diff --git a/src/managers/EventManager.cpp b/src/managers/EventManager.cpp
index 68bd94c56..22299a01e 100644
--- a/src/managers/EventManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/EventManager.cpp
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ void CEventManager::startThread() {
 
             // write all queued events
             for (auto& ev : m_dQueuedEvents) {
-                std::string eventString = ev.event + ">>" + ev.data + "\n";
+                std::string eventString = (ev.event + ">>" + ev.data).substr(0, 1022) + "\n";
                 for (auto& fd : m_dAcceptedSocketFDs) {
-                    write(fd, eventString.substr(0, 1023).c_str(), eventString.length());
+                    write(fd, eventString.c_str(), eventString.length());
                 }
             }