diff --git a/rpm/x509-scitokens-issuer.spec b/rpm/x509-scitokens-issuer.spec
index cd612c5..851a7fe 100644
--- a/rpm/x509-scitokens-issuer.spec
+++ b/rpm/x509-scitokens-issuer.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           x509-scitokens-issuer
-Version:        0.8.0
+Version:        0.8.1
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        SciTokens issuer based on X509 authentication.
 
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ fi
 %{_bindir}/macaroon-init
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Oct 26 2020 Edgar Fajardo <emfajard@ucsd.edu> - 0.8.1-1
+- Fix bug preventing macaroon-init for EL8
+
 * Tue Aug 18 2020 Edgar Fajardo <emfajard@ucsd.edu> - 0.8.0-1
 - Adding support for EL8
 
diff --git a/tools/macaroon-init.cpp b/tools/macaroon-init.cpp
index c331985..4fa78e9 100644
--- a/tools/macaroon-init.cpp
+++ b/tools/macaroon-init.cpp
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     const char *url = argv[1];
     int validity = std::stoi(argv[2]);
 
-    std::vector<const char *> activities_list;
-    activities_list.reserve(argc-2);
+    std::vector<const char *> activities_list(argc-2);
+
     for (int idx=0; idx<argc-3; idx++)
     {
         activities_list[idx] = argv[idx+3];