diff --git a/fortuna.cpp b/fortuna.cpp
index 4f83242..d2ef561 100644
--- a/fortuna.cpp
+++ b/fortuna.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace fortuna {
 		std::string n{R.Gen.generate_random_data(n_bytes)};
 		fmt::print("got you {} proper bytes from generate_random_data -> {}\n",
 				n_bytes, n);
-		n.erase();
+		n.clear();
 
 		const auto end{std::chrono::system_clock::now()};
 		std::chrono::duration<float> diff = end-start;