1 files changed, 3 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/sway/commands.c b/sway/commands.c
index c53b13c3..c621fa92 100644
--- a/sway/commands.c
+++ b/sway/commands.c
@@ -746,16 +746,12 @@ static struct cmd_results *cmd_mode(int argc, char **argv) {
         if ((error = checkarg(argc, "mode", EXPECTED_AT_LEAST, 1))) {
                 return error;
         }
-        char *mode_name = join_args(argv, argc);
-        int mode_len = strlen(mode_name);
-        bool mode_make = mode_name[mode_len-1] == '{';
+
+        const char *mode_name = argv[0];
+        bool mode_make = (argc == 2 && strcmp(argv[1], "{") == 0);
         if (mode_make) {
                 if (!config->reading)
                         return cmd_results_new(CMD_FAILURE, "mode", "Can only be used in config file.");
-                // Trim trailing spaces
-                do {
-                        mode_name[--mode_len] = 0;
-                } while(isspace(mode_name[mode_len-1]));
         }
         struct sway_mode *mode = NULL;
         // Find mode
@@ -776,13 +772,11 @@ static struct cmd_results *cmd_mode(int argc, char **argv) {
         }
         if (!mode) {
                 error = cmd_results_new(CMD_INVALID, "mode", "Unknown mode `%s'", mode_name);
-                free(mode_name);
                 return error;
         }
         if ((config->reading && mode_make) || (!config->reading && !mode_make)) {
                 sway_log(L_DEBUG, "Switching to mode `%s'",mode->name);
         }
-        free(mode_name);
         // Set current mode
         config->current_mode = mode;
         if (!mode_make) {