diff --git a/src/templates_text/templator_text.org b/src/templates_text/templator_text.org
index b54f0c1..f1ebae4 100644
--- a/src/templates_text/templator_text.org
+++ b/src/templates_text/templator_text.org
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ trexio_text_read_$group$ (trexio_text_t* const file)
             }
 
             size_t tmp_$group_dset$_len = strlen(buffer);
-            strncpy(tmp_$group_dset$, buffer, tmp_$group_dset$_len + 1);
+            strncpy(tmp_$group_dset$, buffer, 32);
             tmp_$group_dset$ += tmp_$group_dset$_len + 1;
           }
         }