diff --git a/src/nativestore/NodeBlock.cpp b/src/nativestore/NodeBlock.cpp
index 78bb94e25..577a8ab4e 100644
--- a/src/nativestore/NodeBlock.cpp
+++ b/src/nativestore/NodeBlock.cpp
@@ -365,7 +365,10 @@ std::map<std::string, char*> NodeBlock::getAllProperties() {
     std::map<std::string, char*> allProperties;
     PropertyLink* current = this->getPropertyHead();
     while (current) {
-        allProperties.insert({current->name, current->value});
+        // don't forget to free the allocated memory after using this method
+        char* copiedValue = new char[PropertyLink::MAX_VALUE_SIZE];
+        std::strncpy(copiedValue, current->value, PropertyLink::MAX_VALUE_SIZE);
+        allProperties.insert({current->name, copiedValue});
         PropertyLink* temp = current->next();
         delete current;  // To prevent memory leaks
         current = temp;