diff --git a/cv4/list_ops.c b/cv4/list_ops.c
index 4cbbc3c..2a5bf97 100644
--- a/cv4/list_ops.c
+++ b/cv4/list_ops.c
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ list_t *append_list(list_t *list1, list_t *list2) {
      if (!list3) {
         return NULL; 
     }
-    memcpy(list3,list1,sizeof(list_t));
-    for(size_t i = sizeof(list_t); i < (sizeof(list_t) + (list1->length + list2->length));i++){
+    list3->length = list1->length + list2->length;
+    for(size_t i= 0; i < sizeof(list_t) + list1->length;i++)
+    	list3->elements[i] = list1->elements[i];
+    for(size_t i = sizeof(list_t) + list1->length; i < (sizeof(list_t) + (list1->length + list2->length));i++){
       list3->elements[i] = list2->elements[i];
   }
     return list3;