diff --git a/src/os/persistence/PersistenceLayer.ts b/src/os/persistence/PersistenceLayer.ts
index b60a349..ec4b32d 100644
--- a/src/os/persistence/PersistenceLayer.ts
+++ b/src/os/persistence/PersistenceLayer.ts
@@ -8,28 +8,18 @@ const SIGNATURE_LENGTH = 32;
 export class PersistenceLayer {
     /**
      * Bolt Optimization: Explicitly typed as Buffer.
-     * Constructs output buffer using Buffer.allocUnsafe() with manual .set() and .write() copying,
-     * which is significantly faster (~15%) than Buffer.concat() and avoids multiple buffer allocations.
+     * Computes HMAC directly on string payload and writes directly to pre-allocated buffer
+     * using Buffer.alloc to eliminate uninitialized memory leak hazards while avoiding extra allocations.
      */
     save(data: any, key: string): Buffer {
         const payload = JSON.stringify(data);
-        const payloadBuf = Buffer.from(payload, 'utf8');
-
-        // Bolt Optimization: Allocate unsafe buffer for exact combined size to avoid Buffer.concat and intermediate payload allocations
-        const outBuf = Buffer.allocUnsafe(38 + payloadBuf.length);
-
-        // Copy pre-allocated header and payload
-        outBuf.set(HEADER_BUF, 0);
-        outBuf.set(payloadBuf, 38);
+        const payloadByteLength = Buffer.byteLength(payload, 'utf8');
 
-        // Compute and write HMAC signature directly
-        const hmac = crypto.createHmac('sha256',. key);
-        hmac.update(payloadBuf);
+        const hmac = crypto.createHmac('sha256', key);
+        hmac.update(payload, 'utf8');
         const signature = hmac.digest();
-        outBuf.set(signature, 6);
 
-        const payloadByteLength = Buffer.byteLength(payload, 'utf8');
-        const out = Buffer.allocUnsafe(HEADER_LENGTH + SIGNATURE_LENGTH + payloadByteLength);
+        const out = Buffer.alloc(HEADER_LENGTH + SIGNATURE_LENGTH + payloadByteLength);
 
         // Zero-copy set of pre-allocated header
         out.set(HEADER_MAGIC, 0);