diff --git a/utils/test/c/createTable.c b/utils/test/c/createTable.c
index 783ed85adce6dbc282b25987b2864d3903a326e2..9a39fdd9752dd9343040bb9b3e7bb6ae9dc3ab79 100644
--- a/utils/test/c/createTable.c
+++ b/utils/test/c/createTable.c
@@ -330,11 +330,11 @@ void parseArgument(int32_t argc, char *argv[]) {
       printHelp();
       exit(0);
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-d") == 0) {
-      strcpy(dbName, argv[++i]);
+      tstrncpy(dbName, argv[++i], sizeof(dbName));
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-c") == 0) {
-      strcpy(configDir, argv[++i]);
+      tstrncpy(configDir, argv[++i], PATH_MAX);
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-s") == 0) {
-      strcpy(stbName, argv[++i]);
+      tstrncpy(stbName, argv[++i], sizeof(stbName));
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-t") == 0) {
       numOfThreads = atoi(argv[++i]);
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-n") == 0) {