diff --git a/src/expander/expander_allocate_memory.c b/src/expander/expander_allocate_memory.c
index 317466c..bd92a16 100644
--- a/src/expander/expander_allocate_memory.c
+++ b/src/expander/expander_allocate_memory.c
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 /*                                                                            */
-/*                                                        ::::::::            */
-/*   expander_allocate_memory.c                         :+:    :+:            */
-/*                                                     +:+                    */
-/*   By: qmennen <qmennen@student.codam.nl>           +#+                     */
-/*                                                   +#+                      */
-/*   Created: 2025/02/19 13:57:19 by qmennen       #+#    #+#                 */
-/*   Updated: 2025/02/26 16:10:42 by whaffman      ########   odam.nl         */
+/*                                                        :::      ::::::::   */
+/*   expander_allocate_memory.c                         :+:      :+:    :+:   */
+/*                                                    +:+ +:+         +:+     */
+/*   By: qmennen <qmennen@student.codam.nl>         +#+  +:+       +#+        */
+/*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
+/*   Created: 2025/02/19 13:57:19 by qmennen           #+#    #+#             */
+/*   Updated: 2025/02/26 18:05:17 by qmennen          ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -37,5 +37,6 @@ char	*expander_allocate_memory(
 	}
 	size += ft_strlen(s);
 	string = malloc_safe(msh, size);
+	string[0] = 0;
 	return (string);
 }