diff --git a/src/sourcefs.c b/src/sourcefs.c
index cf2b4ee..3117d1e 100644
--- a/src/sourcefs.c
+++ b/src/sourcefs.c
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
  * Stores the root directory information to enable relative path operations.
  */
 static struct source_files_handle {
-  const char *mountpoint; // Absolute path to the mounted filesystem root
-  int root_fd;            // File descriptor for the root directory (O_PATH)
+  char *mountpoint; // Absolute path to the mounted filesystem root
+  int root_fd;      // File descriptor for the root directory (O_PATH)
 } handle;
 
 /**
@@ -128,8 +128,7 @@ int source_mkdir(const char *filename, mode_t mode) {
 /**
  * @brief Remove a file from the filesystem
  *
- * Uses unlinkat() with AT_REMOVEDIR flag to safely remove files relative
- * to the root directory.
+ * Uses unlinkat() to safely remove files relative to the root directory.
  */
 int source_unlink(const char *filename) {
   const char *relative_filename = source_filename_translate(filename);
diff --git a/src/ui-socket.c b/src/ui-socket.c
index 6bc51b6..b2eab5a 100644
--- a/src/ui-socket.c
+++ b/src/ui-socket.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 */
 
 #include "access_t.h"
+#include <signal.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <time.h>
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/un.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <wait.h>
 
 // Exit status codes for icfs_dialogue process interaction
 #define DIALOGUE_YES 1
@@ -96,30 +98,64 @@ void destroy_ui_socket(void) {
 struct dialogue_response ask_access(const char *filename,
                                     struct process_info proc_info) {
   FILE *fp = NULL;
-  char *command = NULL;
-  int ret = asprintf(&command, "icfs_dialogue \"%d\" \"%s\" \"%s\" \"%s\"",
-                     proc_info.PID, proc_info.name, get_mountpoint(), filename);
 
   struct dialogue_response response;
   response.decision = DENY;
   response.filename = NULL;
 
-  if (ret < 0) {
-    // Memory allocation failed - create minimal fallback response
-    fprintf(stderr, "[ICFS] Could not create query on rule insertion");
-    perror("");
+  // instead of popeen --------------
+
+  char pid_str[sizeof(pid_t) *
+               8]; // amount of bits should be enough for a decimal
+  snprintf(pid_str, sizeof(pid_str), "%d", proc_info.PID);
+
+  int pipefd[2];
+  if (pipe(pipefd) == -1) {
+    perror("[ICFS] pipe returned a error");
     response.filename = malloc(2);
     response.filename[0] = '/';
     response.filename[1] = 0;
     return response;
   }
 
-  // Execute permission dialogue
-  fp = popen(command, "r");
-  free(command);
+  pid_t pid = fork();
+  if (pid == -1) {
+    perror("[ICFS] fork returned a error");
+    response.filename = malloc(2);
+    response.filename[0] = '/';
+    response.filename[1] = 0;
+    return response;
+  }
+
+  if (pid == 0) {
+    // Child process
+    close(pipefd[0]);               // Close read end
+    dup2(pipefd[1], STDOUT_FILENO); // Redirect stdout
+    close(pipefd[1]);               // Close original write end
+
+    // Prepare command and arguments
+    char *args[] = {"icfs_dialogue", // Command name (looked up in PATH)
+                    pid_str,
+                    (char *)proc_info.name,
+                    (char *)get_mountpoint(),
+                    (char *)filename,
+                    NULL};
+
+    // Execute the command using execvp (uses PATH)
+    execvp("icfs_dialogue", args);
+
+    // If execvp fails
+    perror("execvp failed");
+    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+  }
+
+  // instead of popen ---------------
+
+  close(pipefd[1]); // Close write end
+  fp = fdopen(pipefd[0], "r");
 
   if (fp == NULL) {
-    perror("[ICFS] Pipe returned a error");
+    perror("[ICFS] fdopen returned a error");
     response.filename = malloc(2);
     response.filename[0] = '/';
     response.filename[1] = 0;
@@ -133,16 +169,42 @@ struct dialogue_response ask_access(const char *filename,
 
   // Read entire command output
   while (fgets(line, sizeof(line), fp)) {
-    push_fmt(&dialogue_output, line);
+    if (push_fmt(&dialogue_output, line) == NULL) {
+      cleanup(&dialogue_output);
+      perror("[ICFS] not enough memory for dialogue output.");
+      // kill the dialogue if it's still there
+      kill(pid, SIGQUIT);
+      fclose(fp);
+      response.filename = malloc(2);
+      response.filename[0] = '/';
+      response.filename[1] = 0;
+      return response;
+    }
   }
 
-  int dialogue_exit_code = WEXITSTATUS(pclose(fp));
+  fclose(fp);
+
+  // Wait for the child to finish
+  int status;
+  if (waitpid(pid, &status, 0) == -1) {
+    cleanup(&dialogue_output);
+    perror("[ICFS] waitpid error");
+    // kill the dialogue if it is still there
+    kill(pid, SIGQUIT);
+    response.filename = malloc(2);
+    response.filename[0] = '/';
+    response.filename[1] = 0;
+    return response;
+  }
+
+  int dialogue_exit_code = WEXITSTATUS(status);
 
   fprintf(stderr, "[ICFS] dialogue wrote out %s\n", first(&dialogue_output));
   fprintf(stderr, "[ICFS] dialogue returned %d\n", dialogue_exit_code);
 
   // Handle empty output case
   if (size(&dialogue_output) == 0) {
+    perror("[ICFS] empty dialogue output.");
     push(&dialogue_output, '/');
   }