diff --git a/src/obidms.c b/src/obidms.c
index ad66431..e0a895e 100755
--- a/src/obidms.c
+++ b/src/obidms.c
@@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@ char* obi_dms_formatted_infos(OBIDMS_p dms, bool detailed)
 	char*          view_name = NULL;
 	char*          tax_name = NULL;
 	char*          all_tax_dir_path = NULL;
-	int            i;
+	int            i, last_dot_pos;
 	struct dirent* dp;
 	Obiview_p      view;
 
@@ -1439,17 +1439,21 @@ char* obi_dms_formatted_infos(OBIDMS_p dms, bool detailed)
 		if ((dp->d_name)[0] == '.')
 			continue;
 		i=0;
-		while ((dp->d_name)[i] != '.')
+		while (i < strlen(dp->d_name))
+		{
+			if ((dp->d_name)[i] == '.')
+				last_dot_pos = i;
 			i++;
-		view_name = (char*) malloc((i+1) * sizeof(char));
+		}
+		view_name = (char*) malloc((last_dot_pos+1) * sizeof(char));
 		if (view_name == NULL)
 		{
 			obi_set_errno(OBI_MALLOC_ERROR);
 			obidebug(1, "\nError allocating memory for a view name when getting formatted DMS infos: file %s", dp->d_name);
 			return NULL;
 		}
-		strncpy(view_name, dp->d_name, i);
-		view_name[i] = '\0';
+		strncpy(view_name, dp->d_name, last_dot_pos);
+		view_name[last_dot_pos] = '\0';
 		view = obi_open_view(dms, view_name);
 		if (view == NULL)
 		{