diff --git a/includes/std/ctype.pat b/includes/std/ctype.pat
index 30f1881..82f49b9 100644
--- a/includes/std/ctype.pat
+++ b/includes/std/ctype.pat
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ namespace auto std::ctype {
         @return True if `c` is part of this range, false otherwise
     */
     fn isprint(char c) {
-        return c >= '0' && c <= '~';
+        return c >= ' ' && c <= '~';
     };
 
     /**
diff --git a/patterns/bencode.hexpat b/patterns/bencode.hexpat
index 070aab9..9f66ba7 100644
--- a/patterns/bencode.hexpat
+++ b/patterns/bencode.hexpat
@@ -38,10 +38,15 @@ namespace bencode {
 		ASCIIDecimal length;
 		char separator [[hidden]];
 		char value[length];
-	} [[sealed, format("bencode::format_string"), transform("bencode::format_string")]];
+	} [[sealed, format("bencode::format_string")]];
 
 	fn format_string(String string) {
-		return string.value;
+		for (u64 i = 0, i < string.length, i = i + 1) {
+			if (!std::ctype::isprint(string.value[i])) {
+				return "Contains non-printable characters";
+			}
+		}
+		return std::format("\"{}\"", string.value);
 	};
 
 	using Bencode;
@@ -57,6 +62,10 @@ namespace bencode {
 
 		if (type == Type::Dictionary) {
 			DictionaryEntry entry[while(std::mem::read_unsigned($, 1) != 'e')];
+			char end;
+		} else if (type == Type::List) {
+			  Value entry[while(std::mem::read_unsigned($, 1) != 'e')];
+			  char end;
 		} else if (type == Type::Integer) {
 			ASCIIDecimal value;
 			char end;