diff --git a/pkg/runtime/command.go b/pkg/runtime/command.go
index 4c26d9d..478be4b 100644
--- a/pkg/runtime/command.go
+++ b/pkg/runtime/command.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func newCommand(taskConfig config.TaskConfig) command {
 		sudoCmd = "sudo -S "
 	}
 	cmd := exec.Command(shell, "-c", sudoCmd+taskConfig.CmdString+"; BASHFUL_RC=$?; env >&3; exit $BASHFUL_RC")
-	cmd.Stdin = strings.NewReader(string(sudoPassword) + "\n")
+	cmd.Stdin = strings.NewReader(sudoPassword + "\n")
 
 	// Set current working directory; default is empty
 	cmd.Dir = taskConfig.CwdString
diff --git a/pkg/runtime/handler/compressed_ui.go b/pkg/runtime/handler/compressed_ui.go
index 9e15091..d4d9523 100644
--- a/pkg/runtime/handler/compressed_ui.go
+++ b/pkg/runtime/handler/compressed_ui.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func (handler *CompressedUI) displayTask(task *runtime.Task) {
 		emptyColor = color.ColorCode(strconv.Itoa(handler.config.Options.ColorError))
 	}
 
-	numFill := int(effectiveWidth) * len(handler.runtimeData.Completed) / handler.runtimeData.Total
+	numFill := effectiveWidth * len(handler.runtimeData.Completed) / handler.runtimeData.Total
 
 	if handler.config.Options.ShowSummaryTimes {
 		duration := time.Since(handler.startTime)