diff --git a/src/com/serotonin/modbus4j/locator/StringLocator.java b/src/com/serotonin/modbus4j/locator/StringLocator.java
index 6825e33..c26e9de 100644
--- a/src/com/serotonin/modbus4j/locator/StringLocator.java
+++ b/src/com/serotonin/modbus4j/locator/StringLocator.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public String bytesToValueRealOffset(byte[] data, int offset) {
 
             if (nullPos == -1)
                 return new String(data, offset, length, charset);
-            return new String(data, offset, nullPos, charset);
+            return new String(data, offset, nullPos-offset, charset);
         }
 
         throw new RuntimeException("Unsupported data type: " + dataType);
diff --git a/src_cdc/com/serotonin/cdc/modbus4j/locator/StringLocator.java b/src_cdc/com/serotonin/cdc/modbus4j/locator/StringLocator.java
index 5c403e5..2845a7f 100644
--- a/src_cdc/com/serotonin/cdc/modbus4j/locator/StringLocator.java
+++ b/src_cdc/com/serotonin/cdc/modbus4j/locator/StringLocator.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public Object bytesToValueRealOffset(byte[] data, int offset) {
 
                 if (nullPos == -1)
                     return new String(data, offset, length, charset);
-                return new String(data, offset, nullPos, charset);
+                return new String(data, offset, nullPos-offset, charset);
             }
         }
         catch (Exception e) {