diff --git a/rust/test/main.rs b/rust/test/main.rs
index 05d893d..6475d3f 100644
--- a/rust/test/main.rs
+++ b/rust/test/main.rs
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ fn tupleize(inp_vec: Vec<&str>) -> Vec<(char, usize)>{
 fn tup_convert(inp_tuple: Vec<(char, usize)>) -> Vec<&'static str>{
     let mut converted: Vec<&'static str> = Vec::new();
     for i in 0..inp_tuple.len() {
-        let string_converted_element: String = inp_tuple[i].1.to_string() + inp_tuple[i].0.to_string().as_str();
-        let converted_element: &'static str = string_converted_element.as_str();
+        let converted_element: &'static str = inp_tuple[i].1.to_string().as_str() + inp_tuple[i].0.to_string().as_str();
+        // let converted_element: &'static str = string_converted_element;
         converted.push(converted_element);
     }
     return converted;