diff --git a/rust/test/main.rs b/rust/test/main.rs
index 6475d3f..4b336ef 100644
--- a/rust/test/main.rs
+++ b/rust/test/main.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ pub fn encode(inp_string: &'static str) -> String{
     let x_converted = tup_convert(x_tuple);
     let mut encoded_string: String = "".to_string();
     for each in x_converted.into_iter() {
-        encoded_string.push_str(each);
+        encoded_string.push_str(each.as_str());
     }
     return encoded_string;
 }
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ fn tupleize(inp_vec: Vec<&str>) -> Vec<(char, usize)>{
 }
 
 // Converts tuple into a vector of strings
-fn tup_convert(inp_tuple: Vec<(char, usize)>) -> Vec<&'static str>{
-    let mut converted: Vec<&'static str> = Vec::new();
+fn tup_convert(inp_tuple: Vec<(char, usize)>) -> Vec<String>{
+    let mut converted: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
     for i in 0..inp_tuple.len() {
-        let converted_element: &'static str = inp_tuple[i].1.to_string().as_str() + inp_tuple[i].0.to_string().as_str();
+        let converted_element: &str = &(inp_tuple[i].1.to_string().as_str().to_owned() + inp_tuple[i].0.to_string().as_str());
         // let converted_element: &'static str = string_converted_element;
-        converted.push(converted_element);
+        converted.push(converted_element.to_owned());
     }
     return converted;
 }