diff --git a/src/mail_menu.c b/src/mail_menu.c
index 9e623a4..486315e 100644
--- a/src/mail_menu.c
+++ b/src/mail_menu.c
@@ -820,9 +820,7 @@ void unmangle_ansi(char *body, int len, char **body_out, int *body_len) {
 	int params[16];
 	int param_count = 0;
 	int bold = 0;
-	char *out;
-	int out_len;
-	int out_max;
+	stralloc out = EMPTY_STRALLOC;
 	char buffer[1024];
 	int buf_at;
 	int i, j, k;
@@ -1290,10 +1288,6 @@ void unmangle_ansi(char *body, int len, char **body_out, int *body_len) {
 	fg = 0x07;
 	bg = 0x00;
 
-	out_max = 256;
-	out_len = 0;
-	out = (char *)malloz(256);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < line_count; i++) {
 		buf_at = 0;
 		for (j = 0; j < 79; j++) {
@@ -1402,14 +1396,7 @@ void unmangle_ansi(char *body, int len, char **body_out, int *body_len) {
 		}
 
 		buffer[buf_at++] = '\r';
-
-		while (buf_at + out_len > out_max) {
-			out_max += 256;
-			out = (char *)realloc(out, out_max);
-		}
-
-		memcpy(&out[out_len], buffer, buf_at);
-		out_len += buf_at;
+		stralloc_catb(&out, buffer, buf_at);
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < line_count; i++) {
@@ -1420,12 +1407,12 @@ void unmangle_ansi(char *body, int len, char **body_out, int *body_len) {
 	}
 	free(fake_screen);
 
-	while (out[out_len - 2] == '\r') {
-		out_len--;
+	while (out.s[out.len - 2] == '\r') {
+		out.len--;
 	}
 
-	*body_out = out;
-	*body_len = out_len;
+	*body_out = out.s;
+	*body_len = out.len;
 }
 
 int read_message(struct user_record *user, struct msg_headers *msghs, int mailno, int newscan) {