diff --git a/serviceinterface/ServiceInterfaceBuffer.cpp b/serviceinterface/ServiceInterfaceBuffer.cpp
index 5c80862c2..8c510eac4 100644
--- a/serviceinterface/ServiceInterfaceBuffer.cpp
+++ b/serviceinterface/ServiceInterfaceBuffer.cpp
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ int ServiceInterfaceBuffer::sync(void) {
 	}
 
 	size_t preambleSize  = 0;
-	auto preamble = getPreamble(&preambleSize);
+	std::string* preamble = getPreamble(&preambleSize);
 	// Write logMessage and time
-	this->putChars(preamble.data(), preamble.data() + preambleSize);
+	this->putChars(preamble->data(), preamble->data() + preambleSize);
 	// Handle output
 	this->putChars(pbase(), pptr());
 	// This tells that buffer is empty again
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ bool ServiceInterfaceBuffer::isBuffered() const {
 	return buffered;
 }
 
-std::string ServiceInterfaceBuffer::getPreamble(size_t * preambleSize) {
+std::string* ServiceInterfaceBuffer::getPreamble(size_t * preambleSize) {
 	Clock::TimeOfDay_t loggerTime;
 	Clock::getDateAndTime(&loggerTime);
 	size_t currentSize = 0;
@@ -110,18 +110,18 @@ std::string ServiceInterfaceBuffer::getPreamble(size_t * preambleSize) {
 					loggerTime.usecond /1000);
 	if(charCount < 0) {
 		printf("ServiceInterfaceBuffer: Failure parsing preamble\r\n");
-		return "";
+		return &preamble;
 	}
 	if(charCount > MAX_PREAMBLE_SIZE) {
 		printf("ServiceInterfaceBuffer: Char count too large for maximum "
 				"preamble size");
-		return "";
+		return &preamble;
 	}
 	currentSize += charCount;
 	if(preambleSize != nullptr) {
 		*preambleSize = currentSize;
 	}
-	return preamble;
+	return &preamble;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/serviceinterface/ServiceInterfaceBuffer.h b/serviceinterface/ServiceInterfaceBuffer.h
index 39ea25c2d..7a2ce2ee7 100644
--- a/serviceinterface/ServiceInterfaceBuffer.h
+++ b/serviceinterface/ServiceInterfaceBuffer.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ private:
 	//! In this function, the characters are parsed.
 	void putChars(char const* begin, char const* end);
 
-	std::string getPreamble(size_t * preambleSize = nullptr);
+	std::string* getPreamble(size_t * preambleSize = nullptr);
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/serviceinterface/ServiceInterfaceStream.cpp b/serviceinterface/ServiceInterfaceStream.cpp
index 76481ed12..31bc7c730 100644
--- a/serviceinterface/ServiceInterfaceStream.cpp
+++ b/serviceinterface/ServiceInterfaceStream.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ void ServiceInterfaceStream::setActive( bool myActive) {
 	this->streambuf.isActive = myActive;
 }
 
-std::string ServiceInterfaceStream::getPreamble() {
+std::string* ServiceInterfaceStream::getPreamble() {
 	return streambuf.getPreamble();
 }
 
diff --git a/serviceinterface/ServiceInterfaceStream.h b/serviceinterface/ServiceInterfaceStream.h
index 9e19c228c..dc111459a 100644
--- a/serviceinterface/ServiceInterfaceStream.h
+++ b/serviceinterface/ServiceInterfaceStream.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public:
 	 * the unbuffered mode.
 	 * @return Preamle consisting of log message and timestamp.
 	 */
-	std::string getPreamble();
+	std::string* getPreamble();
 
 	/**
 	 * This prints an error with a preamble. Useful if using the unbuffered