argv[]) {
             ioctl(STDOUT_FILENO, TIOCGWINSZ, &size);
             int times = size.ws_col-11;
             __gmeng_write_log__("gmeng.log", "command-line argument requested help menu\n");
-            SAY("~Br~\x0F~h~~y~GMENG " + (Gmeng::version) + "~n~ | " + Gmeng::colors[6] + "Terminal-Based 2D Game Engine~n~ | Help Menu\n");
+            SAY("~Br~\x0F~h~\x0F~y~GMENG " + (Gmeng::version) + "~n~ | " + Gmeng::colors[6] + "Terminal-Based 2D Game Engine~n~ | Help Menu\n");
             SAY("~_~~st~" + repeatString("-", times+11) + "~n~\n");
             SAY("~h~~r~Gmeng~n~ is a standalone terminal-based game engine, utilizing ~y~pthread~n~ and the ~b~C++ Standard library~n~.\n");
             SAY("~_~Currently, Gmeng is only available to MacOS and Linux users while on its active development phase.\n");
diff --git a/lib/bin/src/index.cpp b/lib/bin/src/index.cpp
index 08a52ad..2c232b2 100755
--- a/lib/bin/src/index.cpp
+++ b/lib/bin/src/index.cpp
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ int main2( int argc, char** argv ) {
 };
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
-    _gargv_patch_global(argc, argv);
+    patch_argv_global(argc, argv);
     SAY("~b~~r~CLI to be implemented~n~\n");
     return 0;
 };
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 28ee42f..0ff90be 100755
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 # Compiler and flags
 CXX := g++
-CXXFLAGS := -lcurl -g --std=c++20 -pthread `pkg-config --libs --cflags ncursesw` -Wno-deprecated-declarations -Wno-writable-strings -Wno-switch-bool -Wno-format-security -framework ApplicationServices
+CXXFLAGS := -lcurl --std=c++20 -pthread `pkg-config --libs --cflags ncursesw` -Wno-deprecated-declarations -Wno-writable-strings -Wno-switch-bool -Wno-format-security -framework ApplicationServices
 OUTFILE := -o gmeng
+
+ifeq ($(filter debug,$(MAKECMDGOALS)), debug)
+    CXXFLAGS += -fsanitize=address
+	CXXFLAGS += -g
+endif
+
 # Default target builds lib/bin/src/index.cpp
 all: lib/bin/out/gmeng
 
@@ -17,5 +23,9 @@ test: test.cpp
 test2: tests/test.cpp
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -o tests/out/test.o tests/test.cpp
 
+# Target for building with the debug flag
+debug:
+	@$(MAKE) CXXFLAGS="$(CXXFLAGS)" $(filter-out debug,$(MAKECMDGOALS))
+
 # Phony targets
-.PHONY: all test test2
+.PHONY: all test test2 debug
diff --git a/tests/out/test.o b/tests/out/test.o
index 13b68c7..15dc2f9 100755
Binary files a/tests/out/test.o and b/tests/out/test.o differ
diff --git a/tests/test.cpp b/tests/test.cpp
index 977fce9..9548750 100755
--- a/tests/test.cpp
+++ b/tests/test.cpp
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     bool do_main1 = false;
     gm_log("test.cpp",__LINE__,"gmeng_tests -> SPAWN(1)");
     gm::global.dev_console = false;
-    _gargv_patch_global(argc, argv);
+    patch_argv_global(argc, argv);
     for (int i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
         char *v_arg = argv[i];
         std::string argument (v_arg);