diff --git a/src/app/Dictionary.h b/src/app/Dictionary.h
index b9399f5..42b69d7 100644
--- a/src/app/Dictionary.h
+++ b/src/app/Dictionary.h
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ namespace DictionaryHelper
         {
           if(string == NULL)
           {
-            _string = (char *) malloc((sizeof(char)) * 2); //+1 for the string terminating character
-            strcpy(_string, "");
+            _string = (char *) malloc((sizeof(char)));
+            _string[0] = '\0';
           }
           else
           {