diff --git a/src/ax25_utils.cpp b/src/ax25_utils.cpp
index 5d41d99..df0d0a7 100644
--- a/src/ax25_utils.cpp
+++ b/src/ax25_utils.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ namespace AX25_Utils {
 
     std::string intToBinaryString(uint8_t value, uint8_t bitLength) {
         std::string result = "";
+        //result.reserve(bitLength);
         for (int i = bitLength - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
             result += ((value >> i) & 1) ? '1' : '0';
         }