diff --git a/cStuff/string.c b/cStuff/string.c
index 446c8e1..67c956d 100644
--- a/cStuff/string.c
+++ b/cStuff/string.c
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ cstuff_vsprintf(char **out, const char *format, va_list args)
 	if (!(s = malloc(result + 1)))
 		return -1;
 
+	*out = s;
 	result = vsnprintf(s, result+1, format, args); 
 
 	return result;