diff --git a/internal/tui/components/anim/anim.go b/internal/tui/components/anim/anim.go
index 016165313008e5d46875de3f02a9ea0dde016894..3a7b615f6b09a7b8c3a6fac5909cccc6eccb4bb3 100644
--- a/internal/tui/components/anim/anim.go
+++ b/internal/tui/components/anim/anim.go
@@ -226,14 +226,15 @@ func (a anim) ID() string {
 }
 
 func (a *anim) updateChars(chars *[]cyclingChar) {
-	for i, c := range *chars {
+	charSlice := *chars // dereference to avoid repeated pointer access
+	for i, c := range charSlice {
 		switch c.state(a.start) {
 		case charInitialState:
-			(*chars)[i].currentValue = '.'
+			charSlice[i].currentValue = '.'
 		case charCyclingState:
-			(*chars)[i].currentValue = c.randomRune()
+			charSlice[i].currentValue = c.randomRune()
 		case charEndOfLifeState:
-			(*chars)[i].currentValue = c.finalValue
+			charSlice[i].currentValue = c.finalValue
 		}
 	}
 }