diff --git a/src/array.c b/src/array.c
index 1b75ceb..a86cbb5 100644
--- a/src/array.c
+++ b/src/array.c
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@
 #include <acl/array.h>
 
 size_t acl_arraylist_len(void *arraylist);
+
+static inline void* acl_arraylist_resize(union acl_arraylist_meta *arraylist, int64_t relativLen) {
+	size_t cap = arraylist->cap + relativLen;
+	arraylist = realloc(arraylist, cap * arraylist->sizeof_one_element + sizeof *arraylist);
+	if(arraylist != NULL) {
+		arraylist->cap = cap;
+	}
+	return arraylist;
+}
 void* acl_arraylist_create(size_t array_size, size_t sizeof_one_element) {
 	union acl_arraylist_meta *arraylist_new = malloc(array_size * sizeof_one_element + sizeof*arraylist_new);
 	if(arraylist_new == NULL) return NULL;
@@ -26,9 +35,7 @@ void* acl_arraylist_append_ptr(void *arraylist_void, void **append_element) {
 	union acl_arraylist_meta *arraylist = arraylist_void;
 	--arraylist;
 	if(arraylist->len == arraylist->cap) {
-		if(arraylist->len > 10) arraylist->cap = arraylist->len + 10;
-		else arraylist->cap = arraylist->len * 2 + 1;
-		arraylist = realloc(arraylist, arraylist->cap * arraylist->sizeof_one_element + sizeof *arraylist);
+		acl_arraylist_resize(arraylist, 10);
 		if(arraylist == NULL) return NULL;
 	}
 	*append_element = (char*)(arraylist + 1) + arraylist->sizeof_one_element * arraylist->len;
@@ -47,9 +54,9 @@ void* acl_arraylist_remove(void *arraylist_void, size_t index) {
 		memcpy(arraylist_char + arraylist->sizeof_one_element * index, arraylist_char + arraylist->sizeof_one_element * (arraylist->len - 1), arraylist->sizeof_one_element);
 	}
 	--arraylist->len;
-	if(arraylist->len < arraylist->cap - 10) {
-		arraylist->cap = arraylist->len;
-		arraylist = realloc(arraylist, arraylist->cap * arraylist->sizeof_one_element + sizeof *arraylist);
+	if(arraylist->len < arraylist->cap - 20) {
+		void* arraylistTmp = acl_arraylist_resize(arraylist, -10);
+		if(arraylistTmp != NULL) arraylist = arraylistTmp;
 	}
-	return arraylist;
+	return arraylist + 1;
 }