diff --git a/src/config/TOMLNode.cpp b/src/config/TOMLNode.cpp
index 8026445..1210a64 100644
--- a/src/config/TOMLNode.cpp
+++ b/src/config/TOMLNode.cpp
@@ -97,32 +97,32 @@ void toml_node::setMapArray(TOMLMapArray *map_array)
 }
 
 
-std::string *toml_node::toString(void) const
+std::string toml_node::toString(void) const
 {
 	switch (type)
 	{
 		case STRING:
 			{
-				return (value.str);
+				return (*value.str);
 			}
 		case NUM:
 			{
 				std::stringstream ss;
 				ss << value.integer;
-				std::string *result = new std::string();
-				ss >> *result;
+				std::string result;
+				ss >> result;
 				return (result);
 			}
 		case ARRAY:
 			{
 				TOMLArray::iterator it;
-				std::string *result = new std::string("[ ");
+				std::string result("[ ");
 				for (it = value.array->begin(); it != value.array->end(); ++it)
 				{
-					*result += *((*it)->toString());
-					*result += ", ";
+					result += ((*it)->toString());
+					result += ", ";
 				}
-				*result += " ]";
+				result += " ]";
 				return (result);
 			}
 		case MAP:
@@ -132,41 +132,41 @@ std::string *toml_node::toString(void) const
 		case MAPARRAY:
 			{
 				std::stringstream ss;
-				std::string *result = new std::string();
+				std::string result;
 				TOMLMapArray::iterator it;
 				TOMLMapArray *map_array = value.map_array;
 
 				ss << "[\n";
 				for (it = map_array->begin(); it != map_array->end(); ++it)
 				{
-					ss << (*TOMLMap_to_string(*it));
+					ss << (TOMLMap_to_string(*it));
 					ss << ", " << std::endl;
 				}
 				ss << "]\n";
 
 
 				/* ss >> *result; */
-				*result = ss.str();
+				result = ss.str();
 				return (result);
 			}
 		case BOOL:
 			{
-				std::string *result;
+				std::string result;
 				if (value.boolean)
-					result = new std::string("true");
+					result = std::string("true");
 				else
-					result = new std::string("false");
+					result = std::string("false");
 				return (result);
 			}
 		default:
-			return ( new std::string("Not implemented :)"));
+			return (std::string("Not implemented :)"));
 	}
 }
 
-std::string *toml_node::TOMLMap_to_string(TOMLMap *map)
+std::string toml_node::TOMLMap_to_string(TOMLMap *map)
 {
 	std::stringstream ss;
-	std::string *result = new std::string();
+	std::string result;
 	TOMLMap::iterator it;
 
 	ss << "{\n";
@@ -174,13 +174,13 @@ std::string *toml_node::TOMLMap_to_string(TOMLMap *map)
 	{
 		ss << it->first
 			<< ": "
-			<< *(it->second->toString())
+			<< (it->second->toString())
 			<< std::endl;
 	}
 
 	ss << "}" << std::endl;
 
 	/* ss >> *result; */
-	*result = ss.str();
+	result = ss.str();
 	return (result);
 }
diff --git a/src/config/TOMLNode.hpp b/src/config/TOMLNode.hpp
index 645669c..80dd645 100644
--- a/src/config/TOMLNode.hpp
+++ b/src/config/TOMLNode.hpp
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ class toml_node
 		void setObject(TOMLMap *obj);
 		void setMapArray(TOMLMapArray *map_array);
 
-		std::string *toString(void) const;
-		static std::string *TOMLMap_to_string(TOMLMap *map);
+		std::string toString(void) const;
+		static std::string TOMLMap_to_string(TOMLMap *map);
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/config/parse.cpp b/src/config/parse.cpp
index b178a75..503e69f 100644
--- a/src/config/parse.cpp
+++ b/src/config/parse.cpp
@@ -20,19 +20,18 @@
 /* } */
 namespace config
 {
-
 	void display(TOMLMap *root_map)
 	{
-		std::cout << ">>> printing config: <<<" << std::endl;
+		DBOUT << ">>> printing config: <<<" << std::endl;
 
 		TOMLMap::iterator it;
 
 		for (it = root_map->begin(); it != root_map->end(); ++it)
 		{
-			std::cout << it->first
+			DBOUT << it->first
 				<< ": "
-				<< *(it->second->toString());
-			std::cout << ", " << std::endl;
+				<< (it->second->toString());
+			DBOUT << ", " << std::endl;
 			/* << std::endl << "-------" << std::endl; */
 		}
 	}
@@ -42,6 +41,7 @@ namespace config
 		TOMLMap::iterator it;
 
 		DBOUT << ">>> cleaning up: <<<" << std::endl;
+		DBOUT << root << ENDL;
 		if (!root)
 			return;
 		for (it = root->begin(); it != root->end(); ++it)
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace config
 
 			clean_generic(it->second);
 			/* delete it->second; */
-			std::cout << ", " << std::endl;
+			DBOUT << ", " << std::endl;
 		}
 		DBOUT << YELLO << "end of clean" << ENDL;
 		root->clear();
diff --git a/src/config/parse.hpp b/src/config/parse.hpp
index 5b0e1c2..0d57045 100644
--- a/src/config/parse.hpp
+++ b/src/config/parse.hpp
@@ -8,6 +8,5 @@
 #include "TOMLParser.hpp"
 
 TOMLMap *parse(char *filename);
-void display(TOMLMap *config);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/config/tomlstuff.hpp b/src/config/tomlstuff.hpp
index 49e084c..bee5436 100644
--- a/src/config/tomlstuff.hpp
+++ b/src/config/tomlstuff.hpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ typedef std::vector<toml_node *> TOMLArray;
 
 namespace config
 {
-
+	void display(TOMLMap *config);
 	void clean_parsed(TOMLMap *root);
 	void clean_generic(toml_node *node);
 }