diff --git a/src/ox/std/string.hpp b/src/ox/std/string.hpp
index 86ec37e01..a9a7c2244 100644
--- a/src/ox/std/string.hpp
+++ b/src/ox/std/string.hpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 namespace ox {
 
-template<std::size_t SmallStringSize = 0>
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize = 8>
 class BasicString {
 	private:
 		Vector<char, SmallStringSize> m_buff;