--- a/stress-tester/src/main/java/com/passus/st/reader/nc/NcDataHelper.java	Thu Nov 23 14:39:08 2017 +0100
+++ b/stress-tester/src/main/java/com/passus/st/reader/nc/NcDataHelper.java	Fri Nov 24 14:11:55 2017 +0100
@@ -268,6 +268,18 @@
         throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unable to find NULL delimiter.");
     }
 
+    public int writeStringNullTerminated(String value, ByteBuff buffer) {
+        if (value != null && !value.isEmpty()) {
+            byte[] data = value.getBytes(CHARSET);
+            buffer.append(data);
+            buffer.append(AsciiUtils.NUL);
+            return data.length + 1;
+        }
+
+        buffer.append(AsciiUtils.NUL);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
     public int writeStringNullTerminated(String value, ByteBuffer buffer) {
         if (value != null && !value.isEmpty()) {
             byte[] data = value.getBytes(CHARSET);