diff --git a/ctru-rs/examples/software-keyboard.rs b/ctru-rs/examples/software-keyboard.rs
index ad39c335..a3e6ec81 100644
--- a/ctru-rs/examples/software-keyboard.rs
+++ b/ctru-rs/examples/software-keyboard.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 use ctru::applets::swkbd::{Button, CallbackResult, SoftwareKeyboard};
 use ctru::prelude::*;
 
+use std::ffi::CString;
+
 fn main() {
     let apt = Apt::new().unwrap();
     let mut hid = Hid::new().unwrap();
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ fn main() {
         if text.contains("boo") {
             return (
                 CallbackResult::Retry,
-                Some(String::from("Ah, you scared me!")),
+                Some(CString::new("Ah, you scared me!").unwrap()),
             );
         }
 
diff --git a/ctru-rs/src/applets/swkbd.rs b/ctru-rs/src/applets/swkbd.rs
index 0486a5a9..8f7795e3 100644
--- a/ctru-rs/src/applets/swkbd.rs
+++ b/ctru-rs/src/applets/swkbd.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use std::fmt::Display;
 use std::iter::once;
 use std::str;
 
-type CallbackFunction = dyn Fn(&str) -> (CallbackResult, Option<String>);
+type CallbackFunction = dyn Fn(&str) -> (CallbackResult, Option<CString>);
 
 /// Configuration structure to setup the Software Keyboard applet.
 #[doc(alias = "SwkbdState")]
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ impl SoftwareKeyboard {
     /// # fn main() {
     /// #
     /// use std::borrow::Cow;
+    /// use std::ffi::CString;
     /// use ctru::applets::swkbd::{SoftwareKeyboard, CallbackResult};
     ///
     /// let mut keyboard = SoftwareKeyboard::default();
@@ -407,7 +408,7 @@ impl SoftwareKeyboard {
     ///     if text.contains("boo") {
     ///         return (
     ///             CallbackResult::Retry,
-    ///             Some(String::from("Ah, you scared me!")),
+    ///             Some(CString::new("Ah, you scared me!").unwrap()),
     ///         );
     ///     }
     ///
@@ -442,8 +443,6 @@ impl SoftwareKeyboard {
                     // Due to how `libctru` operates, the user is expected to keep the error message alive until
                     // the end of the Software Keyboard prompt. We ensure that happens by saving it within the configuration.
                     if let Some(error_message) = error_message {
-                        let error_message = CString::from_vec_unchecked(error_message.into_bytes());
-
                         *pp_message = error_message.as_ptr();
 
                         this.error_message = Some(error_message);