diff --git a/include/dsd.h b/include/dsd.h
index 7e531c6..fd8e398 100644
--- a/include/dsd.h
+++ b/include/dsd.h
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ typedef struct
   char active_channel[31][200]; //string for storing and displaying active trunking channels
 
   //Generic Talker Alias String
-  char generic_talker_alias[2][100];
+  char generic_talker_alias[2][500];
 
   dPMRVoiceFS2Frame_t dPMRVoiceFS2Frame;
 
diff --git a/src/dsd_alias.c b/src/dsd_alias.c
index 8275375..2ffe1a0 100644
--- a/src/dsd_alias.c
+++ b/src/dsd_alias.c
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ void dmr_talker_alias_lc_decode (dsd_opts * opts, dsd_state * state, uint8_t slo
   fprintf (stderr, " Talker Alias: ");
 
   char alias_string[500]; memset (alias_string, 0, sizeof(alias_string));
-  sprintf (alias_string, "");
+  sprintf (alias_string, "%s", "");
 
   if (char_size == 7)
   {