diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 8f7a81dc..39939601 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -2260,9 +2260,9 @@ if (setting == ON) {
 			FILE *command = popen("touch /home/pi/CubeSatSim/battery_saver", "r");
 		  	pclose(command);
 			fprintf(stderr,"Turning Battery saver mode ON\n");  
-			*command = popen("if ! grep -q force_turbo=1 /boot/config.txt ; then sudo sh -c 'echo force_turbo=1 >> /boot/config.txt'; fi", "r");
+			command = popen("if ! grep -q force_turbo=1 /boot/config.txt ; then sudo sh -c 'echo force_turbo=1 >> /boot/config.txt'; fi", "r");
 		  	pclose(command);
-			*command = popen("sudo reboot now", "r");
+			command = popen("sudo reboot now", "r");
 		  	pclose(command);
 			sleep(60);
 			return;  
@@ -2274,9 +2274,9 @@ if (setting == ON) {
 			FILE *command = popen("rm /home/pi/CubeSatSim/battery_saver", "r");
 		  	pclose(command);
 			fprintf(stderr,"Turning Battery saver mode OFF\n"); 
-			*command = popen("sudo sed -i ':a;N;$!ba;s/\nforce_turbo=1//g' /boot/config.txt ", "r");
+			command = popen("sudo sed -i ':a;N;$!ba;s/\nforce_turbo=1//g' /boot/config.txt ", "r");
 		  	pclose(command);
-			*command = popen("sudo reboot now", "r");
+			command = popen("sudo reboot now", "r");
 		  	pclose(command);
 			sleep(60);
 			return;