diff --git a/chat_messages.hpp b/chat_messages.hpp
index 12f98d3..c11f8ba 100644
--- a/chat_messages.hpp
+++ b/chat_messages.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace chat
         PING = 6, PONG = 7, BYE = 8,
         LOGIN = 9, LOGOUT = 10, TERM = 0x7f
     };
+    char byte(message msg) { return static_cast<char>(msg); }
 
 
     class chat_message
@@ -31,10 +32,9 @@ namespace chat
         {}
 
         std::string get() const
-        { return static_cast<char>(_header) + _content + static_cast<char>(message::TERM); }
+        { return byte(_header) + _content + byte(message::TERM); }
     };
 
-
     std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const chat_message& msg)
     { return os << msg.get(); }
 }
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