diff --git a/cv10/program.c b/cv10/program.c
index 9776b0e..5cb434f 100644
--- a/cv10/program.c
+++ b/cv10/program.c
@@ -40,10 +40,13 @@ int main() {
             num_accepted++;
         }
         num_students++;
+
+        // Check if we have reached the maximum number of accepted students
+        if (num_accepted == max_students) {
+            break; // Exit the loop
+        }
     }
 
-    names[num_accepted][0] = '\0';
-    
     qsort(names, num_accepted, sizeof(char*) * NAME_SIZE, compare_names);
 
     if (num_accepted == 0) {
@@ -56,4 +59,4 @@ int main() {
     }
 
     return 0;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}