diff --git a/src/cache.c b/src/cache.c
index 8e81680..abbf2c3 100644
--- a/src/cache.c
+++ b/src/cache.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ int cache_update_entry(int entry_num, const char *filename, const char *webroot)
     char type_new[24];
     sprintf(type_new, "%s", type);
     if (strcmp(type, "text/plain") == 0) {
-        if (strncmp(filename + strlen(filename) - 4, ".css", 4) == 0) {
+        if (strcmp(filename + strlen(filename) - 4, ".css") == 0) {
             sprintf(type_new, "text/css");
         } else if (strcmp(filename + strlen(filename) - 3, ".js") == 0) {
             sprintf(type_new, "text/javascript");
diff --git a/src/client.c b/src/client.c
index 9f624b5..222cb0b 100644
--- a/src/client.c
+++ b/src/client.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ int client_request_handler(sock *client, unsigned long client_num, unsigned int
     }
 
     hdr_connection = http_get_header_field(&req.hdr, "Connection");
-    client_keep_alive = hdr_connection != NULL && strncmp(hdr_connection, "keep-alive", 10) == 0;
+    client_keep_alive = hdr_connection != NULL && strcmp(hdr_connection, "keep-alive") == 0;
     host = http_get_header_field(&req.hdr, "Host");
     if (host == NULL || strchr(host, '/') != NULL) {
         res.status = http_get_status(400);
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ int client_request_handler(sock *client, unsigned long client_num, unsigned int
         char *if_modified_since = http_get_header_field(&req.hdr, "If-Modified-Since");
         char *if_none_match = http_get_header_field(&req.hdr, "If-None-Match");
         if ((if_none_match != NULL && strstr(if_none_match, uri.meta->etag) == NULL) || (accept_if_modified_since &&
-            if_modified_since != NULL && strncmp(if_modified_since, last_modified, strlen(last_modified)) == 0)) {
+            if_modified_since != NULL && strcmp(if_modified_since, last_modified) == 0)) {
             res.status = http_get_status(304);
             goto respond;
         }
@@ -401,9 +401,9 @@ int client_request_handler(sock *client, unsigned long client_num, unsigned int
             }
         } else if (use_fastcgi) {
             char *transfer_encoding = http_get_header_field(&res.hdr, "Transfer-Encoding");
-            int chunked = transfer_encoding != NULL && strncmp(transfer_encoding, "chunked", 7) == 0;
+            int chunked = transfer_encoding != NULL && strcmp(transfer_encoding, "chunked") == 0;
             char *content_encoding = http_get_header_field(&res.hdr, "Content-Encoding");
-            int comp = content_encoding != NULL && strncmp(content_encoding, "deflate", 7) == 0;
+            int comp = content_encoding != NULL && strcmp(content_encoding, "deflate") == 0;
             int flags = (chunked ? FASTCGI_CHUNKED : 0) | (comp ? FASTCGI_COMPRESS : 0);
             fastcgi_send(&php_fpm, client, flags);
         }
diff --git a/src/necronda-server.c b/src/necronda-server.c
index 43dcd82..4634ba9 100644
--- a/src/necronda-server.c
+++ b/src/necronda-server.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char *argv[]) {
     for (int i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
         const char *arg = argv[i];
         unsigned long len = strlen(arg);
-        if ((len == 2 && strncmp(arg, "-h", 2) == 0) || (len == 6 && strncmp(arg, "--help", 6) == 0)) {
+        if (strcmp(arg, "-h") == 0 || strcmp(arg, "--help") == 0) {
             printf("Usage: necronda-server [-h] -w <PATH> -c <CERT-FILE> -p <KEY-FILE> [-g <DB-FILE>] [-d <DNS-SERVER>]\n"
                    "\n"
                    "Options:\n"
@@ -199,31 +199,31 @@ int main(int argc, const char *argv[]) {
                    "  -p, --privkey <KEY-FILE>  path to the private key file\n"
                    "  -w, --webroot <PATH>      path to the web root directory\n");
             return 0;
-        } else if ((len == 2 && strncmp(arg, "-w", 2) == 0) || (len == 9 && strncmp(arg, "--webroot", 9) == 0)) {
+        } else if (strcmp(arg, "-w") == 0 || strcmp(arg, "--webroot") == 0) {
             if (i == argc - 1) {
                 fprintf(stderr, ERR_STR "Unable to parse argument %s, usage: --webroot <WEBROOT>" CLR_STR "\n", arg);
                 return 1;
             }
             webroot_base = argv[++i];
-        } else if ((len == 2 && strncmp(arg, "-c", 2) == 0) || (len == 6 && strncmp(arg, "--cert", 6) == 0)) {
+        } else if (strcmp(arg, "-c") == 0 || strcmp(arg, "--cert") == 0) {
             if (i == argc - 1) {
                 fprintf(stderr, ERR_STR "Unable to parse argument %s, usage: --cert <CERT-FILE>" CLR_STR "\n", arg);
                 return 1;
             }
             cert_file = argv[++i];
-        } else if ((len == 2 && strncmp(arg, "-p", 2) == 0) || (len == 9 && strncmp(arg, "--privkey", 9) == 0)) {
+        } else if (strcmp(arg, "-p") == 0 || strcmp(arg, "--privkey") == 0) {
             if (i == argc - 1) {
                 fprintf(stderr, ERR_STR "Unable to parse argument %s, usage: --privkey <KEY-FILE>" CLR_STR "\n", arg);
                 return 1;
             }
             key_file = argv[++i];
-        } else if ((len == 2 && strncmp(arg, "-g", 2) == 0) || (len == 7 && strncmp(arg, "--geoip", 7) == 0)) {
+        } else if (strcmp(arg, "-g") == 0 || strcmp(arg, "--geoip") == 0) {
             if (i == argc - 1) {
                 fprintf(stderr, ERR_STR "Unable to parse argument %s, usage: --geoip <DB-FILE>" CLR_STR "\n", arg);
                 return 1;
             }
             geoip_file = argv[++i];
-        } else if ((len == 2 && strncmp(arg, "-d", 2) == 0) || (len == 5 && strncmp(arg, "--dns", 5) == 0)) {
+        } else if (strcmp(arg, "-d") == 0 || strcmp(arg, "--dns") == 0) {
             if (i == argc - 1) {
                 fprintf(stderr, ERR_STR "Unable to parse argument %s, usage: --dns <DNS-SERVER>" CLR_STR "\n", arg);
                 return 1;
diff --git a/src/uri.c b/src/uri.c
index f31edac..c05b43e 100644
--- a/src/uri.c
+++ b/src/uri.c
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ int uri_init(http_uri *uri, const char *webroot, const char *uri_str, int dir_mo
         uri->filename = malloc(strlen(buf0) + 1);
         strcpy(uri->filename, buf0);
         ssize_t len = strlen(uri->path);
-        if (strncmp(uri->path + len - 5, ".html", 5) == 0) {
+        if (strcmp(uri->path + len - 5, ".html") == 0) {
             uri->path[len - 5] = 0;
-        } else if (strncmp(uri->path + len - 4, ".php", 4) ==  0) {
+        } else if (strcmp(uri->path + len - 4, ".php") ==  0) {
             uri->path[len - 4] = 0;
             uri->is_static = 0;
         }