diff --git a/CInterface/Core.cpp b/CInterface/Core.cpp
index beca1ae..b12294d 100644
--- a/CInterface/Core.cpp
+++ b/CInterface/Core.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #include "Core.hpp"
 
-std::string ExceptionHandler::_lastException = "";
+char* ExceptionHandler::_lastException = 0;
 export const char* CreatureLib_C_GetLastException() { return ExceptionHandler::GetLastException(); }
diff --git a/CInterface/Core.hpp b/CInterface/Core.hpp
index 6616b28..fb903cd 100644
--- a/CInterface/Core.hpp
+++ b/CInterface/Core.hpp
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
 #define CreatureLibException 1;
 
 class ExceptionHandler {
-    static std::string _lastException;
+    static char* _lastException;
 
 public:
-    static void SetLastException(const std::exception& e) { _lastException = std::string(e.what()); }
-    static const char* GetLastException() { return _lastException.c_str(); }
+    static void SetLastException(const std::exception& e) { _lastException = strcpy(_lastException, e.what()); }
+    static const char* GetLastException() { return _lastException; }
 };
 
 #define Try(data)                                                                                                      \