diff --git a/components/compiler/scanner.hpp b/components/compiler/scanner.hpp
index c8a528348a..b8d0576772 100644
--- a/components/compiler/scanner.hpp
+++ b/components/compiler/scanner.hpp
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ namespace Compiler
 
         std::string data()
         {
-            return mData;
+            // NB: mLength is the number of the last element in the array
+            return std::string(mData, mLength + 1);
         }
 
     private: