diff --git a/Settings.c b/Settings.c
index 912ad7d..94503f6 100644
--- a/Settings.c
+++ b/Settings.c
@@ -273,37 +273,37 @@ static bool Settings_read(Settings* this, const char* fileName) {
          Settings_readMeterModes(this, option[1], 1);
          didReadMeters = true;
       } else if (String_eq(option[0], "BoardName")) {
-         strcpy(this->BoardName,option[1]);
+         String_safeStrncpy(this->BoardName, option[1], sizeof(this->BoardName));
          didReadMeters = true;
       } else if (String_eq(option[0], "CpuFreq_handler")) {
-         strcpy(this->CpuFreq_handler,option[1]);
+         String_safeStrncpy(this->CpuFreq_handler, option[1], sizeof(this->CpuFreq_handler));
          didReadMeters = true;
       } else if (String_eq(option[0], "CpuTemp_handler")) {
-         strcpy(this->CpuTemp_handler,option[1]);
+         String_safeStrncpy(this->CpuTemp_handler, option[1], sizeof(this->CpuTemp_handler));
          didReadMeters = true;
       } else if (String_eq(option[0], "CpuVCore_l_handler")) {
-         strcpy(this->CpuVCore_l_handler,option[1]);
+         String_safeStrncpy(this->CpuVCore_l_handler, option[1], sizeof(this->CpuVCore_l_handler));
          didReadMeters = true;
       } else if (String_eq(option[0], "CpuVCore_b_handler")) {
-         strcpy(this->CpuVCore_b_handler,option[1]);
+         String_safeStrncpy(this->CpuVCore_b_handler, option[1], sizeof(this->CpuVCore_b_handler));
          didReadMeters = true;
       } else if (String_eq(option[0], "GpuVCore_handler")) {
-         strcpy(this->GpuVCore_handler,option[1]);
+         String_safeStrncpy(this->GpuVCore_handler, option[1], sizeof(this->GpuVCore_handler));
          didReadMeters = true;
       } else if (String_eq(option[0], "GpuTemp_handler")) {
-         strcpy(this->GpuTemp_handler,option[1]);
+         String_safeStrncpy(this->GpuTemp_handler, option[1], sizeof(this->GpuTemp_handler));
          didReadMeters = true;
       } else if (String_eq(option[0], "eth0_alias")) {
-         strcpy(this->eth0_alias,option[1]);
+         String_safeStrncpy(this->eth0_alias, option[1], sizeof(this->eth0_alias));
          didReadMeters = true;
       } else if (String_eq(option[0], "eth1_alias")) {
-         strcpy(this->eth1_alias,option[1]);
+         String_safeStrncpy(this->eth1_alias, option[1], sizeof(this->eth1_alias));
          didReadMeters = true;
       } else if (String_eq(option[0], "wlan0_alias")) {
-         strcpy(this->wlan0_alias,option[1]);
+         String_safeStrncpy(this->wlan0_alias, option[1], sizeof(this->wlan0_alias));
          didReadMeters = true;
       } else if (String_eq(option[0], "wlan1_alias")) {
-         strcpy(this->wlan1_alias,option[1]);
+         String_safeStrncpy(this->wlan1_alias, option[1], sizeof(this->wlan1_alias));
          didReadMeters = true;
       }  
 
diff --git a/StringUtils.c b/StringUtils.c
index 0578cde..fd1c3db 100644
--- a/StringUtils.c
+++ b/StringUtils.c
@@ -154,3 +154,17 @@ char* String_readLine(FILE* fd) {
       at = buffer + bufSize - step;
    }
 }
+
+// Function borowed from upstream htop, see:
+// https://github.com/htop-dev/htop/blob/feec16cbb53dabc6a52ef2f69a6a13798be82617/XUtils.c#L196-L206
+size_t String_safeStrncpy(char *restrict dest, const char *restrict src, size_t size) {
+   assert(size > 0);
+
+   size_t i = 0;
+   for (; i < size - 1 && src[i]; i++)
+      dest[i] = src[i];
+
+   dest[i] = '\0';
+
+   return i;
+}
diff --git a/StringUtils.h b/StringUtils.h
index d3378b3..22d0bd5 100644
--- a/StringUtils.h
+++ b/StringUtils.h
@@ -33,4 +33,6 @@ char* String_getToken(const char* line, const unsigned short int numMatch);
 
 char* String_readLine(FILE* fd);
 
+size_t String_safeStrncpy(char *restrict dest, const char *restrict src, size_t size);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/interfaces.c b/interfaces.c
index aa41d2a..312851b 100644
--- a/interfaces.c
+++ b/interfaces.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include "interfaces.h"
 #include "Settings.h"
+#include "StringUtils.h"
 
 #define BLEN 256
 /*
@@ -72,10 +73,10 @@ int ReadKeyValue( char *fname, char *key, char *value) {
                             break;
                 }
                 *str_end = 0;
-                strcpy(value, str);
+                String_safeStrncpy(value, str, sizeof(value));
                 fd = 1;
             } else {
-                strcpy(value, str);
+                String_safeStrncpy(value, str, sizeof(value));
                 fd = 1;
             }
         }
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ int ReadTokenValue( char *fname, char *key, char *value) {
                     str_end++;
             }
             *str_end = 0;
-            strcpy(value, str);
+            String_safeStrncpy(value, str, sizeof(value));
             fd = 1;
         }
     }
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ int FindDataValueFromKey( char *fname, char *key, char *value) {
             if (strcasecmp(str_start, key) == 0) {
                 str = str_end + 1;
                 str = trim(str);
-                strcpy(value, str);
+                String_safeStrncpy(value, str, sizeof(value));
                 printf("key: %s, value: %s\n", str_start, str);
                 fd = 1;
                 break;