diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7b00a708..3011b244 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -360,7 +360,8 @@ if(NOT FSFW_CONFIG_PATH)
   if(NOT FSFW_BUILD_DOCS)
     message(
       WARNING
-        "${MSG_PREFIX} Flight Software Framework configuration path FSFW_CONFIG_PATH not set")
+        "${MSG_PREFIX} Flight Software Framework configuration path FSFW_CONFIG_PATH not set"
+    )
     message(
       WARNING
         "${MSG_PREFIX} Setting default configuration from ${DEF_CONF_PATH} ..")
diff --git a/src/fsfw/tmtcpacket/pus/tc/PusTcCreator.h b/src/fsfw/tmtcpacket/pus/tc/PusTcCreator.h
index a61b19d2..abccef8d 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/tmtcpacket/pus/tc/PusTcCreator.h
+++ b/src/fsfw/tmtcpacket/pus/tc/PusTcCreator.h
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 #ifndef FSFW_TMTCPACKET_TCPACKETDESERIALIZER_H
 #define FSFW_TMTCPACKET_TCPACKETDESERIALIZER_H
 
+#include "fsfw/serialize/SerialBufferAdapter.h"
 #include "fsfw/tmtcpacket/RedirectableDataPointerIF.h"
 #include "fsfw/tmtcpacket/ccsds/SpacePacketCreator.h"
 #include "fsfw/tmtcpacket/ccsds/SpacePacketIF.h"
 #include "fsfw/tmtcpacket/pus/CustomUserDataIF.h"
 #include "fsfw/tmtcpacket/pus/defs.h"
-#include "fsfw/serialize/SerialBufferAdapter.h"
 #include "fsfw/tmtcpacket/pus/tc/PusTcIF.h"
 
 struct PusTcParams {
diff --git a/src/fsfw/tmtcpacket/pus/tm/PusTmCreator.h b/src/fsfw/tmtcpacket/pus/tm/PusTmCreator.h
index caf6f219..626d873e 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/tmtcpacket/pus/tm/PusTmCreator.h
+++ b/src/fsfw/tmtcpacket/pus/tm/PusTmCreator.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define FSFW_TMTCPACKET_TMPACKETCREATOR_H
 
 #include "PusTmIF.h"
+#include "fsfw/serialize/SerialBufferAdapter.h"
 #include "fsfw/tmtcpacket/ccsds/SpacePacketCreator.h"
 #include "fsfw/tmtcpacket/pus/CustomUserDataIF.h"
 
diff --git a/src/fsfw/tmtcservices/tmHelpers.h b/src/fsfw/tmtcservices/tmHelpers.h
index 845a73b8..be93f5ec 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/tmtcservices/tmHelpers.h
+++ b/src/fsfw/tmtcservices/tmHelpers.h
@@ -10,48 +10,33 @@ namespace telemetry {
 class DataWithObjectIdPrefix : public SerializeIF {
  public:
   DataWithObjectIdPrefix(object_id_t objectId, const uint8_t* srcData, size_t srcDataLen)
-      : objectId(objectId) {
-    dataWrapper.type = util::DataTypes::RAW;
-    dataWrapper.dataUnion.raw.data = srcData;
-    dataWrapper.dataUnion.raw.len = srcDataLen;
-  }
+      : objectId(objectId), bufAdapter(srcData, srcDataLen), userData(&bufAdapter) {}
 
-  DataWithObjectIdPrefix(object_id_t objectId, SerializeIF& serializable) : objectId(objectId) {
-    dataWrapper.type = util::DataTypes::SERIALIZABLE;
-    dataWrapper.dataUnion.serializable = &serializable;
-  }
+  DataWithObjectIdPrefix(object_id_t objectId, const SerializeIF& serializable)
+      : objectId(objectId), userData(&serializable) {}
 
   ReturnValue_t serialize(uint8_t** buffer, size_t* size, size_t maxSize,
                           Endianness streamEndianness) const override {
     if (*size + getSerializedSize() > maxSize) {
       return SerializeIF::BUFFER_TOO_SHORT;
     }
-    if (dataWrapper.type != util::DataTypes::RAW) {
-      if ((dataWrapper.dataUnion.raw.data == nullptr) and (dataWrapper.dataUnion.raw.len > 0)) {
-        return returnvalue::FAILED;
-      }
-    } else if (dataWrapper.type == util::DataTypes::SERIALIZABLE) {
-      if (dataWrapper.dataUnion.serializable == nullptr) {
-        return returnvalue::FAILED;
-      }
-    }
     ReturnValue_t result =
         SerializeAdapter::serialize(&objectId, buffer, size, maxSize, streamEndianness);
     if (result != returnvalue::OK) {
       return result;
     }
-    if (dataWrapper.type != util::DataTypes::RAW) {
-      std::memcpy(*buffer, dataWrapper.dataUnion.raw.data, dataWrapper.dataUnion.raw.len);
-      *buffer += dataWrapper.dataUnion.raw.len;
-      *size += dataWrapper.dataUnion.raw.len;
-    } else {
-      return dataWrapper.dataUnion.serializable->serialize(buffer, size, maxSize, streamEndianness);
+    if (userData != nullptr) {
+      return userData->serialize(buffer, size, maxSize, streamEndianness);
     }
     return returnvalue::OK;
   }
 
   [[nodiscard]] size_t getSerializedSize() const override {
-    return sizeof(objectId) + dataWrapper.getLength();
+    size_t len = 0;
+    if (userData != nullptr) {
+      len += userData->getSerializedSize();
+    }
+    return len;
   }
 
   ReturnValue_t deSerialize(const uint8_t** buffer, size_t* size,
@@ -63,7 +48,8 @@ class DataWithObjectIdPrefix : public SerializeIF {
 
  private:
   object_id_t objectId;
-  util::DataWrapper dataWrapper{};
+  SerialBufferAdapter<uint8_t> bufAdapter;
+  const SerializeIF* userData = nullptr;
 };
 
 }  // namespace telemetry