diff --git a/src/looper.c b/src/looper.c
index 95eb321..74a40dc 100644
--- a/src/looper.c
+++ b/src/looper.c
@@ -433,10 +433,9 @@ void looper_process_commands(jack_client_t *client) {
     switch (cmd.type) {
     case CMD_ADD_CHANNEL: {
       int cap = atomic_load(&channel_capacity);
-      struct channel_t *cur = get_channels_array();
       int idx;
       for (idx = 0; idx < cap; idx++)
-        if (!atomic_load(&cur[idx].active))
+        if (!atomic_load(&(get_channels_array()[idx].active)))
           break;
       if (idx == cap) {
         if (ensure_capacity(client, idx) != 0)
@@ -447,10 +446,9 @@ void looper_process_commands(jack_client_t *client) {
     }
     case CMD_ADD_MIDI_CHANNEL: {
       int cap = atomic_load(&channel_capacity);
-      struct channel_t *cur = get_channels_array();
       int idx;
       for (idx = 0; idx < cap; idx++)
-        if (!atomic_load(&cur[idx].active))
+        if (!atomic_load(&(get_channels_array()[idx].active)))
           break;
       if (idx == cap) {
         if (ensure_capacity(client, idx) != 0)
@@ -461,10 +459,9 @@ void looper_process_commands(jack_client_t *client) {
     }
     case CMD_REMOVE_CHANNEL: {
       int cap = atomic_load(&channel_capacity);
-      struct channel_t *cur = get_channels_array();
       int remove_idx = -1;
       for (int idx = 1; idx < cap; idx++)
-        if (atomic_load(&cur[idx].active))
+        if (atomic_load(&(get_channels_array()[idx].active)))
           remove_idx = idx;
       if (remove_idx != -1) {
         channel_remove(client, remove_idx);
@@ -475,7 +472,6 @@ void looper_process_commands(jack_client_t *client) {
     }
     case CMD_ADD_SCENE: {
       int cap = atomic_load(&channel_capacity);
-      struct channel_t *cur = get_channels_array();
       int bind = atomic_load(&bind_channel);
       int ch = bind;
       if (ch < cap) {
@@ -485,7 +481,6 @@ void looper_process_commands(jack_client_t *client) {
     }
     case CMD_REMOVE_SCENE: {
       int cap = atomic_load(&channel_capacity);
-      struct channel_t *cur = get_channels_array();
       int bind = atomic_load(&bind_channel);
       int ch = bind;
       if (ch < cap) {
@@ -495,7 +490,6 @@ void looper_process_commands(jack_client_t *client) {
     }
     case CMD_NEXT_SCENE: {
       int cap = atomic_load(&channel_capacity);
-      struct channel_t *cur = get_channels_array();
       int bind = atomic_load(&bind_channel);
       int ch = bind;
       if (ch < cap) {
@@ -505,7 +499,6 @@ void looper_process_commands(jack_client_t *client) {
     }
     case CMD_PREV_SCENE: {
       int cap = atomic_load(&channel_capacity);
-      struct channel_t *cur = get_channels_array();
       int bind = atomic_load(&bind_channel);
       int ch = bind;
       if (ch < cap) {