diff --git a/src/vcm.c b/src/vcm.c
index 959cefd..8b72964 100644
--- a/src/vcm.c
+++ b/src/vcm.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static void vcm_reject(VCM_t* vcm, mc_neighbour_s* neighbour) {
         vcm_rep->vcm.chain->link.buf = malloc(32);
         vcm_rep->vcm.chain->link.size = 32;
         memcpy(vcm_rep->vcm.chain->link.buf, coordination->chain.link, 32);
-        vcm->vcm.chain->area = calloc(1, sizeof(struct area*));
+        vcm->vcm.chain->area = calloc(1, sizeof(struct area));
         vcm->vcm.chain->area->list.count = 1;
         vcm->vcm.chain->area->list.size = 1 * sizeof(OCTET_STRING_t*);
         vcm->vcm.chain->area->list.array = malloc(1 * sizeof(OCTET_STRING_t*));
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ static int vcm_check_handle_request(VCM_t* vcm, mc_neighbour_s* neighbour) {
         vcm_rep->vcm.chain->link.buf = malloc(32);
         vcm_rep->vcm.chain->link.size = 32;
         memcpy(vcm_rep->vcm.chain->link.buf, coordination->chain.link, 32);
-        vcm->vcm.chain->area = calloc(1, sizeof(struct area*));
+        vcm->vcm.chain->area = calloc(1, sizeof(struct area));
         vcm->vcm.chain->area->list.count = 1;
         vcm->vcm.chain->area->list.size = 1 * sizeof(OCTET_STRING_t*);
         vcm->vcm.chain->area->list.array = malloc(1 * sizeof(OCTET_STRING_t*));
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ static int intersection_detected(VCM_t* vcm, mc_neighbour_s* neighbour) {
         vcm_req->vcm.chain->link.buf = malloc(32);
         vcm_req->vcm.chain->link.size = 32;
         memcpy(vcm_req->vcm.chain->link.buf, coordination->chain.link, 32);
-        vcm->vcm.chain->area = calloc(1, sizeof(struct area*));
+        vcm->vcm.chain->area = calloc(1, sizeof(struct area));
         vcm->vcm.chain->area->list.count = 1;
         vcm->vcm.chain->area->list.size = 1 * sizeof(OCTET_STRING_t*);
         vcm->vcm.chain->area->list.array = malloc(1 * sizeof(OCTET_STRING_t*));
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ static int mk_vcm(uint8_t* vcm_uper, uint16_t* vcm_uper_len) {
         vcm->vcm.chain->link.buf = malloc(32);
         vcm->vcm.chain->link.size = 32;
         memcpy(vcm->vcm.chain->link.buf, coordination->chain.link, 32);
-        vcm->vcm.chain->area = calloc(1, sizeof(struct area*));
+        vcm->vcm.chain->area = calloc(1, sizeof(struct area));
         vcm->vcm.chain->area->list.count = 1;
         vcm->vcm.chain->area->list.size = 1 * sizeof(OCTET_STRING_t*);
         vcm->vcm.chain->area->list.array = malloc(1 * sizeof(OCTET_STRING_t*));