diff --git a/c/breadth-first-search.c b/c/breadth-first-search.c
index 79be5db..5baddde 100644
--- a/c/breadth-first-search.c
+++ b/c/breadth-first-search.c
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ void q_add_node(Q* q, QNode* node) {
 void q_remove_node(Q* q) {
     QNode* n = q->head;
     q->head = n->next;
+    q->length--;
     free(n);
 }