diff --git a/src/knx/dptconvert.cpp b/src/knx/dptconvert.cpp
index 1954d2d..9f05fb2 100644
--- a/src/knx/dptconvert.cpp
+++ b/src/knx/dptconvert.cpp
@@ -517,15 +517,13 @@ int busValueToAccess(const uint8_t* payload, size_t payload_length, const Dpt& d
 int busValueToString(const uint8_t* payload, size_t payload_length, const Dpt& datatype, KNXValue& value)
 {
     ASSERT_PAYLOAD(14);
-    char strValue[15];
-    strValue[14] = '\0';
     for (int n = 0; n < 14; ++n)
     {
-        strValue[n] = signed8FromPayload(payload, n);
-        if (!datatype.subGroup && (strValue[n] & 0x80))
+        auto value = signed8FromPayload(payload, n);
+        if (!datatype.subGroup && (value & 0x80))
             return false;
     }
-    value = strValue;
+    value = (const char*) payload;
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/knx/group_object.cpp b/src/knx/group_object.cpp
index 5a9ad28..7b172d5 100644
--- a/src/knx/group_object.cpp
+++ b/src/knx/group_object.cpp
@@ -20,18 +20,6 @@ GroupObject::GroupObject()
 #endif
 }
 
-GroupObject::GroupObject(const GroupObject& other)
-{
-    _data = new uint8_t[other._dataLength];
-    _commFlagEx = other._commFlagEx;
-    _dataLength = other._dataLength;
-    _asap = other._asap;
-#ifndef SMALL_GROUPOBJECT
-    _updateHandler = other._updateHandler;
-#endif
-    memcpy(_data, other._data, _dataLength);
-}
-
 GroupObject::~GroupObject()
 {
     if (_data)
@@ -114,12 +102,12 @@ size_t GroupObject::goSize()
     size_t size = sizeInTelegram();
     if (size == 0)
         return 1;
-
+ 
     return size;
 }
 
 // see knxspec 3.5.1 p. 178
-size_t GroupObject::asapValueSize(uint8_t code)
+size_t GroupObject::asapValueSize(uint8_t code) const
 {
     if (code < 7)
         return 0;
@@ -194,6 +182,17 @@ size_t GroupObject::sizeInTelegram()
     return asapValueSize(code);
 }
 
+size_t GroupObject::sizeInMemory() const
+{
+    uint8_t code = lowByte(ntohs(_table->_tableData[_asap]));
+    size_t result = asapValueSize(code);
+    if (code == 0)
+        return 1;
+    if (code == 14)
+        return 14 + 1;
+    return result;
+}
+
 #ifdef SMALL_GROUPOBJECT
 GroupObjectUpdatedHandler GroupObject::classCallback()
 {
diff --git a/src/knx/group_object.h b/src/knx/group_object.h
index 02bd0c3..244fab6 100644
--- a/src/knx/group_object.h
+++ b/src/knx/group_object.h
@@ -57,10 +57,6 @@ class GroupObject
      * The constructor.
      */
     GroupObject();
-    /**
-     * The copy constructor.
-     */
-    GroupObject(const GroupObject& other);
     /**
      * The destructor.
      */
@@ -139,6 +135,11 @@ class GroupObject
      * will return 0.
      */
     size_t sizeInTelegram();
+    /**
+     * returns the size of the group object in the heap memory of the group object. The function returns the same value as goSize(), 
+     * exept fot the 14 byte string type to reserve one byte of a \0 terminator character.
+     */
+    size_t sizeInMemory() const;
     /**
      * returns the pointer to the value of the group object. This can be used if a datapoint type is not supported or if you want do 
      * your own conversion.
@@ -274,7 +275,7 @@ class GroupObject
     static GroupObjectUpdatedHandler _updateHandlerStatic;
 #endif
 
-    size_t asapValueSize(uint8_t code);
+    size_t asapValueSize(uint8_t code) const;
     size_t goSize();
     uint16_t _asap = 0;
     ComFlagEx _commFlagEx;
diff --git a/src/knx/group_object_table_object.cpp b/src/knx/group_object_table_object.cpp
index bdcf8dd..8d931ce 100644
--- a/src/knx/group_object_table_object.cpp
+++ b/src/knx/group_object_table_object.cpp
@@ -107,10 +107,11 @@ bool GroupObjectTableObject::initGroupObjects()
         GroupObject& go = _groupObjects[asap - 1];
         go._asap = asap;
         go._table = this;
-        
+    
         go._dataLength = go.goSize();
-        go._data = new uint8_t[go._dataLength];
-        memset(go._data, 0, go._dataLength);
+        size_t sizeInMemory = go.sizeInMemory();
+        go._data = new uint8_t[sizeInMemory];
+        memset(go._data, 0, sizeInMemory);
         
         if (go.valueReadOnInit())
             go.requestObjectRead();