diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 446e981..49e5818 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ namespace {
 	unsigned ln = 1;
 
 	auto Color(int n, const std::string& s) {
-		return "\33[38;5;" + std::to_string(n) + 'm' + s + "\33[m";
+		return std::format("\33[38;5;{}m{}\33[m", n, s);
 	}
 
 	auto Line(int l) {
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ struct BruteThreadState {
 	}
 
 	void BruteForce(char prefix) {
-		for(std::uint32_t i = 2; i < code_length; ++i) {
-			std::string test_buffer(i, 'a');
+		//for(std::uint32_t i = 8; i <= code_length; ++i) {
+			std::string test_buffer(code_length, 'a');
 			test_buffer[0] = prefix;
 
 			// test all possible combinations
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ struct BruteThreadState {
 				if(!NextCode(test_buffer, 1))
 					break;
 			}
-		}
+		//}
 	}
 
    private: