diff --git a/include/openbmc_dbus_rest.hpp b/include/openbmc_dbus_rest.hpp
index 0e3e070..2cb2bc3 100644
--- a/include/openbmc_dbus_rest.hpp
+++ b/include/openbmc_dbus_rest.hpp
@@ -2040,7 +2040,7 @@
     {
         destProperty = objectPath.substr(attrPosition + strlen(attrSeperator),
                                          objectPath.length());
-        objectPath = objectPath.substr(0, attrPosition);
+        objectPath.resize(attrPosition);
     }
 
     if (req.method() == boost::beast::http::verb::post)
@@ -2052,7 +2052,7 @@
             std::string postProperty =
                 objectPath.substr((actionPosition + strlen(actionSeperator)),
                                   objectPath.length());
-            objectPath = objectPath.substr(0, actionPosition);
+            objectPath.resize(actionPosition);
             handleAction(req, asyncResp, objectPath, postProperty);
             return;
         }