diff --git a/include/rosx_introspection/ros_utils/ros2_helpers.hpp b/include/rosx_introspection/ros_utils/ros2_helpers.hpp
index 1d860d4..b6de083 100644
--- a/include/rosx_introspection/ros_utils/ros2_helpers.hpp
+++ b/include/rosx_introspection/ros_utils/ros2_helpers.hpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ inline std::vector<uint8_t> BuildMessageBuffer(const T& msg,
 }
 
 template <typename T>
-inline T BufferToMessage(const std::vector<uint8_t>& buffer)
+inline T BufferToMessage(const void* bufferPtr, size_t bufferSize)
 {
   // get the type name of the ROS message with traits
   const std::string topic_type = rosidl_generator_traits::name<T>();
@@ -82,13 +82,19 @@ inline T BufferToMessage(const std::vector<uint8_t>& buffer)
       rosbag2_cpp::get_typesupport_handle(topic_type, ts_identifier, ts_library);
 
   rmw_serialized_message_t serialized_msg;
-  serialized_msg.buffer_capacity = buffer.size();
-  serialized_msg.buffer_length = buffer.size();
-  serialized_msg.buffer = const_cast<uint8_t*>(buffer.data());
+  serialized_msg.buffer_capacity = bufferSize;
+  serialized_msg.buffer_length = bufferSize;
+  serialized_msg.buffer = const_cast<uint8_t*>(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(bufferPtr));
 
   T message;
   auto res = rmw_deserialize(&serialized_msg, type_support, &message);
   return message;
 }
 
+template <typename T>
+inline T BufferToMessage(const std::vector<uint8_t>& buffer)
+{
+  return BufferToMessage<T>(buffer.data(), buffer.size());
+}
+
 }  // namespace RosMsgParser
diff --git a/test/test_ros2.cpp b/test/test_ros2.cpp
index 406219b..0420794 100644
--- a/test/test_ros2.cpp
+++ b/test/test_ros2.cpp
@@ -120,12 +120,9 @@ TEST(ParseROS2, JointState_JSON)
   ROS2_Serializer serializer;
   parser.serializeFromJson(json_text, &serializer);
 
-  std::vector<uint8_t> buffer_out(serializer.getBufferSize());
-  memcpy(buffer_out.data(), serializer.getBufferData(), buffer_out.size());
-
-  auto joint_state_out = BufferToMessage<sensor_msgs::msg::JointState>(buffer_out);
-
-  ASSERT_EQ(buffer_in.size(), buffer_out.size());
+  auto joint_state_out = BufferToMessage<sensor_msgs::msg::JointState>(
+    serializer.getBufferData(), serializer.getBufferSize()
+  );
 
   ASSERT_EQ(joint_state.header.frame_id, joint_state_out.header.frame_id);
   ASSERT_EQ(joint_state.header.stamp.sec, joint_state_out.header.stamp.sec);
@@ -156,10 +153,9 @@ TEST(ParseROS2, JointState_JSON_Omitted)
   ROS2_Serializer serializer;
   parser.serializeFromJson(joint_state_json, &serializer);
 
-  std::vector<uint8_t> buffer_out(serializer.getBufferSize());
-  memcpy(buffer_out.data(), serializer.getBufferData(), buffer_out.size());
-
-  auto joint_state_out = BufferToMessage<sensor_msgs::msg::JointState>(buffer_out);
+  auto joint_state_out = BufferToMessage<sensor_msgs::msg::JointState>(
+    serializer.getBufferData(), serializer.getBufferSize()
+  );
 
   ASSERT_EQ("", joint_state_out.header.frame_id);  // default
   ASSERT_EQ(1234, joint_state_out.header.stamp.sec);
@@ -211,12 +207,9 @@ TEST(ParseROS2, PoseStamped_JSON)
   ROS2_Serializer serializer;
   parser.serializeFromJson(json_text, &serializer);
 
-  std::vector<uint8_t> buffer_out(serializer.getBufferSize());
-  memcpy(buffer_out.data(), serializer.getBufferData(), buffer_out.size());
-
-  auto pose_stamped_out = BufferToMessage<geometry_msgs::msg::PoseStamped>(buffer_out);
-
-  ASSERT_EQ(buffer_in.size(), buffer_out.size());
+  auto pose_stamped_out = BufferToMessage<geometry_msgs::msg::PoseStamped>(
+    serializer.getBufferData(), serializer.getBufferSize()
+  );
 
   ASSERT_EQ(pose_stamped.header.frame_id, pose_stamped_out.header.frame_id);
   ASSERT_EQ(pose_stamped.header.stamp.sec, pose_stamped_out.header.stamp.sec);
@@ -246,10 +239,9 @@ TEST(ParseROS2, PoseStamped_JSON_Omitted)
   ROS2_Serializer serializer;
   parser.serializeFromJson(pose_stamped_json, &serializer);
 
-  std::vector<uint8_t> buffer_out(serializer.getBufferSize());
-  memcpy(buffer_out.data(), serializer.getBufferData(), buffer_out.size());
-
-  auto pose_stamped_out = BufferToMessage<geometry_msgs::msg::PoseStamped>(buffer_out);
+  auto pose_stamped_out = BufferToMessage<geometry_msgs::msg::PoseStamped>(
+    serializer.getBufferData(), serializer.getBufferSize()
+  );
 
   ASSERT_EQ("base", pose_stamped_out.header.frame_id);
   ASSERT_EQ(1234, pose_stamped_out.header.stamp.sec);
@@ -265,3 +257,34 @@ TEST(ParseROS2, PoseStamped_JSON_Omitted)
   ASSERT_EQ(0, pose_stamped_out.pose.orientation.z);
   ASSERT_EQ(0, pose_stamped_out.pose.orientation.w);
 }
+
+TEST(ParseROS2, Duration)
+{
+  const char* durationA_json = R"({"sec":123,"nanosec":456})";
+
+  const std::string topic_type = "builtin_interfaces/Duration";
+  Parser parser("", ROSType(topic_type), GetMessageDefinition(topic_type));
+
+  // We omitted the effort field and the header.frame_id
+  ROS2_Serializer serializer;
+  parser.serializeFromJson(durationA_json, &serializer);
+
+  auto durationA = BufferToMessage<builtin_interfaces::msg::Duration>(
+    serializer.getBufferData(), serializer.getBufferSize()
+  );
+
+  ASSERT_EQ(durationA.sec, 123);
+  ASSERT_EQ(durationA.nanosec, 456);
+  //------------------------------
+  const char* durationB_json = R"({"sec":1,"nanosec":234})";
+  serializer.reset();
+  parser.serializeFromJson(durationB_json, &serializer);
+
+  auto durationB = BufferToMessage<builtin_interfaces::msg::Duration>(
+    serializer.getBufferData(), serializer.getBufferSize()
+  );
+
+  ASSERT_EQ(durationB.sec, 1);
+  ASSERT_EQ(durationB.nanosec, 234);
+
+}
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