diff --git a/hashtable.c b/hashtable.c
index fc42eca..a4025be 100644
--- a/hashtable.c
+++ b/hashtable.c
@@ -4,15 +4,14 @@
 #include "sdbm.h"
 #include "hashtable.h"
 
-bool hashtable_expand(hashtable* table) {
+bool hashtable_recreate(hashtable* table) {
 	size_t oldcapacity = table->capacity;
-	size_t newcapacity = oldcapacity << 1;
 	hashtable_item* olditems = table->items;
-	hashtable_item* newitems = calloc(newcapacity, sizeof(hashtable_item));
+	hashtable_item* newitems = calloc(16, sizeof(hashtable_item));
 	if (newitems == NULL)
 		return false;
 	hashtable temptable;
-	temptable.capacity = newcapacity;
+	temptable.capacity = 16;
 	temptable.filled = 0;
 	temptable.items = newitems;
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < oldcapacity; i++) {
@@ -23,11 +22,12 @@ bool hashtable_expand(hashtable* table) {
 			hashtable_item* array = temptable.items;
 			for (size_t i = 0; i < temptable.capacity; i++)
 				free(array[i].name);
+			free(newitems);
 			return false;
 		}
 		newitems[index.sizet].data = olditems[i].data;
 	}
-	table->capacity = newcapacity;
+	table->capacity = temptable.capacity;
 	table->filled = temptable.filled;
 	table->items = newitems;
 	return true;
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ size_t_optional hashtable_insert(hashtable* table, char* name) {
 	size_t index = sdbm(name) & (table->capacity - 1);
 	hashtable_item* array = table->items;
 	if ((table->capacity >> 2) * 3 < table->filled) {
-		hashtable_expand(table);
+		hashtable_recreate(table);
 	}
 	while (1) {
 		if (array[index].name == NULL || array[index].name == (void*)1) {
@@ -96,12 +96,14 @@ void hashtable_set(hashtable* table, char* name, void* data) {
 		table->items[index.sizet].data = data;
 }
 
-void hashtable_delete(hashtable* table, char* name) {
+bool hashtable_delete(hashtable* table, char* name) {
 	size_t_optional index = hashtable_key(table, name);
 	if (index.exists) {
 		table->items[index.sizet].name = (void*)1;
 		table->filled--;
-	}
+		return true;
+	} else 
+		return false;
 }
 
 void hashtable_forall(hashtable* table, void (*callback)(char*, void*)) {
diff --git a/hashtable.h b/hashtable.h
index 5497be2..967b735 100644
--- a/hashtable.h
+++ b/hashtable.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ typedef struct {
 	hashtable_item* items;
 } hashtable;
 
+bool hashtable_recreate(hashtable* table);
+
 hashtable* hashtable_create(void);
 
 void hashtable_destroy(hashtable*);
@@ -29,6 +31,6 @@ void* hashtable_get(hashtable* table, char* name);
 
 void hashtable_set(hashtable* table, char* name, void* data);
 
-void hashtable_delete(hashtable*, char*);
+bool hashtable_delete(hashtable*, char*);
 
 void hashtable_forall(hashtable*, void (*)(char*, void*));