diff --git a/src/utils.cpp b/src/utils.cpp
index 8e1b348..f9cf0d7 100644
--- a/src/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/utils.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include <array>
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <filesystem>
@@ -59,10 +60,11 @@ ssize_t readFile2(std::string path, char* buffer, size_t maxlen) {
 }
 
 std::string readFile(std::string path, size_t trim) {
-    char buf[trim + 2];
+    char* buf = new char[trim + 2];
     ssize_t len = readFile2(path, buf, trim + 2);
-    if (!len) return "0";
     std::string out(buf);
+    delete[] buf;
+    if (!len) return "0";
     return out.substr(0, len - 1);
 }