diff --git a/src/ems_utils.cpp b/src/ems_utils.cpp
index cb584a244..2912c06f3 100644
--- a/src/ems_utils.cpp
+++ b/src/ems_utils.cpp
@@ -51,22 +51,22 @@ char * _short_to_char(char * s, int16_t value, uint8_t decimals) {
         return (s);
     }
 
-    // do floating point
-    char s2[10] = {0};
     // check for negative values
     if (value < 0) {
         strlcpy(s, "-", 10);
         value *= -1; // convert to positive
     }
 
+    // do floating point
+    char s2[10] = {0};
     if (decimals == 2) {
         // divide by 2
-        strlcpy(s, ltoa(value / 2, s2, 10), 10);
+        strlcat(s, ltoa(value / 2, s2, 10), 10);
         strlcat(s, ".", 10);
         strlcat(s, ((value & 0x01) ? "5" : "0"), 10);
 
     } else {
-        strlcpy(s, ltoa(value / (decimals * 10), s2, 10), 10);
+        strlcat(s, ltoa(value / (decimals * 10), s2, 10), 10);
         strlcat(s, ".", 10);
         strlcat(s, ltoa(value % (decimals * 10), s2, 10), 10);
     }