diff --git a/src/wallet/plain_wallet_api.cpp b/src/wallet/plain_wallet_api.cpp
index 6cbde104..e899caf1 100644
--- a/src/wallet/plain_wallet_api.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/plain_wallet_api.cpp
@@ -40,9 +40,8 @@ namespace plain_wallet
 {
   std::string get_bundle_root_dir()
   {
-    char buffer[1000] = {0};
-    strcpy(buffer, getenv("HOME"));
-    return buffer;
+    char* env = getenv("HOME");
+    return env ? env : "";
   }
   
   std::string get_wallets_folder()