diff --git a/octa/io.hh b/octa/io.hh
index 94dee77..07c439f 100644
--- a/octa/io.hh
+++ b/octa/io.hh
@@ -151,6 +151,6 @@ static inline void writeln(const T &v, const A &...args) {
     putc('\n', ::stdout);
 }
 
-}
+} /* namespace octa */
 
 #endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/octa/string.hh b/octa/string.hh
index 8a8dd34..2eedd78 100644
--- a/octa/string.hh
+++ b/octa/string.hh
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ struct StringRangeBase: InputRange<
     T &operator[](octa::Size i) const { return p_beg[i]; }
 
     void put(T v) {
+        if (empty()) return;
         *(p_beg++) = v;
     }
 
@@ -156,6 +157,9 @@ public:
 
     StringBase(const A &a = A()): p_buf(1, '\0', a) {}
 
+    StringBase(Size n, const T &val = T(), const A &al = A()):
+        p_buf(n + 1, val, al) {}
+
     StringBase(const StringBase &s): p_buf(s.p_buf) {}
     StringBase(const StringBase &s, const A &a):
         p_buf(s.p_buf, a) {}