diff --git a/ft_printf.c b/ft_printf.c
index c2f6be9..c6ff56a 100644
--- a/ft_printf.c
+++ b/ft_printf.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: erey-bet <marvin@42.fr>                    +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2022/10/12 16:27:59 by erey-bet          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2022/11/21 19:14:36 by erey-bet         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2022/11/22 22:53:10 by erey-bet         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -67,10 +67,12 @@ int	ft_printf(const char *str, ...)
 	int		i;
 	int		count;
 
+	if (str == NULL)
+		return (-1);
 	va_start(args, str);
-	i = 0;
+	i = -1;
 	count = 0;
-	while (str[i])
+	while (str[++i])
 	{
 		if (str[i] == '%' && ft_is_format(str[i + 1]))
 		{
@@ -82,7 +84,6 @@ int	ft_printf(const char *str, ...)
 			ft_putchar(str[i]);
 			count++;
 		}
-		i++;
 	}
 	va_end(args);
 	return (count);