2 files changed, 22 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/core/Messenger.c b/core/Messenger.c
index eb151a6a..af102406 100644
--- a/core/Messenger.c
+++ b/core/Messenger.c
@@ -269,10 +269,18 @@ int setname(Messenger *m, uint8_t * name, uint16_t length)
    put it in name
    name needs to be a valid memory location with a size of at least MAX_NAME_LENGTH bytes.
    return the length of the name */
-uint16_t getself_name(Messenger *m, uint8_t *name)
+uint16_t getself_name(Messenger *m, uint8_t *name, uint16_t nlen)
 {
+    uint16_t len;
+
+    if (name == NULL || nlen == 0) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    len = MIN(nlen, m->name_length);
     memcpy(name, m->name, m->name_length);
-    return m->name_length;
+
+    return len;
 }
 
 /* get name of friendnumber
diff --git a/core/Messenger.h b/core/Messenger.h
index fa69d104..aa9611a4 100644
--- a/core/Messenger.h
+++ b/core/Messenger.h
@@ -196,10 +196,18 @@ int m_sendaction(Messenger *m, int friendnumber, uint8_t *action, uint32_t lengt
    return -1 if failure */
 int setname(Messenger *m, uint8_t *name, uint16_t length);
 
-/* get our nickname
-   put it in name
-   return the length of the name*/
-uint16_t getself_name(Messenger *m, uint8_t *name);
+/**
+ * @brief Get your nickname.
+ *
+ * @param[in]  m        The messanger context to use.
+ *
+ * @param[inout]  name    Pointer to a string for the name.
+ *
+ * @param[in]  nlen     The length of the string buffer.
+ *
+ * @return Return the length of the name, 0 on error.
+ */
+uint16_t getself_name(Messenger *m, uint8_t *name, uint16_t nlen);
 
 /* get name of friendnumber
     put it in name