diff --git a/source/gif.c b/source/gif.c
index 66a63cc..7c73f11 100644
--- a/source/gif.c
+++ b/source/gif.c
@@ -334,8 +334,7 @@ unsigned char* process_image_descriptor( unsigned char* buffer,
  */
 #define rb (*(buffer++))
 
-uint32_t* LoadPalette(unsigned char *b, int *paletteSize = NULL) {
-    unsigned char *buffer = b;
+uint32_t* LoadPalette(unsigned char *buffer, int *paletteSize = NULL) {
 	unsigned char header[7];
 	screen_descriptor_t screen_descriptor;
 	//int color_resolution_bits;
@@ -349,10 +348,12 @@ uint32_t* LoadPalette(unsigned char *b, int *paletteSize = NULL) {
 	//color_resolution_bits = ((screen_descriptor.fields & 0x70) >> 4) + 1;
 	//global_color_table = (uint32_t *)calloc(1, 1024);
 
-	if (screen_descriptor.fields & 0x80) {
+	if (screen_descriptor.fields & 0x80)
+    {
 		global_color_table_size = 1 << (((screen_descriptor.fields & 0x07) + 1));
+
         if (paletteSize != NULL) *paletteSize = global_color_table_size;
-		global_color_table = (uint32_t *)malloc(3 * global_color_table_size);
+		global_color_table = (uint32_t *)malloc(4 * global_color_table_size);
 		//READ(global_color_table, 3 * global_color_table_size);
         for (int i=0; i<global_color_table_size;++i) {
             global_color_table[i] = (buffer[0]<<16) + (buffer[1]<<8) + buffer[2];