diff --git a/cwriter/writer.go b/cwriter/writer.go
index 63cffdf..fbb3d98 100644
--- a/cwriter/writer.go
+++ b/cwriter/writer.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	bb := make([]byte, 8, 16)
+	bb := make([]byte, 16)
 	w.ew = escWriter(bb[:copy(bb, []byte(escOpen))])
 	return w
 }